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Buzzing Britain: Identify 40 bees with this pocket guide!

RSPB ID Spotlight - Bees

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  • Paperback

    12 pages

  • Release Date

    15 September 2020

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Summary

RSPB ID Spotlight Bees is a reliable fold-out chart that presents illustrations of 40 of our most widespread and familiar bees by renowned artist Richard Lewington.

Watching a garden busy with bees is one of the joys of summer. But can you tell a White-tailed Bumblebee from a Garden Bumblebee? Or confidently distinguish between a Patchwork Leafcutter Bee and a Long-horned Bee? Britain and Ireland are home to more than 270 species of bees, some of which play an importa…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472974273
ISBN-10:1472974271
Author:Marianne Taylor, Richard Lewington
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Bloomsbury Wildlife
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:12
Release Date:15 September 2020
Weight:59g
Dimensions:6mm x 146mm x 204mm
Series:RSPB
A-Format
B-Format
RSPB ID Spotlight - Bees by Marianne Taylor - ISBN: 9781472974273
146 × 204 mm
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A4
mm / in
About The Author

Marianne Taylor

Richard Lewington is an acknowledged leader in the field of insect illustration. His meticulous paintings of wildlife are the mainstay of many of the modern classics of field-guide art, including Pocket Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland, Guide to Garden Wildlife, Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland, Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland and Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Richard has also designed and illustrated wildlife stamps for several countries. In 1999, he was awarded Butterfly Conservation’s Marsh Award for the promotion of Lepidoptera conservation, and in 2010 the Zoological Society of London’s Stamford Raffles Award for contributions to zoology. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society.

Marianne Taylor is a freelance writer, illustrator, photographer and editor. Marianne worked in publishing for seven years before taking the plunge as a freelancer in 2007. Since then, she has written more than 25 books for adults and children on a range of natural history subjects, including The Pocket Book of Insect Anatomy, RSPB British Naturefinder and The Way of the Hare. A passion for all wildlife, but especially birds, has always been a driving force in Marianne’s life.

Bloomsbury Wildlife is the proud home of many of the best and most passionate nature writers around. With books on everything from mushrooms to marine animals and ducks to dinosaurs, readers of all levels and interests are sure to find something engaging among our extensive range of natural history titles.

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