Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

The Backyard Bird-Lover's Guide
de Jan Mahnken(Ed. Storey Books) Isbn : 0882669273
23.7 €
"To really enjoy the birds at the feeder that you are feeding, invest in a good bird book. There are several to choose from. One of our favorites is "The Backyard Bird-Lovers Guide" by Jan Mahnken."

Thoreau on Birds: Notes on New England Birds from the Journals of Henry David Thoreau
de Henry David Thoreau(Ed. Beacon Press) Isbn : 0807085200
23.76 €
"Thoreau's descriptions, and his insights into elemental force, are hypnotic. This beautifully designed book is easy to pick up, hard to put down".--David Schneider, "Whole Earth Review". 20 illustrations.

The Photographic Atlas of the Stars
de H.J.P Arnold, Paul Doherty, Patrick Moore(Ed. CRC Press) Isbn : 0750306548
64.95 €
"This volume sets a standard for what can be achieved with care and affordable resources, and provides a challenge which should generate enormous excitement."

The Photographic Atlas of the Stars
de H. J. P. Arnold, etc.(Ed. Institute of Physics Publishing) Isbn : 0750303786
47.25 €
"This volume sets a standard for what can be achieved with care and affordable resources, and provides a challenge which should generate enormous excitement."

The Photographic Atlas of the Stars
de H J P Arnold(Ed. Kalmbach Publishing Co ,U.S.) Isbn : 0913135313
56.96 €
"This volume sets a standard for what can be achieved with care and affordable resources, and provides a challenge which should generate enormous excitement."

Birds Asleep
de Alexander Skutch(Ed. University of Texas Press) Isbn : 0292776756
16.1 €
"This very readable book by one of the world's distinguished ornithologists reviews the existing literature on bird sleep, and also provides a wealth of new information based upon 50 years of observation in the American tropics and elsewhere. The resulting text is always interesting , often charming, and sometimes poetic. . . . A unique and important book. Highly recommended." --wildlife activist "Abundant anecdotes . . . reveal the author's patient attention to detail and fondness for his subjects, attributes that have made Skutch one of the greatest of twentieth-century bird naturalists." --natural history "The black-and-white line drawings by Schmitt are exquisite . . ." --quarterly review of biology Even though birds spend up to half their lives sleeping or resting, little is known abo...

Birds in Kansas
de Max C. Thompson (Professor of Biology Southwestern College Winfield US(Ed. University Press of Kansas) Isbn : 0893380407
14.2 €
"This series, written in a nontechnical, informative style, is the best group of books of its kind I have seen."--Robert S. Hoffmann, Assistant Secretary for Research, Smithsonian Institution

Birds Every Child Should Know
de Neltje Blanchan(Ed. University of Iowa Press) Isbn : 0877457050
16.62 €
"This is a very nice book! Besides being pleasantly thick and crammed with information, it's an example of good writing for young readers. It's clear, not condescending, and does not read as especially dated for all its having been written almost a hundred years ago. Birds Every Child Should Know is a book many a child, and many an adult, should know today."

Bird Census Techniques
de Colin J. Bibby, Neil D. Burgess, David A. Hill, Simon Mustoe(Ed. Academic Press) Isbn : 0120958317
83.29 €
"This guide to the various techniques used to count wild birds is relevant to ornithological field researchers, both amateur and professional, and ecologists and conservation biologists undergoing census studies of wild bird populations. The advantages, limitations and applications of each technique are discussed in detail."A-ETHOLOGY (January 2002)"...an important and substantial update of an extremely valuable book. It is a 'must' for any bird-surveyors, volunteer and professional alike, who do not have the first edition--and probably also for those of you who do have."A-Juliet Vickery in BRITISH BIRDS (July 2001)

Seabirds of Hawaii: Natural History and Conservation
de Craig S. Harrison(Ed. Cornell University Press) Isbn : 0801497221
25.6 €
"This book, the first one to portray a tropical seabird community, treats the 22 species of seabirds of the Hawaiian archipelago from a conservationist point of view. . . . A class book that is well researched and an important addition to seabird literature."--Charles E. Keller, Indiana Audubon Quarterly. "This review of Hawaiian seabirds represents one of the very few accounts of a tropical seabird community. . . . For anyone hoping for a perspective on tropical seabird communities, I strongly recommend this book."--P.G. H. Evans, Journal of the British Ornithologists' Union