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Duck Decoys (Shire Library)
by Andrew Heaton
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Shire (2008-03-04)
ISBN: 0747804974
EAN: 9780747804970
Dewy Decimal #: 799
Paperback: 40 pages
Release Date: 2008-03-04
Condition: New
Comments: Paperback, 2001, 40 pages. Book is in Excellent Unused Condition. Book is completely intact, and being unused, inside pages are in excellent condition with no tears and with no notations (no pencil marks, no underlining, no highlighting, etc.) Fast Service. Books well packed and mailed USPS with Delivery Confirmation.
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Product Description
Duck decoys - elaborate traps for catching wildfowl - were once numerous in England, especially in the extensive marshland areas of East Anglia and Somerset. The decoy consists of a pond with several arms ('pipes') covered with netting. Ducks would be lured into the next, often by use of a dog, and trapped by the decoyman. This book looks at the working and history of decoys, from the days when thousands of birds could be trapped in a season, through the decline in catches due to disturbance, drainage and firearms, to the last commercial operation in 1968. In brings the story up to the present day, when only four duck decoys remain in full working order, their role now changed so that birds are caught for ringing. Several disused decoys have been designated as scheduled ancient monuments, whilst others still form features of parks or nature conservation areas.
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