Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan: Together With Those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Sri Lanka : Robins to Wagtails : Synopsis Nos. 1681-1891
de Salim Ali, Sidney Dillon Ripley(Ed. OUP India) Isbn : 0195636953
36.62 €
First published in 1973, this second edition includes updates related to distribution, and new and amalgamated species.

Common American Birds
de Harry J. Baerg, Baerg(Ed. Naturegraph Publishers) Isbn : 0879612355
8.5 €
Fine color paintings of over 300 species of the most common birds: songbirds, gamebirds, water fowl, woodpeckers, scavengers, birds of prey, all in 31 full-color plates. Informative descriptions include coloring, size, habitat and range, nesting grounds, diet and feeding habits.

Star and Planet Almanac 2003: A Monthly Guide to the Sky at Night
de Liesbeth Bisterbosch(Ed. Hawthorn Press Ltd) Isbn : 1903458161
5.89 €
Find your way around the night skies in 2002 with these beautiful astronomical charts. You can follow how the planets move, meet and loop in the sky. You can locate the constellations and look out for meteor showers and eclipses. You can follow the waxing and waning moon, and watch Jupiter and Venus appear and disappear as evening and morning planets. This practical, easy to follow guide to naked eye astronomy is a useful educational resource that will be a companion for star watching around the year.

Going Wild: Adventures with Birds in the Suburban Wilderness
de Robert Winkler(Ed. National Geographic) Isbn : 0792261682
15.2 €
Filled with a love of nature, a strong conservation ethic, and personal touches that make the reader want to learn more, this quiet book will find a niche with fans of good nature writing. —Booklist

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia: Including the Philippines Borneo
de Morten Strange(Ed. Tuttle Publishing) Isbn : 9625934030
23.7 €
Field Guide to the Birds of Mainland Southeast Asia covers the rare and exotic birds of the region including Malaysia, Thailand, Indochina, Borneo, South China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Wild Bird Photography
de Tim Gallagher(Ed. The Lyons Press) Isbn : 1558213104
15.16 €
Few natural subjects are as challenging to the photographer - or as rewarding - as birds in the wild. Wild Bird Photography is a complete guide to the skills of bird photography, by a leading photographer and editor in the field.Included here is a full, authoritative treatment of what kind of equipment is needed, with a realistic look at cost-effectiveness. Cameras, lenses, tripods and other mounts are fully covered, as is the essential choice of film. The book offers professional advice on stalking, blinds, and camouflage, perhaps the bird photographer's most valuable tools. And there are chapters on special situations like nesting photographs, birds in flight, photographing waterbirds, and more. The author's tips on traveling with photo equipment, camera care and maintenance in rough fie...

Titmice
de Keith Graham(Ed. Colin Baxter Photography Ltd) Isbn : 1900455536
9.45 €
Few garden birds have contributed so much to the rising popularity of birds in general than members of the titmice family. Their boldness, attractiveness, and agility has endeared them to countless armchair bird watchers. For nature and animal fans.

Kingfishers, Bee-Eaters Rollers: A Handbook
de C H Fry(Ed. University of California Press) Isbn : 0691087806
67.34 €
Few birds can match the dazzling beauty of kingfishers, bee-eaters, and rollers. Until now no comprehensive treatment of these families has appeared in a single volume. This authoritative guide provides an up-to-the-minute review of all that is known about the world's 123 species. The forty magnificient plates by Alan Harris show every species, all main subspecies, and most sex and age variations--350 portraits in all. For easy reference, color maps showing breeding and wintering ranges appear...

Projects For The Birder's Garden: Over 100 Easy Things That You Can Make To Turn Your Yard And Garden Into A Bird-friendly Haven
de Fern Marshall Bradley(Ed. Yankee Books) Isbn : 0899093922
Prix : NC
Fern Marshall Bradley, a lifelong organic gardener, is also an editor and writer based in eastern Pennsylvania. A former book editor for Rodale, Inc., Fern's editing credits include Rodale's All-New Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening, Rodale's Garden Answers, and Gardening with Perennials. She has a master's degree in horticulture from Rutgers University and has managed a market garden on an organic farm in New Jersey.

Feral Pigeons
de Richard F. Johnston, Marian Janiga(Ed. OUP USA) Isbn : 0195084098
213.76 €
Feral pigeons are among the most familiar and abundant birds in the world, urban creatures living in close association with humans yet possessing the characteristics of highly adapted wild birds. However, they are seldom studied, even though the domesticated pigeon has long been one of the major bird models for laboratory research. This definitive monograph focuses on the population, biology, and behavioral ecology of feral pigeons, including a thorough listing of primary references of U.S. and...