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Between them the Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) and Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) make use of a large part of the world's terrestrial habitat and they exhibit many of the exciting features of shorebirds.As the birds arrive on the breeding ground, their displays are spectacular and their sounds are an exciting announcement of springtime. Unusually, the Spotted Sandpiper appears to be the only bird where the female is the territory holder, laying successive clutches of eggs for different males to care for, while the male of the Common Sandpiper holds the territory, has one mate, and shares most duties.They stay on the breeding grounds only as long as is essential to reproduce before making a migration southwards to a broad range of non-breeding homes in Central and South America, Africa, India, and eastwards to Australia with vagrants reaching as far as Tristan da Cunha and New Zealand. The Common Sandpiper has also been recorded breeding in East Africa and wintering in Scotland so their flexibility is amazing.The author has spent over 40 years studying the lives of these fantastic birds and provides a wealth of information including their breeding behaviour, migrations, distribution, food sources, habitats and their history from the present back to 36 million years ago.This beautiful book will hopefully stimulate others to watch these worldwide birds more appreciatively and add to our knowledge.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49736264450321,"sku":"NGR9781849953610","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51287830200593,"sku":"GOR011178684","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51879951171857,"sku":"CIN1849953619G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1849953619.jpg?v=1767866286"},{"product_id":"dance-must-follow-book-phil-holland-9780990867906","title":"The Dance Must Follow","description":"The Dance Must Follow is a verse portrait of the artist as dancer, gardener, photographer, and dreamer. The artist in question is Moses Pendleton, internationally acclaimed founder of the groundbreaking dance troupes Pilobolus and Momix, and a two-time Olympic choreographer. The poems--the first of which was begun by Pendleton himself then completed by Holland--recount episodes from a thirty-year span of Pendleton's unconventional and creative life in humorous and lyrical rhyming verse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnyone with an interest in dance, gardening, or creativity--along with all those with a taste for clever narrative poetry--will enjoy this book. Seventy-five full-color photographs, mostly by Pendleton, present a stunning complement to the poems. The result is a fascinating and entertaining behind-the-scenes look at the modus operandi of a highly original American artist.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53133703905553,"sku":"CIN0990867900G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780990867906.jpg?v=1771348369"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/collections\/author-books-by-phil-holland.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}