Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Birds and Forestry
de Mark Avery, Roderick Leslie(Ed. A C Black Publishers Ltd) Isbn : 0856610585
23.57 €
Foreword by David Bellamy 'The authors are to be congratulated on producing a fascinating, authoritative and above all useful contribution to the debate about birds and forestry...do read this book.»--Stephen Moss, British Birds Illustrated by Philip Snow.

Nest: An Artist's Sketchbook
de Maryjo Koch(Ed. Stewart, Tabori and Chang) Isbn : 1556708823
33.26 €
Foreward by Gretel Ehrlich Created by award-winning illustrator and author Maryjo Koch, and with a foreword by celebrated naturalist Gretel Ehrlich, this luxurious, oversized volume is brimming with beautifully drawn four-color images of approximately 50 different species of birds--and their nests--from around the world. For the first time ever in book form, here is comprehensive range of remarkable, lifelike illustrations of bird nests, eggs, and feathers rendered in actual size. Sure to delight bird watchers as well as lovers of art and nature, The Nest not only offers a close-up look at these fascinating creatures and their intricately woven homes but is a thoughtful study of natural forms and color as well. The handwritten text, pencil-etched details, and colorful watercolor and pen-an...

Connie Hagar
de McCracken(Ed. Texas A M University Press) Isbn : 0890962480
94.4 €
For three decades, the big names in ornithology beat a path to Rockport, Tex., to go birding with Connie Hagar. Self-taught, she took up birdwatching in early middle age and became one of the best field birders in the country. Reporter McCracken, whose interest in birds was sparked by Hagar, traces her subject's life from a conventional Texas childhood at the turn of the century through her fame as a "birdwoman." Experts (most of them male) from the Eastern ornithological community came to challenge her and remained, or returned, to explore the countryside for birds. In addition, she taught two generations of birdwatchers through her talks at schools and clubs. McCracken's account of Hagar in the field and the number of species she observed will captivate any birder worthy of the title. Co...

Birding the Delaware Valley Region: A Comprehensive Guide to Birdwatching in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Central and Southern New Jersey and Northcen
de John Harding(Ed. Temple University Press,U.S.) Isbn : 0877221820
23.7 €
For the thousands of local birdwatchers and the many hundreds of visitors, this glove compartment-sized book places all the excitement and opportunity of the Delaware Valley's 335 species of birds within convenient reach. Huge in coverage yet compact in size, Birding the Delaware Valley Region is the first comprehensive bird-finding guide available for the region. With detailed directions like«behind the airport,'«follow the shabby road off to the left,»and«lock the car and walk the railroad tracks,»this exuberant handbook tells the birder exactly how to get to the best locations and what to do when he's there. In addition to providing maps showing topographical outlines, it surveys key areas (all within a two-hour drive of Philadelphia) where most of the region's birds can be found: Hawk ...

Audubon 365 Birds 2003 Calendar
de (Ed. Workman Publishing) Isbn : 157965195X
11.36 €
For the millions of bird lovers whose idea of heaven is traipsing on the outskirts of Cape May at dawn, who carry field glasses on a walk through the park, AUDUBON 365 BIRDS is an absolute delight. Filled with the kind of authority that can only come from the name Audubon, it celebrates a different bird every day-captured with every marking and expression in vivid detail. A Brazilian Plush-crested Jay, in royal blue. A Short-eared Owl from Montana. Plus Spoonbills and Cardinals, Penguins, Wrens, Hawks, and Cranes. Captions highlight characteristics, plumage, songs and calls, nesting and breeding habits, common and Latin names, ranges and habitats. 365 BIRDS is the perfect gift for birdwatchers and nature lovers from the National Audubon Society, the organization synonymous with birds. Free...

