Dick Forsman
Dick Forsman (born 1953 in Helsinki) is a Finnish ornithologist. He is the author of The Raptors of Europe and the Middle East: A Handbook of Field Identification which was selected as one of Birdwatch's Outstanding Bird Books of 1998 due in part to its photography. Forsman is also the author of Flight Identification of Raptors of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, which was published in 2016.
Dick Forsman
- Born
- 1953 · Helsinki.
- Nationality
- Finland
- Occupation
- ornithologist · photographer
- Fields
- ornithology · bird of prey · photography
- Languages
- Finnish
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Dick Forsman (born 1953 in Helsinki) is a Finnish ornithologist. He is the author of The Raptors of Europe and the Middle East: A Handbook of Field Identification which was selected as one of Birdwatch's Outstanding Bird Books of 1998 due in part to its photography. Forsman is also the author of Flight Identification of Raptors of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, which was published in 2016.
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Both books were published by Bloomsbury imprint Christopher Helm.
Dick Forsman is recorded as ornithologist and photographer.
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1953
Dick Forsman born at Helsinki.
1980
Suomen päiväpetolinnut is dated 1980.
1984
Rovfågelsguiden is dated 1984.
1997
The Raptors of Europe and the Middle East is dated 1997.
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