For centuries hunters on the island of Malta have taken advantage of this migration. But in recent years the European Union has called for the Malta government to crack down on the hunting of migratory birds because many of the birds killed are endangered or threatened.
Britain’s Royal Society for Protection of Birds estimates that in recent years about 79 species of birds have been shot illegally as they stop over on the island of Malta. Among the species that have been illegally hunted, according to the RSPB, are owls, the pallid harrier, and the red-footed falcon.
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Theodore Cross, the founder of Birders United and the author of Birds of the Sea, Shore, and Tundra, has authored a new book which is available from W.W. Norton Company. Cross’ photographs include birds from four continents. From the tundra of eastern Siberia to the tropical islands of the South Pacific, Cross has captured elegant and unusual birds—from auklets and egrets to gannets and sanderlings—in peak action, be they courting, landing on a perch, plunge diving, or engaged in aerobatics.
The 179 color photographs in this 344-page book are accompanied by gracefully written field notes and fascinating accounts of the birds’ habits and habitat.
You can obtain more information or order the book by clicking here.
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