Heather Angel is an award-winning wildlife photographer and writer. She has a degree in Zoology, an MA in Marine Ecology and a passion for floral structure and pollination mechanisms. Heather tutors photo workshops, manages her image library - Natural Visions - and is a prolific writer. Her first book, Nature Photography: Its Art and Techniques, was published in 1972. Heather was President of the Royal Photographic Society and founder chair of the RPS Nature Group. She has been a Visiting Professor at Nottingham University since 1994. Major solo exhibitions of her work have been shown in London, India, China, Malaysia and Egypt.
Preface
Introduction
Parts of a flower
What is pollination?
Types of pollination
Why pollinators and flowers need each other
How flowers communicate with pollinators
Rewards and pseudo-rewards
Looking at lawns
The decline of pollinators
Pollinator predation
Redressing the balance
Choosing Plants for Pollinators
- Spring
- Summer
- Autumn
- Winter
Watching pollinators
Daytime forays
Native versus alien flowers
Pollen load colours
Nocturnal sorties
Photo tips
Into the future
Glossary
Further reading and resources
Acknowledgements
Index
