Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Birders: Tales of a Tribe
de Mark Cocker(Ed. Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press) Isbn : 0802139965
12.35 €
Cocker (Rivers of Blood, Rivers of Gold) presents a witty, entertaining look at the subculture, lifestyles, adventures, and misadventures of the consuming hobby of birding, as distinguished from the passive, idle pursuit of bird watching. His birders are bright, active, often quirky people who are aggressive, adventurous, and obsessive about their avocation. Written from a British perspective, yet worldwide in focus, Cocker's tales describe the birder's lust for achieving long lists of species seen as well as the never-ending search for rarities. He shows how birders are highly knowledgeable about geography, ecology, and botany, and in many respects their familiarity with birds often surpasses that of professional ornithologists. Top birding personalities are portrayed, sometimes ruthlessl...

Birders: Tales of a Tribe
de Mark Cocker(Ed. Grove Press) Isbn : 0871138441
22.8 €
Cocker (Rivers of Blood, Rivers of Gold) presents a witty, entertaining look at the subculture, lifestyles, adventures, and misadventures of the consuming hobby of birding, as distinguished from the passive, idle pursuit of bird watching. His birders are bright, active, often quirky people who are aggressive, adventurous, and obsessive about their avocation. Written from a British perspective, yet worldwide in focus, Cocker's tales describe the birder's lust for achieving long lists of species seen as well as the never-ending search for rarities. He shows how birders are highly knowledgeable about geography, ecology, and botany, and in many respects their familiarity with birds often surpasses that of professional ornithologists. Top birding personalities are portrayed, sometimes ruthlessl...

A Checklist of the Birds of Northern South America: An Annotated Checklist of the Species and Subspecies of Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Aruba. Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, Suriname,
de Clemencia Rodner, Miguel Lentino, Robin L. Restall(Ed. Yale Univ Pr) Isbn : 0300087403
26.6 €
Clemencia Rodner is a volunteer research assistant, Miguel Lentino is the director/curator, and Robin Restall is a research associate at the Phelps Ornithological Collection in Caracas. Restall's book Munias and Mannikins was also published by Pica Press and Yale University Press.

Checklist of the Birds of Northern South America: An Annotated Checklist of the Species and Subspecies of Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Aruba, ... French Guiana and Trinidad and Tobago
de Clemencia Rodner, Robin L. Restall, Miguel Lentino(Ed. Pica Press) Isbn : 1873403925
20.06 €
Clemencia Rodner is a volunteer research assistant, Miguel Lentino is the director/curator, and Robin Restall is a research associate at the Phelps Ornithological Collection in Caracas. Restall's book Munias and Mannikins was also published by Pica Press and Yale University Press.

Birding
de Joseph Michael Forshaw, Terence Lindsey(Ed. Time Life Education) Isbn : 0783547528
23.7 €
Clearly written by an international team of ornithologists and well illustrated, this is an introduction to birds and birding for people with an interest in the topic but little prior knowledge. Three introductory chapters cover the basics of avian biology, attracting birds to one's yard, and field observation techniques. Arranged by habitat, brief descriptive accounts (one or two per page) of about 200 common North American species make up the bulk of the work. Also included are a well-chosen bibliography, directories of birding hotlines and organizations, and a combined index/glossary. Factually sound and visually appealing, though perhaps not breaking new ground, this is recommended for public and high school libraries. [Another volume in the "Nature Company Guide" series, Skywatching, ...

Birding
de Steve Howell, Terence Lindsey, Rich Stallcup(Ed. Time Life Education) Isbn : 0737000775
16.1 €
Clearly written by an international team of ornithologists and well illustrated, this is an introduction to birds and birding for people with an interest in the topic but little prior knowledge. Three introductory chapters cover the basics of avian biology, attracting birds to one's yard, and field observation techniques. Arranged by habitat, brief descriptive accounts (one or two per page) of about 200 common North American species make up the bulk of the work. Also included are a well-chosen bibliography, directories of birding hotlines and organizations, and a combined index/glossary. Factually sound and visually appealing, though perhaps not breaking new ground, this is recommended for public and high school libraries. [Another volume in the "Nature Company Guide" series, Skywatching, ...

Finding Birds at National Capital Area
de Wilds(Ed. Smithsonian Books) Isbn : 087474959X
11.76 €
Claudia Wilds birded extensively throughout the Washington, D.C., region for more than twenty-five years before her death in 1997. She was associate editor of Birding magazine.

Finding Birds in the National Capital Area, Second Edition
de Claudia Wilds(Ed. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press) Isbn : 156098175X
15.16 €
Claudia Wilds birded extensively throughout the Washington, D.C., region for more than twenty-five years before her death in 1997. She was associate editor of Birding magazine.

The Mandarin Duck
de Christopher Lever(Ed. Shire Publications) Isbn : 0747800553
2.96 €
Christopher Lever is an expert on the world's invasive vertebrate animals. His previous books include Naturalized Mammals of the World (Longman), Naturalized Fishes of the World (Academic Press) and a Poyser monograph, Naturalised Birds of the World (2005).

Birds of San Diego
de Chris Fisher, Herbert Clarke(Ed. Lone Pine Publishing,Canada) Isbn : 1551051028
13.84 €
CHRIS FISHER is a university-educated naturalist with a background in research in endangered species management and wildlife interpretation. He has conducted birding expeditions extensively throughout the United States, Canada and Thailand and is the author or co-author of eleven books on birds. HERBERT CLARKE is a prolific author of, and photographic contributer to, nature books, most of them centered on California natural history. A keen birder since his childhood, Clarke travels far and wide across America, lecturing and leading birding tours. He is based in Glendale, California.