Birds

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888390820Author Robert RosenfieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd...

Develop a New Appreciation for These Unique Birds When you imagine these graceful, elegant birds, perhaps you picture them in shallow water, standing on one leg, waiting for fish. But there's much more to these cultural touchstones. Award-winning...

Bird Mug Shots reveals a whole new side to birds! You've never really truly seen a bird until you've viewed it from both the normal side view... and from the "mug shot" front view. Some of photographer Earl Orf's bird mug shots are hilarious,...

The captivating, little-known true story of a group of scientists and the methods and technology they developed to uncover the secrets of avian migration.For the past century, scientists and naturalists have been steadily unravelling the secrets of bird...

Renowned for their dazzling plumages and elaborate courtship displays, birds of paradise and bowerbirds exhibit some of the most astonishing behaviors in the natural world. Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds is the ultimate identification guide to these...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541604469Author Stephen MossFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 640g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953534835Author Miriam DarlingtonFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Tin House BooksPublisher Tin House BooksWeight(grams) 467g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984856289Author Aaron ReynoldsFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/RodaleWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588346131Author Bruce M. BeehlerFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian BooksWeight(grams) 1g

This book tells the fascinating success story of saving the flightless Woodhen of Lord Howe Island. This unique large rail, an iconic and highly endangered Australian bird, was at the very brink of extinction with just 15 individuals found in 1980, when...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781419764134Author Jessica FordFormat HardbackPage Count 416Imprint ABRAMSPublisher ABRAMS

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620055090Author James KavanaghFormat PaperbackPage Count 12Imprint Waterford PressPublisher Waterford PressWeight(grams) 95g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645179153Author Nancy J HajeskiFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Thunder Bay PressPublisher Thunder Bay PressWeight(grams) 1701g

How Fast Can a Falcon Dive? explores the world of raptors in a way that will appeal to bird lovers and biology enthusiasts alike. This colorful volume is complete with more than fifty-five color and black and white images from photographers and artists...

The story of the threatened coastal California gnatcatcher is a parable for understanding the larger ongoing struggle to conserve biodiversity in regions confronted with intensifying urban development. Because this gnatcatcher depends on vanishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888821638Author Peri Phillips McQuayFormat PaperbackImprint Dundurn PressPublisher Dundurn PressWeight(grams) 152g

Easily identify bird species west of the Great Plains with this comprehensive photographic guide.A book for avid bird watchers young and old! These pages feature high-quality photographs and full-pages details of well-known and rare species of Western...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954854550Author Chris DorseyFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Girl Friday ProductionsPublisher Girl Friday ProductionsWeight(grams) 279g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643260600Author Sarah SwansonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Timber Press (OR)Publisher Timber Press (OR)Weight(grams) 114g

Australia is home to many distinctive species of birds, and Aboriginal peoples have developed close alliances with them over the millennia of their custodianship of this country. Aboriginal Peoples and Birds in Australia: Historical and Cultural...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426223167Author National GeographicFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint National Geographic SocietyPublisher National Geographic SocietyWeight(grams)...

Easily identify bird species west of the Great Plains with this comprehensive photographic guide.A book for avid bird watchers young and old! These pages feature high-quality photographs and full-pages details of well-known and rare species of Western...

Learn how to: * Attract particular species by choosing the right foods, plants, trees, water sources, and nesting materials * Create a garden, region by region, that will be an oasis for birds and butterflies * Instantly recognize, and attract,...

Falcons are stunning and iconic birds. Australia has six falcon species, with two endemic to the continent and two others endemic to the Australasian region. They are important indicators of the health of our ecosystems, due to their position at the top...

Breeding on remote ocean islands and spending much of its life foraging for food across vast stretches of seemingly empty seas, the albatross remains a legend for most people. And yet, humans are threatening the albatross family to such an extent that it...

Full of bird watching basics, fun facts, and illustrated species profiles, This Is a Book for People Who Love Birds is a joyful celebration of our feathered friends!For seasoned spotters and backyard hobbyists alike, this charming guide offers an...

A splendid and luminous celebration of one of nature's most perfect and mysterious creatures-the hawk-from the New York Times bestselling author of the "astoundingly beautiful" (NPR) The Soul of an Octopus. When Sy Montgomery went to spend a day at...

From the lifelong devotion of the American crow to the dalliances of the eastern bluebird, from the bald eagle's dazzling aerial display to the male ruby-throated hummingbird's reputation as a "deadbeat dad" - courtship, mating, and parenting differ...

A captivating drama from the frontlines of the race to save birds set against the devastating loss of one third of the avian population. Three years ago, headlines delivered shocking news: nearly three billion birds in North America have vanished over...

Until recently, surprisingly little has been known about the biology and behavior of tropical forest raptors, including such basic aspects as diets, breeding biology, habitat requirements, and population ecology, information critical to the development...

Peregrine falcons have their share of claims to fame. With a diving speed of over two hundred miles per hour, these birds of prey are the fastest animals on earth or in the sky, and they are now well known for adapting from life on rocky cliffs to a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780870711503Author Gretchen N NewberryFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Oregon State University PressPublisher Oregon State University Press

This book covers the discovery and history of the most northern breeding population of Peregrine Falcons in the world, near Thule Air Base in north-west Greenland (75.9-77.6 Degrees N). Although the region was explored by scientific expeditions as early...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620055120Author James KavanaghImprint Waterford Press LtdPublisher Waterford Press LtdWeight(grams) 41g

Emily Dickinson's poem "Split the Lark" refers to the "scarlet experiment" by which scientists destroy a bird in order to learn more about it. Indeed, humans have killed hundreds of millions of birds-for science, fashion, curiosity,...

A well-documented, beautifully photographed, year-long daily account of what common backyard bird species do and how their behaviors change over the course of a year. Guided by an experienced birder, you'll know what to look for and how to attract and...

An ornithologist's personal look at farming practices that finds practical solutions for sustainable food production compatible with bird and wildlife conservation With predictions of a human population of more than nine billion by the middle of this...

A lively, rich natural history of Hawaiian birds that challenges existing ideas about what constitutes biocultural nativeness and belonging This natural history takes readers on a thousand-year journey as it explores the Hawaiian Islands' beautiful birds...

Terrestrial Gamebirds & Snipes of Africa is a detailed full-color hand book. It includes everything needed to identify and get to know the 74 species that fall into six groups: guineafowls and Congo Peafowl, francolins and partridges, spurfowls, quails,...

The west coast region of Vancouver Island encompasses mountainous terrain, rainforest, mudflats, and ragged coastlines that bear the brunt of storms spawned by an immense ocean. Remote and inaccessible to birders until well into the twentieth century,...