Birds & Blooms Everyday Birdwatching Stories: Encounters with Feathered Friends in Every Season, Birds &. Blooms

Автор: Mayo Lulu
Название: A Million Owls: Fine Feathered Friends to Color
ISBN: 1454710268 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781454710264
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 9150.00 T
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Описание: Tiny owls. Singing owls. Owls eating snacks, playing instruments, and preening happily on branches: a million adorable owls to color! Everyone loves these pretty birds, and fans will enjoy letting their imagination go wild as they fill in the fabulous illustrations. Each picture has lots of beautiful details to spark your creativity . . . and keep you busy for hours.

Автор: Mumford Russell, Keller Charles
Название: The Birds of Indiana
ISBN: 025304328X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253043283
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 41800.00 T
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Описание: The Birds of Indiana is a treasure-trove for ornithologists, casual birders, and art-lovers everywhere. Drawing on decades of field work and data collection and featuring the paintings of one of America's finest bird artists, this classic work is an introduction, a reference, and most importantly, a natural history of Indiana's birds, including over 390 species. Authors Russell E. Mumford and Charles E. Keller provide detailed information on each species, including the bird's past and current status, the timing of migrations, the density and location of populations month by month, and the influence of habitat. Indispensable for the text alone, the paintings by William Zimmerman, one of America's greatest bird artists, make the book a collector's item that will be admired and appreciated for centuries. With a scientist's eye and a craftsman's skill, Zimmerman brings each of the 165 birds that nests in the state to life in lavish detail. Readers can almost feel the feathers—and the life force beneath them—in his birds. Each intricate painting reveals the plumage (including both male and female when there are significant differences), the nest and eggs, background habitat, and in many cases a wildflower or two.
A work of art as well as science, The Birds of Indiana belongs in any and every collection of bird books. No ornithologist or casual birder—expert or beginner—in Indiana, the Midwest, or the eastern United States can afford to be without it. 

Автор: Paruk James D.
Название: Loon Lessons: Uncommon Encounters with the Great Northern Diver
ISBN: 1517909406 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781517909406
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 20860.00 T
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The nature of the common loon, from biology to behavior, from one of the world’s foremost observers of the revered waterbird 
 

Even those who know the loon’s call might not recognize it as a tremolo, yodel, or wail, and may not understand what each call means, how it’s made, and why. And those who marvel at the loon’s diving prowess might wonder why this bird has such skill, or where loons go when they must leave northern lakes in winter. For these and so many other mysteries, Loon Lessons provides evolutionary and ecological explanations that are curious and compelling. Written by one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject, the book is a compendium of knowledge about the common loon and an engaging record of scientific sleuthing, documenting more than twenty-five years of research into the great northern diver.

James D. Paruk has observed and compared loons from Washington and Saskatchewan to the coasts of California and Louisiana, from high elevation deserts in Nevada to mountain lakes in Maine. Drawing on his extensive experience, a wealth of data, and well-established scientific principles, he considers every aspect of the loon, from its plumage and anatomy to its breeding, migration, and wintering strategies. Here, in the first detailed scientific account of the common loon in more than thirty years, Paruk describes its biology in an accessible and entertaining style that affords a deeper understanding of this beautiful and mysterious bird’s natural history and annual life cycle.

Автор: Dick Dekker
Название: Stories of Predation (Colour): 60 Years of Watching Wildlife
ISBN: 0888394381 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780888394385
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
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Цена: 51470.00 T
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Описание: Sixty years ago, Dick Dekker immigrated from one of the smallest countries in Europe to the second-largest country in the world- Canada. Dreaming of Canadas wilderness, he risked his life to find wolves and spent half a century watching eagles and falcons for which his native Holland had become too small to support. The ancient maxim that nature is red in tooth and claw, attributed to Shakespeare, is still true today. But rather than just concentrating on the predators, Dekkers focus is also on the prey species, how deer, ducks, and sandpipers manage to cope with their peril. Hiking and camping in Jasper National Park, he was first to describe that the return of wolves had led to the restoration of the ecological balance between vegetation, grazing elk, and wolves, with beneficial side effects for the intertwined lives of beavers and other wildlife. His insights became the inspiration for what has since become known as a trophic cascade in Yellowstone. Dekkers detailed studies of the hunting tactics of Peregrine Falcons on ocean coasts and inland lakes are unprecedented. He has recorded more prey captures by wild falcons than anyone else in the published literature. His discoveries and unique observations are narrated in simple yet evocative prose the reader can identify with.

Автор: B.C. Robison
Название: A Haven in the Sun: Five Stories of Bird Life and Its Future on the Texas Coast
ISBN: 1682830632 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781682830635
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 36030.00 T
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Описание: Nature writer B.C. Robison presents a unique portrayal of birds of the Texas Coast. Through the stories of birds that have a special bond with coastal Texas, Robison shows not only the importance of the Texas Coast to North American bird life but also the intimate dependence of coastal birds on our use of the land.

Автор: Kurrus Jeff
Название: Have You Seen Mary?
ISBN: 0991638905 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780991638901
Издательство: Wiley EDC
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Цена: 9140.00 T
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“. . . and the sky blackened with dark, gray bodies. In the blurry confusion, John lost Mary.” So begins Have You Seen Mary?, Jeff Kurrus’s fictional account of one sandhill crane’s faithful search during spring migration for his lost mate. Set on Nebraska’s Platte River, this tenderly woven story of love is also a stirring introduction to these majestic birds, replete with Michael Forsberg’s radiant color photographs. This book will appeal to all ages,  for it both entertains and educates readers about sandhill cranes.

