Birds Birdwatching category: 559 books

Cover of Charles Darwin
by Heinz Duthel
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013

Charles Darwin Charles Robert Darwin FRS (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist( I) who realised that all species of life have evolved over time from common ancestors, and published compelling supporting evidence of this in his 1859 book On the Origin of Species in...
Cover of RSPB Seabirds
by Ms Marianne Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014

Seabirds are the living links between land, air and sea. They enjoy a freedom that even humans, with all our technological assistance, can barely imagine. Many species travel mind-boggling distances across the length and breadth of our planet before returning to land to breed in large, deafening and...
Cover of The Lovely and the Wild
by Louise de Kiriline Lawrence
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 1987

Winner of the 1969 John Burroughs Medal From childhood Louise de Kiriline Lawrence dreamed of settling one day in an unspoiled, tranquil spot and living in harmony with nature. This beautifully written book is the story of her dream come true. Truly a labour of love, The Lovely and the...
Cover of To Whom the Wilderness Speaks
by Louise de Kiriline Lawrence
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 1989

"Lawrence was quite possibly the most remarkable woman in Canada. Certainly she was a remarkable nature writer." - Pat Barclay, Books in Canada "She was a premier speciman of a vital breed: the amateur naturalist. Her 7 books, 17 scientific papers, scores of magazine articles...
Cover of Illustrations of the Family of Psittacide or Parrots
by Edward Lear
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2014

This edition features a linked List of Plates. LIST OF PLATES. Psittacus badiceps. Bay-headed Parrot. Plyctolophus rosaceus. Salmon-crested Cockatoo. ——galeritus. Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. ——sulphureus. Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. ——Leadbeateri. Leadbeater's Cockatoo. Calyptorhynchus...
Cover of Days with the Golden Eagle
by Paul Seton Gordon, Jim Crumley
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016

Writer and photographer, Seton Gordon, wrote 27 books over a period of several decades and most of these focused on the landscape and wildlife of the Highlands. Of all these books, one of the most acclaimed was Days with the Golden Eagle. Seton Gordon was among the first to observe in some detail...
Cover of Birding Maine

Birding Maine

Over 90 Prime Birding Sites At 40 Locations

by Tom Seymour
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008

BIRDING MAINE Over 80 Prime Birding Sites at 30 Locations (Falcon) Tom Seymour An all-new guide for novice and veteran birders This all-new guide for birdwatchers in Maine features several sites never revealed before, a complete local species guide, and details on how,...
Cover of Gamebirds of Southern Africa
by Rob Little
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2012

Gamebirds have been utilized since prehistoric times for both food and sport. The 21 upland species found in southern Africa include francolins, spurfowl, quails, guineafowl and sandgrouse. Interesting text summarizes the latest scientific research, while illustrated plates by Simon Barlow are works...
Cover of North American Bird Identification Guide
by Pablo Swanson
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2012

This book covers several topics including: 4. Baltimore Oriole 5. Barn Swallow 6. Chickadee 7. Blue Bird 8. Blue Jay 9. Bobwhite 10. Brown Creeper 11. Brown Thrasher 12. Canada Goose and so much more! Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.
Cover of Pigeons

Pigeons

The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird

by Andrew D. Blechman
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007

A “quirky, endlessly entertaining” look at the surprising history of the pigeon (Simon Winchester). Domesticated since the dawn of man, pigeons have been used as crucial communicators in war by every major historical superpower from ancient Egypt to the United States and are credited with...
Cover of The Wren

The Wren

A Biography

by Stephen Moss
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018

From the bestselling author of The Robin: A Biography The wren is a paradox of a bird. On the one hand wrens are ubiquitous. They are Britain’s most common bird, with 8.5 million breeding pairs and have by far the loudest song in proportion to their size. They also thrive up and down Britain...
Cover of Zen Birding
by White, Guyette
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2010

David M Whites inspiring stories see birding as a meditative practice and pathway to true connectedness.
Cover of The Life of Buzzards
by Peter Dare
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016

This is a much-needed and authoritative account of Common Buzzards gained from extensive studies by the author over 60 years and also from enthusiasts in this country and across northern Europe. The accounts describe the life history and ecology of Buzzards mainly inhabiting the British uplands where...
Cover of Big December Canvasbacks, Revised
by Worth Mathewson
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2000

Big December Canvasbacks is an almost poetic celebration of the beautiful waterfowl of the northwest United States and the captivating places they inhabit. Mathewson, whose writing has regularly appeared in such publications as Field and Stream, has an uncanny ability to take us to the heart of what...
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