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Rogers' book gives the reader information on the diet, habitat, population, nesting and flight of the bald eagle.
There are detailed drawings of bone structure fron side, front, and back angles as well as in flight. Detailed drawing of feathers of the bird include body, wings, legs, tail and individual feathers. These drawings are great for patterns. Every different shape of feather is drawn so that one can see what size and shape each feather is in that particular feather group. Detailed drawings with measurements are given for the feet, legs, bill and wings from several angles.
The reader will become very familiar with the bald eagle as though the bird was alive in hand. Every dimension of the eagle is given. Not only does Roger give dimensions of the actual bird but he breaks down the dimensions from full scale, 9/10 scale, 4/5 scale, 7/10 scale, 3/5 scale, 1/2 scale, 2/5 scale, 3.10 scale, 1/5 scale and 1/10 scale. These dimensions are given for every body part of the bald eagle.
Rogers also gives color definitions and illustrations of each feather group as well as every part of the eagle. Detailed color mixing is given so that the artist will be able to get the very same color that Rogers uses. Each feather is detailed and each feather group is detailed. The artist can surely get a great painting, carving, bronze or view of how the bald eagle looks from the many details that the author gives in bone, feathers, color and size of the bird.
Finally, the book contains pictures of live bald eagles in flight, perching and capturing prey. This is absolutely the ultimate reference guide.