Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Birds
de Mary Packard(Ed. Golden Pr) Isbn : 0307113205
6.65 €
A look at birds describes why they eat worms, how their nests are made, why they fly south, how they keep warm, and many more facts.

I Wonder How Parrots Can Talk: And Other Neat Facts About Birds
de Mary Packard(Ed. Goldencraft) Isbn : 0307613208
15.14 €
A look at birds describes why they eat worms, how their nests are made, why they fly south, how they keep warm, and many more facts.

Supernovae and Stellar Wind in the Interstellar Medium (Translation Series)
de Tatiana A. Lozinskaya(Ed. American Institute of Physics) Isbn : 0883186594
122.56 €
A leading stellar astronomer summarizes our understanding of supernovae and their interaction with interstellar gas, including the ambient interstellar medium, the gas ejected in the explosion itself, and the gas emitted as stellar wind. She examines the evolution of supernova remnants as they interact with the gas and considers the role of supernovae and stellar wind in the physical state of the interstellar medium. Essential reading for specialists in supernovae and stellar evolution.

Birds of Great Britain, Europe Africa: An Illustrated Encyclopedia And Birdwatching Guide
de David Alderton(Ed. Southwater) Isbn : 1844760359
10.61 €
A lavish guide to the world of birds in Britain, Europe and Africa, finely illustrated with color photographs and specially commissioned artworks.

Penguins, Puffins, and Auks: Their Lives and Behavior : A Photographic Study of the North American and Antarctic Species
de William Ashworth, Art Wolfe(Ed. Crown Pub) Isbn : 0517575515
42.76 €
A large-format, magnificently illustrated nature book devoted to the black-and-white birds that fly in water and walk like people. With vivid photographs, Art Wolfe portrays penguins, auks, and puffins in their native habitats. William Ashworth's enlightening text points out the similarities and differences between penguins and auks. Full-color photographs.

The Birds of South America: The Oscine Passerines
de Robert S. Ridgely(Ed. University of Texas Press) Isbn : 0292707568
90.26 €
A land of incredible natural resources, the South American continent is rich in plant and animal species. Among birds alone, over 3,100 species are either resident or migrant. Birds are some of South America's treasures and also one of its most endangered resources. Hence the need for a descriptive record of South American birds that will serve both professional and amateur bird students and encourage conservation of these magnificent species. Although South American birds elicit much popular...

The Birds of South America: The Suboscine Passerines
de Robert S. Ridgely, Guy Tudor(Ed. University of Texas Press) Isbn : 0292770634
90.26 €
A land of incredible natural resources, the South American continent is rich in plant and animal species. Among birds alone, over 3,100 species are either resident or migrant. Birds are some of South America's treasures and also one of its most endangered resources. Hence the need for a descriptive record of South American birds that will serve both professional and amateur bird students and encourage conservation of these magnificent species. Although South American birds elicit much popular and scientific interest, they have never been completely or satisfactorily described and cataloged in a single, published source. The Birds of South America, projected to be a four-volume work, thus fills a critical void. Starting from a museum approach, the authors have examined specimens of each sub...

Audubon Life-List Journal
de The National Audubon Society(Ed. Workman Publishing) Isbn : 157965133X
28.5 €
A keepsake sure to be treasured by both amateur and expert, the National Audubon Society's Audubon Life-List Journal provides a special place for birders to record their memories. Entries for more than 700 North American species are accounted for in taxonomic order, and each entry allows ample space to note the date, location, and details of a sighting. But with its generous size and comfortable feel, the journal is much more than a checklist. Intended for use after excursions in the field, the pages invite comments, sketches, scraps. Over time, with thought, each book becomes a unique reflection of its owner, and of a profoundly personal relationship with birds. Illustrated essays interspersed throughout the diary focus on the many intriguing facets of birding: color, flight, courtship, m...

Hummingbirds 2003 Calendar
de Firefly Books(Ed. Firefly Books Ltd) Isbn : 1552970736
9.32 €
A jewel-toned hummingbird is poised elegantly at a flower, seemingly motionless even as its purring wings trace perpetual figure eights. Ounce for ounce the Hercules among birds, yet small enough to get lost in a teacup, hummers spend their days tirelessly darting between flowers, probing for calorie-rich nectar with their needlelike bills. Whether viewed as animated energy or nature's still life, no two organisms are more perfectly suited to each other than hummingbirds and flowers. In Hummingbirds 2003, celebrate one of nature's most successful partnerships as world-renowned wildlife photographers chronicle this harmonious marriage between bird and blossom.

Hummingbirds 2004 Calendar
de Firefly Books(Ed. Firefly Books Ltd) Isbn : 1552971457
9.32 €
A jewel-toned hummingbird is poised elegantly at a flower, seemingly motionless even as its purring wings trace perpetual figure eights. Ounce for ounce the Hercules among birds, yet small enough to get lost in a teacup, hummers spend their days tirelessly darting between flowers, probing for calorie-rich nectar with their needlelike bills. Whether viewed as animated energy or nature's still life, no two organisms are more perfectly suited to each other than hummingbirds and flowers. In Hummingbirds 2003, celebrate one of nature's most successful partnerships as world-renowned wildlife photographers chronicle this harmonious marriage between bird and blossom.