Tipografia Editrice Temi, Trento, 2010; hbk, 219pp; 16pp of colour photographs; ISBN 978-88-89706-88-6; €20.00
As might be guessed from the title, this short book summarises the author's encounters with Golden Eagles Aquila chrysaetos over ten years of dedicated observations, largely based on a single breeding territory in the Italian Alps. The first part of the book is the initial Italian text, the second is an English translation and the volume is rounded off by a well-chosen selection of colour photographs, some showing interesting and rarely seen behaviours. The translation is generally good - perhaps a little quirky in places, but the intended meaning is usually clear enough. The text is interspersed with diary extracts and is very much a personal account, full of information based directly on hard-won observations of behaviour in the field. It is an intelligent, well-written account and a book that I would certainly recommend to raptor aficionados and those with a particular affection for this species.
Ian Carter
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