Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Art and Practice of Hawking
de E. B. Michell(Ed. Albert Saifer) Isbn : 0875566561
24.7 €
Edward Blair Michell (1843-1926) was born in Oxford, son of the principal of Hertford College Oxford. An English barrister and rower and was also a boxer, a linguist, an authority on falconry and the author of books on a variety of subjects. He was also a French advocate and highly fluent in French. He was in Paris during the time of the Paris Commune. He published a view of life under the commune in Fraser's Magazine. Michell was later legal adviser to Chulalongkorn, King Rama V of Siam and fluent in Siamese wrote a Siamese-English dictionary. Michell was expert on hawking and was considered possibly the greatest authority on merlins. He wrote on the art and practice of hawking.

Naturalized Birds of the World
de Christopher Lever(Ed. Longman Higher Education) Isbn : 0582460557
96.86 €
Ed. Longman. 1987, 615 pages. Volume relié. Format : 20 x 25,5.

Shore Birds: Identification Guide to Waders of the World
de Peter Hayman, John Marchant(Ed. Helm) Isbn : 0747014035
27.11 €
Ed. Christopher Helm. 1989, 412 pages. Volume relié. Format : 16 x 24.

Threatened Birds of the World
de 65852(Ed. BirdLife International) Isbn : 0946888396
82.69 €
Ed. BirdLife International / Lynx Edicions. 2000, 852 pages. Avec un CD-rom. Volume relié. Format : 22 x 31.

In Condor Country
de David Darlington(Ed. Houghton Mifflin) Isbn : 0395407982
15.16 €
Eben and Ian McMillan, octogenarian brothers, have spent their lives in the high, arid, rolling grassland of San Luis Obispo County in Californiacondor country. Self-taught naturalists and conservationists, they made a study of condors for the Audubon Society in the '60s. Over a five-year period, journalist Darlington visited the McMillans, absorbing condor lore and learning the ecology of a unique landscape. As they tool around the countryside, Eben points out the San Andreas fault and evidence of its "creep"; he identifies both native and introduced vegetation on the Corrizo Plain. Ian's environmental activities resulted in his arrest (he was 71) for demonstrating at the San Diablo Canyon nuclear plant. In addition to an engaging portrait of two remarkably independent men, Darlington giv...

Birds Are Flying
de John Kaufmann(Ed. Ty Crowell Co) Isbn : 0690039417
12.3 €
Easy-to-understand text explains the mechanics of bird flight.

The Bird Almanac: A Guide to Essential Facts and Figures of the World's Birds
de David M. Bird(Ed. Firefly Books Ltd) Isbn : 1552979253
17.66 €
Easy-to-understand terms and noted illustrations... fascinating facts.

Bird Talk
de Roma Gans(Ed. Ty Crowell Co) Isbn : 0690145926
12.3 €
Easy-to-read text explains the meaning of bird sounds.

Beginning Birdwatcher's Book: With 48 Stickers
de Sy Barlowe(Ed. Dover Publications Inc.) Isbn : 0486410595
6.6 €
Easy-to-read fact-filled book helps young birdwatchers record sightings of 48 common North American birds, among them the blue jay, American crow, ruby-throated hummingbird, mourning dove, barn owl, and red-headed woodpecker. Each page includes space for sticker image of bird, plus information on size, habitat, nesting and eating habits, number and color of eggs, and range.

My Recipes Are for the Birds
de Irene Cosgrove(Ed. Main Street Books) Isbn : 0385495471
7.56 €
Easy-to-make, nourishing recipes for your backyard feathered friends!With just a little suet, some sand, kitchen scraps, and some inexpensive seeds and grains, you can whip up an enormous variety of delights for attracting and feeding birds. This handy little recipe book also features tips on birdhouses and nesting, birdbaths and seasonal feeding, as well as the best arrangement for your feeding stations. Combining the recipes from the popular classics My Recipes Are for the Birds and More of My Recipes Are for the Birds, fully updated and revised, this new edition is an essential guide for all those who take delight in opening their backyards to a large, colorful, and musical segment of the natural world.