Birds category: 2059 books

The definitive guide to finding birds in British Columbia, from Canada's top birding team.Veteran naturalist and birdfinder Richard Cannings and his son, Russell Cannings, a gifted birder in his own right, use their combined knowledge and expertise to guide readers to the best birding sites...

Will the 'Alala ever return to the wild? A bird sacred to Hawaiians and a member of the raven family, the 'Alala today survives only in captivity. How the species once flourished, how it has been driven to near-extinction, and how people struggled to save it, is the gripping story of Seeking the Sacred...

Copiously illustrated with maps, line drawings, and full-color photographs, this large format paperback book contains the essential information that backyard nature enthusiasts want and need -- to select feeders and understand the basics of birdfeeding.

Part detective story, part love affair, and pure adventure storytelling at its best, a celebration of the thrill of exploration and the lure of wild places during the search for the elusive Nechisar Nightjar. In 1990, a group of Cambridge scientists arrived at the Plains of Nechisar in Ethiopia....

"I am very impressed by Bob and Vera Thornton's book. The photos are excellent.... I am especially impressed by the enthusiasm they bring to their subject." -Victor Emanuel, President, Victor Emanuel Nature Tours Known to many as "the butterflies of the bird world," wood warblers allure even the most...

The skies are filled with messages, and birds hold a sacred knowledge of the rhythms and forces of life. Every bird is unique, and all aspects of its characteristics are symbolic. When and where the bird emerges, as well as the sounds that it makes , all add to its spiritual significance. These feathered...

Sharpy is a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper who flies through hail and thunderstorms to spend summer in Australia.  He feeds on shell fish on the shoreline to make his wings and body strong enough to fly thousands of miles back to the Siberian summer to breed. This book is designed to encourage children aged between 5 and 10 years to preserve and respect the habit of migratory birds.

“A delightful must-read…. It charms, delights, and educates while providing a fascinating tale of love and devotion to the feathered creatures that share our increasingly crowded world.” — Joanna Burger, author of The Parrot Who Owns Me “Gilbert’s ethics and talent for writing have...

This ebook covers difficult identification issues by looking at tricky species pairs or groups of birds, and comparing and contrasting their respective features. Designed as a field companion, it supplements the standard field guides and provides much additional information. As well as detailed texts,...

First published in 1888. " The sketches of bird manners and customs in this little collection are the record of careful observation, and scrupulously true in every particular. The facts may not all be new to Science, but since they are genuine studies from life, and each bird whose acquaintance I make...

This is mainly a book about the Birds, or more properly an invitation to the study of Ornithology, and the purpose of the author will be carried out in proportion as it awakens and stimulates the interest of the reader in this branch of Natural History.

Did the Cetti’s Warbler inspire the opening notes of the last movement of Beethoven’s Second Symphony? Is the emu nature’s most devoted dad? Find out the answers to these ornithological conundrums and others this engaging book that delves into literature, science, religion, fine...

This unprecedented anthology of John James Audubon’s lively and colorful writings about the American wilderness reintroduces the great artist and ornithologist as an exceptional American writer, a predecessor to Thoreau, Emerson, and Melville. Audubon’s award-winning biographer, Richard...

J. A. Baker’s extraordinary classic of British nature writing Despite the association of peregrines with the wild, outer reaches of the British Isles, The Peregrine is set on the flat marshes of the Essex coast, where J A Baker spent a long winter looking and writing about the visitors from the...