Wildlife category: 1081 books
Poultry Breeds
Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Turkeys: The Pocket Guide to 104 Essential Breeds
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Poultry Breeds is a fresh field guide of feathered friends with stunning photos highlighting the beauty and unique attributes of 104 chicken, duck, goose, and turkey breeds. Each profile outlines the bird’s history, physical characteristics, and common uses, with specially noted fun facts sprinkled...
Zen Penguins
The Art of Keeping Chill
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
"The obstacle is the path." "Live the life in front of you." "Be Still. Stay Chill." What better creature to teach us to live in the moment and be flexible and chill out (so we won't flip out!) than the biped birds at the bottom of the earth? Penguins are intuitive,...
by Frederick Fichman
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2013
In this, the 5th volume of the “Visit the Zoo” series, we look at some marine creatures that you should stay away from and some cute soft mammals that you would want to get close to. More crisp and engaging descriptions plus close-up and personal photography will take you on our pathway at the Zoo. Please join the fun; let’s “Visit the Zoo.”
by Jenn Dean
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
THE KEEPERS OF THE GHOST BIRD chronicles the astonishing rediscovery of the Bermuda petrel, believed to have been extinct since 1625. It is the story of a tenacious bird and the naturalists who now fight to save it, amid the degradation of habitat in Bermuda. Dean’s tale of unlikely resurrection...
Dragon Lizards of Komodo
An Expedition to the Lost World of the Dutch East Indies
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
In the early 1920’s, renowned American geologist, naturalist and hunter, William Douglas Burden, led expeditions to the Arctic as well as to tropical islands. His most widely publicized expedition was to the Dutch East Indies to the Island of Komodo in 1926. He and his first wife, Catherine White...
Bald Coot and Screaming Loon
Adventures in the Curious, Mysterious and Remarkable World of Birds
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
From the author of The Curious Gardener's Almanac, a fascinating miscellany that explores the mysterious world of birds.
Comprising more than 1,000 entries of remarkable information about birds, bird life, and bird-watching, Bald Coot and Screaming Loon reveals the intriguing evolution and...
Don't Look Behind You!
A Safari Guide's Encounters with Ravenous Lions, Stampeding Elephants, and Lovesick Rhinos
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
Incredible true tales from a world-renowned safari guide and celebrated author
Romantic notions aside, being a safari guide isn't always particularly enjoyable or glamorous. Quite often it is beset with challenges, like having to spend a night in a thorn tree with marauding hyenas below. But...
What Is Quality of Life? Or, a Conversation Between an Eagle and a Snake.
SHORT STORY #2. Nonfiction series #1 - # 60.
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2016
The conversation between an eagle and a snake based on Ancient Greek mythology. When Greeks, to teach people common sense, logic, wisdom, new skills, and creativity have used conversations between Gods, or between animals.
by Nancy Flood
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2009
Illustrated Natural History information on a popular backyard visitor, covering feeding behaviors, courtship, nest building, raising young, migration, and more. Focus on Baltimore and Bullock's Orioles but with information on every North American species. Includes information on how to make your yard or garden more attractive to orioles.
by Oliver T. Spedding
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2017
34 black and white hand-drawn illustrations of South African wild animals and birds with descriptions, habits and statistics.
by Kobie Kruger
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2014
When Kobie Krüger, her game-ranger husband and their three young daughters moved to one of the most isolated corners of the world - a remote ranger station in the Mahlangeni region of South Africa's vast Kruger National Park - she might have worried that she would become engulfed with loneliness...
by Dr. Mark A. Colwell
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
Shorebirds are model organisms for illustrating the principles of ecology and excellent subjects for research. Their mating systems are as diverse as any avian group, their migrations push the limits of endurance, and their foraging is easily studied in the open habitats of estuaries and freshwater...
The Photographic Garden
Mastering the Art of Digital Garden Photography
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2012
The garden is a rich canvas of visual ideas, all waiting to be skillfully captured and evoked by the camera. With in-depth discussions on creative technique and technical literacy, The Photographic Garden is an inspiring guide for understanding the complexities of light and design in the garden and...