Birds Birdwatching category: 559 books
Nothin' but Puffins
And Other Silly Observations
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
What is it about puffins that makes them so endearing? Is it their portly, wide-eyed, toy-like appearance, or their large, brightly colored bills? Whatever the reason, puffins appeal to practically everbody. And the puffins on these pages are no exception. These sixty-four pictures of puffins at their...
by Stephen Message, Don W. Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Waders of Europe, Asia and North America – the definitive guide to this sternest of field identification challenges – just got even better.
This enhanced fixed-format version of the book – featuring songs and calls – is set to change birding, forever.
Optimised for iPad, it features...
The Bald Eagle
Haunts and Habits of a Wilderness Monarch
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
The Bald Eagle is a comprehensive description of the morphology, behavior, flight patterns, hunting, migration, nesting, development, and growth of bald eagles.
by Ed Drewitt
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
The Peregrine, the fastest bird in the world, has made a remarkable recovery over the past 30 years. As the species re-establishes itself around the world it is becoming a familiar sight in towns and cities.
This beautifully illustrated book is the first in-depth focus on the lives of Peregrines...
by Chris Waltho, John Coulson
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2015
A common sight around the more northerly shores of the British Isles, the Common Eider is the largest duck in the northern hemisphere. The eider is particularly well adapted to cold-water environments; the insulating properties of eider down are iconic. The species is taxonomically interesting, with...
Recent Advances of Avian Endocrinology
Satellite Symposium of the 28th International Congress of Physiological Sciences, Székesfehérvár, Hungary, 1980
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Advances in Physiological Sciences, Volume 33: Recent Advances of Avian Endocrinology covers the proceedings of the satellite symposium on the Recent Advances in Avian Endocrinology that is held in conjunction with the 28th International Congress of Physiological Sciences.
The text contains 53 chapters...
by David Bradford Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
Nightingale is a fun poem about a bird singing, and joining along with that joyous song, making a new friend.
Nightingale is written in 12 four-line stanzas. Each pair of stanzas is further divided as its own sub division. I wrote the poem with a structure of alternating lines of seven, then...
Lady Grayl
Owl With a Mission
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 1994
"This is the story of a man and his owl. But what a man and what an owl! The owl is one of our planet's most beautiful and elusive beings, an enchanting spook, a feathered spirit from some ancient world.
"The man is Robert Nero, his name synonymous with that of the Great Gray Owl,...
The North Carolina Birding Trail
Mountain Trail Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2009
North Carolina harbors an incredible diversity of habitats that provide food and shelter for more than 440 bird species throughout the year, making the state a destination for birders and nature lovers. The North Carolina Birding Trail is a driving trail linking birders and tourists with great birding...
by Karl Dorschner
Language: German
Release Date: January 20, 2012
Language: German
Release Date: January 20, 2012
Einfach den Ablauf des falknerischen Werdeganges der Gebrüder Dorschner darzustellen ist der Zweck dieses Buches. Über den Zeitraum von 35 Jahren stellt der Autor abgetragene Beizvögel vor, berichtet über Beobachtungen in freier Natur, über die Zucht von Habicht und Sperber, selbst Mauserdaten,...
Life along the Inner Coast
A Naturalist's Guide to the Sounds, Inlets, Rivers, and Intracoastal Waterway from Norfolk to Key West
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2009
For decades, marine scientists Robert and Alice Jane Lippson have traveled the rivers, backwaters, sounds, bays, lagoons, and inlets stretching from the Chesapeake Bay to the Florida Keys aboard their trawler, Odyssey. The culmination of their leisurely journeys, Life along the Inner Coast is a guide...
by Ms Marianne Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
Owls are charismatic and exceptionally well-loved characters in British wildlife, and have always held a special place in our folklore and legends. Their nocturnal habits mean few of us have been lucky enough to see them up close. In RSPB Spotlight: Owls Marianne Taylor introduces readers to every...
Raptors in Human Landscapes
Adaptation to Built and Cultivated Environments
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 1996
This book is a collection of papers highlighting ways in which Raptors have successfully adapted to man-made landscapes and structures. The coverage of Raptors in Human Landscapes is broad, ranging from the impact of human activity on country-wide scales to the particular conditions associated with...
by Dave Walker
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
The Golden Eagle is generally thought to be a well-known and well-documented species. However, much of the available literature is not necessarily in a form that can readily be used in the field. In fact, although much existing information about Golden Eagles has little supporting evidence it is still...