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Birds: A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore

Birds: A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore
de Morten Strange, Allen Jeyarajasingam(Ed. Sun Tree Publishing) Isbn : 9810032900
23.03 €
This identification guide offers color photographs of almost 300 species of birds from Malaysia and Singapore. Organized by habitat, the birds are presented in their natural surroundings. Also included are chapters on breeding and migration behavior of the birds and details on where to find them.

The Audubon Ark: A History of the National Audubon Society

The Audubon Ark: A History of the National Audubon Society
de Frank Graham, Carl W. Buchheister(Ed. Alfred a Knopf Inc) Isbn : 0394581644
28.46 €
This history, originally begun by the late Audubon president Carl Buchheister and then picked up by Graham, field editor of the society's magazine, traces 104 years of the National Audubon Society's wildlife conservation, education, and advocacy. With 550,000 members, a multi-million-dollar annual budget, and substantial land holdings in wildlife sanctuaries and nature centers throughout the nation, today's National Audubon Society is one of the largest middle-of-the-road conservation organizations in the United States. Less radical than Friends of the Earth, yet more politically active than the Nature Conservancy, the Society has undergone upheavels in its structure and programs from time to time. Graham documents these changes, focusing particularly on the mark individuals (members, offi...

The Audubon Ark: A History of the National Audubon Society

The Audubon Ark: A History of the National Audubon Society
de Frank Graham, Carl W. Buchheister(Ed. Univ of Texas Pr) Isbn : 0292704402
14.2 €
This history, originally begun by the late Audubon president Carl Buchheister and then picked up by Graham, field editor of the society's magazine, traces 104 years of the National Audubon Society's wildlife conservation, education, and advocacy. With 550,000 members, a multi-million-dollar annual budget, and substantial land holdings in wildlife sanctuaries and nature centers throughout the nation, today's National Audubon Society is one of the largest middle-of-the-road conservation organizations in the United States. Less radical than Friends of the Earth, yet more politically active than the Nature Conservancy, the Society has undergone upheavels in its structure and programs from time to time. Graham documents these changes, focusing particularly on the mark individuals (members, offi...

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle
de Gordon Morrison(Ed. HMH Books for Young Readers) Isbn : 0395873282
15.2 €
This handy natural-history resource book includes everything readers need to know about eagles and more. Through two levels of texta narrative and an abundance of extremely detailed asidesMorrison presents the lifecycle of the bald eagle and the particulars of their habits and habitats. The primary text, accompanied by realistic watercolors, begins and ends with the hatching of an eaglet, and in clear, flowing language chronicles all stages of development. Detailed pencil drawings and diagrams supplement the secondary text, which offers more specific information about the eagles, such as their anatomy, prey, and flight techniques, in equally simple, lucid language. Morrison keeps it short and uncomplicated, but includes plenty of information by making good use of the page, keeping the wate...

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle
de Gordon Morrison(Ed. HMH Books for Young Readers) Isbn : 0618386262
6.6 €
This handy natural-history resource book includes everything readers need to know about eagles and more. Through two levels of texta narrative and an abundance of extremely detailed asidesMorrison presents the lifecycle of the bald eagle and the particulars of their habits and habitats. The primary text, accompanied by realistic watercolors, begins and ends with the hatching of an eaglet, and in clear, flowing language chronicles all stages of development. Detailed pencil drawings and diagrams supplement the secondary text, which offers more specific information about the eagles, such as their anatomy, prey, and flight techniques, in equally simple, lucid language. Morrison keeps it short and uncomplicated, but includes plenty of information by making good use of the page, keeping the wate...

Mallards, a Pictorial Study

Mallards, a Pictorial Study
de T. Veasey(Ed. Schiffer Publishing Ltd) Isbn : 0887401163
14.2 €
This handy book is a comprehensive photographic study of over 150 exquisite full-color pictures of mallards from diverse regions in many natural environments and body positions. Most of the ducks shown are wild, but there are a few penned. The majority are in full breeding plumage while a few drakes in moult are included for identification. Author/photographer Tricia Veasey demonstrates in Mallards both her enthusiasm for this species of bird and her photographic talent. She has created here an excellent source book for artists, carvers, taxidermists and naturalists alike that will delight and inspire each individually. 9»x 6»166 color photos

Field Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe

Field Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe
de Paul Sterry(Ed. The Crowood Press Ltd) Isbn : 1852237937
11.8 €
This handy and comprehensive guide is the essential companion to bird-watching for use in the field or at home. The guide features 500 species of birds found in Britain, and also includes Europe's resident birds and regular migrants and key vagrants from North America and Asia. Background information on bird structure and topography, fieldcraft, habitats, bird orders and families is provided and each species entry includes at least one full-colour illustration, beautifully presented by leading bird artists, and a full, yet concise, species description plus other details e.g. habitat, voice, length, wingspan and behavioural characteristics. A glossary of technical terms is included and there is an index of English and Latin names. The guide also includes 10 species comparison spreads, to ai...

The Bird Illustrated, 1550-1900: From the Collections of the New York Public Library

The Bird Illustrated, 1550-1900: From the Collections of the New York Public Library
de Joseph Kastner(Ed. Harry N. Abrams, Inc.) Isbn : 0810907461
37.96 €
This handsomely produced volume is a catalogue to an exhibition at the New York Public Library. Kastner, author of A Species of Eternity, introduces each type of bird covered (predator, game, wader, field and woodland, swimmer, exotic); Gross, curator at the library, comments on both bird and artist of each illustration. The selections are of historical as well as ornithological interest. Predatory birds were favorites of the earliest artists, notes Kastner; the physiological details are so accurate that the illustrators must have been falconers. A drawing of the dodo by George Edwards resembles Tenniel's for Alice in Wonderland; Gross remarks that both artists probably worked from the same oil painting of a live dodo. There are sketches of birds of paradise without legs; the first specime...

Bird Almanac: The Ultimate Guide to Essential Facts and Figures of the World's Birds

Bird Almanac: The Ultimate Guide to Essential Facts and Figures of the World's Birds
de David M. Bird(Ed. Diane Pub Co) Isbn : 0756764475
19 €
This handbook provides a concise, but remarkably inclusive, reference to the world of birds, bird-watchers, and ornithologists.

The Bird Almanac: The Ultimate Guide to Essential Facts and Figures of the World's Birds

The Bird Almanac: The Ultimate Guide to Essential Facts and Figures of the World's Birds
de David Bird(Ed. Firefly Books Ltd) Isbn : 1552093239
18.96 €
This handbook provides a concise, but remarkably inclusive, reference to the world of birds, bird-watchers, and ornithologists.