Автор: Dick Dekker
Название: Stories of Predation (Black & White): 60 Years of Watching Wildlife
ISBN: 0888394357 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780888394354
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
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Цена: 28530.00 T
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Описание: Sixty years ago, Dick Dekker immigrated from one of the smallest countries in Europe to the second-largest country in the world- Canada. Dreaming of Canadas wilderness, he risked his life to find wolves and spent half a century watching eagles and falcons for which his native Holland had become too small to support. The ancient maxim that nature is red in tooth and claw, attributed to Shakespeare, is still true today. But rather than just concentrating on the predators, Dekkers focus is also on the prey species, how deer, ducks, and sandpipers manage to cope with their peril. Hiking and camping in Jasper National Park, he was first to describe that the return of wolves had led to the restoration of the ecological balance between vegetation, grazing elk, and wolves, with beneficial side effects for the intertwined lives of beavers and other wildlife. His insights became the inspiration for what has since become known as a trophic cascade in Yellowstone. Dekkers detailed studies of the hunting tactics of Peregrine Falcons on ocean coasts and inland lakes are unprecedented. He has recorded more prey captures by wild falcons than anyone else in the published literature. His discoveries and unique observations are narrated in simple yet evocative prose the reader can identify with.

Автор: Mark Barrow
Название: A Passion for Birds: American Ornithology after Audubon
ISBN: 0691234655 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691234656
Издательство: Walter de Gruyter
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Цена: 198290.00 T
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Автор: Darryl Jones
Название: Curlews on Vulture Street: Cities, Birds, People & Me
ISBN: 1742237363 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781742237367
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 19230.00 T
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Описание: In Curlews on Vulture Street, acclaimed urban ecologist Darryl Jones reveals the not-so-secret lives of the most common birds that share our towns and cities.

Despite the noise, heat, dust and fumes, the ceaseless movement, light and toxins, many birds successfully live their lives among us. And not just furtively in the shadows. Ibis steal our lunch, brush turkeys rearrange gardens and magpies chase us screaming from near their nest.

From his childhood in a country town noticing blackbirds and sparrows to studying brush turkeys in the suburbs, Jones shares a fascinating story of curiosity, discovery, adventure and conflict, played out in city streets and backyards. He also provides rare insights into the intimate lives of some of our most beloved and feared, despised and admired neighbours. You'll never see magpies, curlews, ibis, lorikeets and cockatoos in the same way again.

Автор: Nelson John R.
Название: Flight Calls: Adventures with Massachusetts Birds
ISBN: 1625344708 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781625344700
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 21250.00 T
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Описание: Takes readers on explorations to watch, hear, and know Massachusetts`s hummingbirds, hawks, and herons along the coasts and in the woodlands, meadows, and marshes of Cape Ann, Cape Cod, the Great Marsh, Mount Auburn Cemetery, the Quabbin wilderness, Mount WachuSett, and elsewhere.

Автор: Robert Bell
Название: Out of the Lyme Light and Into the Sunlight: Birding as Therapy for the Chronically Ill
ISBN: 0888397496 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780888397492
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
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Описание: Out of the Lyme Light and into the Sunlight tells of the journey undertaken by the author, Bob Bell, after developing a bizarre set of increasingly debilitating symptoms, eventually leading to a diagnosis of Lyme disease. He describes his experiences, including the various allopathic and complementary medical treatments he received, and his frustrations in dealing with a skeptical Canadian medical system, which resulted in him seeking out-of-country medical treatment. Amidst an exhausting barrage of medications, fiery nerve pain, overwhelming fatigue and chronic pain, Bob turned to his love of nature and discovered the therapeutic benefits of birding to his health. He reflects on birding as his ideal therapy for dealing with both chronic disease and chronic pain, and provides tips on how to begin birding, and enjoy it, too, regardless of ones physical ability. This book is the result of the authors desire to make this potentially life-changing hobby accessible to everyone, and to give hope to those seeking to feel better.

Автор: Marina Richie
Название: Halcyon Journey: In Search of the Belted Kingfisher
ISBN: 0870712039 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780870712036
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 20860.00 T
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Описание: More than one hundred species of kingfishers are found distributed around the world – every continent but Antarctica. All share oversized heads, dagger bills, and short flicking tails. Many have dazzling rainbow feathers. They range in size from the diminutive pygmy kingfisher of African rainforests to the kookaburra of Australia. Here, Marina Richie takes as her inspiration the belted kingfisher, found all over North America but not as well-known as other common birds. In this first book on belted kingfishers, Richie plunges headfirst – just like a kingfisher would – into their lives, following them from her backyard to archives around the world.   On a small stretch of Rattlesnake Creek in Missoula, Montana, Richie spent hundreds of hours seeking and observing a skittish pair of nesting belted kingfishers. Weaving natural history, mythology, and memoir, Richie celebrates the belted kingfisher through a journey of discovery across multiple seasons. She discusses the scientific literature on kingfishers, the role of citizen scientists, the appearance of kingfishers in religions and cultures from ancient Greece to the Salish tribes, and her own observations: the staccato calls, the sharp dives, the scenes of females chasing after each other.   Her quest taught her not just about kingfishers but also about stillness and the world around her. Spending long hours still on the creek bank, she reflects on the challenges and narratives of wildlife, of environmental change, and of her own life: the death of her father, himself a bird lover; balancing her passion for kingfishers with marriage, motherhood, and paid work; and finally a decision to leave Montana for a different life in Oregon.