Birds category: 2059 books

Cheep Tricks & Tips! By: Harry Cornwell Dear Reader, If you are reading this page, it's a pretty good bet that you already own or are considering ownership of an exotic bird. Parrots can bring much pleasure to their owners for many years. Ask anyone who owns one and they will...

Nature books, irst published in 1893. According to Wikipedia: "Bradford Torrey (born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, 9 October 1843; died 7 October 1912[1]) was a United States ornithologist. He was educated in the public schools of Weymouth, taught for two years, and subsequently engaged in business in...

Author Leander Keyser devoted himself to years of intensive case studies of several American species of birds and compiled his work into this stellar volume. Keyser introduces the reader to in-depth insights into bird behavior in these pages and gives us the hows and whys of just what makes...

Have You Decided to Keep Backyard Chickens? Are you overwhelmed by the number of chicken breeds to choose from? Whether you are an urban homesteader/smallholder, chicken lover, survivalist, zombie apocalypse prepper or simply someone looking for some pet chickens, this booklet can help! The...

The dawn chorus: a single voice cutting through the darkness heralds a breaking wave of sound at the very beginning of the day. It is an iconic natural phenomenon with many familiar performers, yet it is a mysterious event for which there is no complete explanation. A mass of starlings gathers...

This book covers topics such as:Why raise chickens?Before you begin…RegulationsDiseases and other maladiesBuying laying hens, chicks or hatching the eggs yourselfPecking orderWhat type of chickens?White eggs, brown eggs, or colored eggs?Brown eggsWhite eggsColored eggs (Blue/Green)Full sized...

Though not generally perceived as graceful, crows are remarkably so—a single curve undulates from the tip of the bird’s beak to the end of its tail. They take flight almost without effort, flapping their wings easily and ascending into the air like spirits. Crow by Boria Sax is a celebration of...

The humble pigeon is anything but “common” to those who know the true nature of these birds. This bird is so enamored by some that, for over six thousand years, people have devoted themselves to the art of pigeon flying and pigeon breeding. Across the world, from the cities of America to China,...

The ornithologist and award-winning author of The Grail Bird shares his love of falconry in this “boundary-stretching memoir” (Kirkus Reviews). “To me, falconry at its highest level is an art form in which the canvas is the entire sky.”   What is it about falconry that inspires such...

During a rain storm, Wanda Wren and Gerald Wren take shelter in a saw mill. Its a warm, dry, and safe place. The two birds decide to make this their home. Wanda and Gerald are pleasantly surprised with their new surroundings. Some of the workers leave crumbs for the wrens to find, and they...

The way birds behave is one of the vital keys to accurate identification and this book provides the experienced instruction needed to understand and get the most out of watching birds. The guide covers all the fundamental types of bird behaviour, including movement, feeding, breeding, migration, navigation,...

Breathtakingly beautiful and exotic, the peacock inspires devotion among both artists and bird lovers. Its iridescent plumage, when fully displayed, is a delight to behold.  The bird itself, as Christine E. Jackson notes in Peacock, appears to enjoy its audience, preening and strutting about...

In this book, bursting with more information than any field guide could hold, the well-known author and birder Pete Dunne introduces readers to the "Cape May School of Birding." It's an approach to identification that gives equal or more weight to a bird's structure and shape and the observer's...

Among the world's most popular birds, hawks can be some of the most difficult birds to identify. They're most often seen flying high above and at a distance. In the first edition of Hawks in Flight, Pete Dunne, David Sibley, and Clay Sutton presented a holistic method of hawk identification,...