Ornithology

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955255502Author I. J. NobleFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint I J NoblePublisher I J Noble

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The tragic history of the cormorant's relations with humans and the implications for today's wildlife management policy The double-crested cormorant, found only in North America, is an iridescent black waterbird superbly adapted to catch fish. It belongs...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781472985828Author Rob ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint T & AD PoyserPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781472985811Author Rob ThomasFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint T & AD PoyserPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

In this dazzling literary collection, writers explore and celebrate their lives with and love for birds-detailing experiences from Alaska to Bermuda, South Dakota to Panama. In When Birds Are Near, fresh new voices as well as seasoned authors offer tales...

Elusive Birds of the Tropical Understory is an arresting visual trip to the unseen corners of the Neotropical forest understory. Edited by John P. Whitelaw, Jeffrey D. Brawn, Henry S. Pollock, and John W. Fitzpatrick, this book combines unique images of...

This book is the first comprehensive guide to bird pellets, the undigested remains of food that form together into a ball or sausage-like shape and are regurgitated. It showcases the range of pellets that different bird species produce, including owls,...

Reaching from interior Alaska across Canada to Labrador and Newfoundland, North America's boreal forest is the largest wilderness area left on the planet. It is critical habitat for billions of birds; more than 300 species regularly breed there. After...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735712291Author Ricci CummingsFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint New Haven Bird ClubPublisher New Haven Bird ClubWeight(grams) 152g

The story of one woman’s remarkable work with a trio of charismatic, endangered bird species—and her discoveries about the devastating threats that imperil them. In Feather Trails, wildlife biologist and birder Sophie A. H. Osborn reveals how the harmful...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735016214Author Christine DunneFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Christine DunnePublisher Christine DunneWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643131399Author Simon BarnesFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 183mm * 183mm *...

From the most unforgiving of concrete jungles to the pastoral reaches of the countryside, birds are among the most plentiful and plainly visible animals on the planet. For millions of years, they have survived in every known biome, carving out ecological...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780935856163Author Henry W HenshawFormat HardbackPage Count 152Imprint Lancer MilitariaPublisher Lancer MilitariaWeight(grams) 313g

Identifying more than 250 top sites for birding within a 65-mile radius from downtown Chicago, this useful guide provides maps, directions, and other information essential for discovering the birds of the area in their natural habitats. The most thorough...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620053010Author James KavanaghImprint Waterford Press LtdPublisher Waterford Press Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780935856156Author Henry W HenshawFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Lancer MilitariaPublisher Lancer MilitariaWeight(grams) 200g

Birds of Rhode Island documents the status and distribution of birds in the state since the late nineteenth century. Based on comprehensive fieldwork and research by Richard L. Ferren and edited by Richard R. Veit, this book describes the habitats and...

Modern taxonomic studies have created a revolution in the genetic sequencing of bird families and have resulted in confusing changes to the names of many species, particularly in the scientific nomenclature. This book presents all the birds of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398425934Author Hugh RidleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams) 404g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783447103152Author Roderich PtakFormat HardbackPage Count 154Imprint HarrassowitzPublisher HarrassowitzWeight(grams) 454g

Of all birdgroups, none is more closely associated with the world's tropical forests than trogons and quetzals. With shimmering golden-green feathers and long ornamental tail coverts, Central America's resplendent quetzal often has been called the...

Everywhere we go there are birds, and they all have mysteries to be unravelled. These mysteries include the way they look, from bizarre to apparently mundane, why they live where they live, and the things they do, many of which are far too incredible...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Ecology/Environment) 2014.Book InformationISBN 9780888397041Author David H. EllisFormat HardbackPage Count 496Imprint...

The northern California coast, from Monterey County to the Oregon border, is home to some of the richest avian habitats on the North America continent. Field Guide to Birds of the Northern California Coast provides a comprehensive ecological overview of...

Now that more than half of the world's population lives in cities, the study of birds in urban ecosystems has emerged at the forefront of ornithological research. An international team of leading researchers in urban bird ecology and conservation from...

Most owls are almost perfectly adapted to life in the dark. Their vaguely humanoid faces reflect the spectacular evolution of their hearing and vision, which has made flight, romance, and predation possible in the near absence of light. This accessible...

The Canary: Natural History, Science and Cultural Significance covers the ecology, evolution and conservation of the canary and related species, along with the history and cultural significance of the domestic canary worldwide and various scientific...

The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in West Virginia is the most comprehensive description of bird life in the Mountain State ever published. Building on the first Atlas, published in 1994, this book documents the occurrence of 170 species of breeding...

A ten year study began in 1972 in West Greenland to investigate the breeding biology of the peregrine falcon. Data on nesting gyrfalcons were also collected. Thirty-four peregrine nesting sites were examined in the 6050 km2 inland study area near Sondre...

Hummingbirds, and the balletic ways in which they feed on flowers, are familiar to most people. But they belong to just one of at least 74 bird families that are known, or suspected, to be pollinators. Relationships between plants and birds first emerged...

This special book-format issue of Birds New Zealands journal Notornis is devoted to the birds of the Auckland Islands Maukahuka/Motu Maha, the largest and biologically most diverse island group in the New Zealand subantarctic region. Its 19 chapters,...

The Northern Spotted Owl, a threatened species that occurs in coniferous forests in the western United States, has become a well-known environmental symbol. But how is the owl actually faring? This book contains the results of a long-term effort by a...

This book is a revised edition of a pictorial guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent first published in 1983. The book deals with the birds of the Indian Subcontinent India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, including the islands...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935623885Author Paul A. JohnsgardFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian BooksWeight(grams) 689g

From majestic Amazonian macaws and highland Andean hawks to tiny colorful tanagers and tall flamingos, birds and their feathers played an important role in the Inka empire. Claudia Brosseder uncovers the many meanings that Inkas attached to the diverse...

Much of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking work as an evolutionary biologist stemmed from his study of birds. It is universally acknowledged that Darwin's observation of bird groups and species like the Galapagos finches, mockingbirds, and rock doves was...

POMPEY returned to his home in the Antarctic in August after an absence of one-and-a-half years. He was one of about twelve thousand Gentoo penguins which lived on three islands, North Island, Middle Island and South Island. This book is a simple account...

A charismatic and arresting bird, the Painted Stork inhabits the plains and wetlands of India and Southeast Asia. This near-threatened species provides a good model through which to explore a variety of ecology and conservation issues. As a colonial...