BirdTalk: Conversations with Birds
de Alan Powers(Ed. Frog Books) Isbn : 1583940650
14.2 €
For the last 20 years, Alan Powers, who lives near Cape Cod, has experimented with birdcalls - mimicking and answering the calls he hears around his country home, in cities, and abroad in France and Italy. In BirdTalk, he celebrates this connection with entertaining allusions to history, literature, travel, linguistics, and other fields. The result is a charming and erudite stroll through an area of interest sometimes lost in the urban din. Powers reveals«birdtalk»by mapping the history of ornithological studies, quoting such bird fanciers as Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson and discussing specific techniques. In one of the most amusing chapters, he describes his attempts to teach the birds new symphonic riffs on their own calls. This illustrated literary inquiry into birdcalls is a nature ...

The Birds or the Northeast: John J. Audubon's Guide; His Art and His Observations, a Personal Field Guide
de Julien Tavener(Ed. Audubon Masterpiece Collection) Isbn : 0974318809
46.5 €
For the first time, this special edition combines excerpts from John J. Audubon's vivid and witty descriptions with 97 full-color plates of the birds of the Northeast, creating a guide that Audubon might have published himself. In his own distinctive voice, Audubon casts light on his inspiration, exuberance, and deep love for birds and nature. Audubon's observations take us into the field with him and«see»the birds as he did. In this first in a series of regional guides, editor Julien Tavener takes Audubon out of the confinement of museums and galleries, and places him back in the fields and forests he loved. Perfect for any Audubon enthusiast or birder, this personal field guide portrays a unique insight into what Audubon saw, both through his art and his eloquent writings.

The Vultures of Africa
de Peter Munday, etc.(Ed. Academic Press Inc) Isbn : 0125105851
64.97 €
For the first time ever, The Vultures of Africa presents all 11 species in an authoritative account that will rank as one of the most important works on these fascinating yet threatened birds. Dr. Peter Mundy and his fellow authors answer every conceivable question on the biology and lifestyle of these birds in a text that is a refreshing departure from traditional bird monographs. The book is lively and contentious in style, but remains comprehensive in its approach. Divided into four parts, the book first offers an introduction to all 22 species of the world's vultures from an evolutionary standpoint. In the second part, the African vultures are placed under the spotlight with a complete description of each bird's discovery, through identification, distribution, behavior, feeding, breedi...

Audubon 365 Songbirds Other Backyard Birds 2003 Calendar
de (Ed. Workman Publishing) Isbn : 1579651925
11.36 €
For the bird-watcher and nature lover, every sparrow, finch, and cardinal that lands in the backyard is a treat. And, of course, the more of them the better. That's why AUDUBON 365 SONGBIRDS is the best calendar of songbirds around. Why stop at 12 birds when you can have 365 ? With one featured bird each month and dozens more in the grids below-all in full-color-it's the calendar that gives everyone in the family a chance to learn about these backyard friends. Painted Buntings and Indigo Buntings, Scarlet Tanagers and Rose-breasted Grosbeaks, Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, Black-capped Chickadees, plus jays, juncos, orioles, woodpeckers, waxwings, wrens-welcome to the feeder.

The Mistaken Extinction: Dinosaur Evolution and the Origin of Birds
de Lowell Dingus(Ed. W H Freeman Co) Isbn : 0716732270
70.59 €
For over a century, scientists have inquired into the cause of dinosaur extinction. Using the latest information and discoveries, noted paleontologists Dingus and Rowe suggest that all dinosaurs didn't become extinct at the K-T boundary of geologic time, destroyed by volcanic eruptions or a gigantic comet impact, as argued in Walter Alvarez's T. Rex and the Crater of Doom (LJ 6/15/97); instead, they evolved into birds. Reviewing past theories and findings, the authors use evidence from rock and fossil records to lend credence to their conclusions. In Part 1, they discuss two accepted scenarios: asteroid impacts vs. natural, more gradual events leading to the extinction of dinosaurs. Part 2 examines dinosaur evolution in detail, introducing the major lineages of dinosaurs. Numerous cladisti...