Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

Eastern/Central More Birding by Ear
de Richard K. Walton(Ed. Houghton Mifflin (Trade)) Isbn : 0395975301
28.5 €
Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars, and the Peterson Field Guides® are credited with helping to set the stage for the environmental movement.

More Birding by Ear: Eastern/Central
de Richard K. Walton(Ed. Houghton Mifflin (Trade)) Isbn : 0395975298
19 €
Roger Tory Peterson, one of the world's greatest naturalists, received every major award for ornithology, natural science, and conservation, as well as numerous honorary degrees, medals, and citations, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Peterson Identification System has been called the greatest invention since binoculars, and the Peterson Field Guides® are credited with helping to set the stage for the environmental movement.

National Audubon Society Bird Garden
de DK Publishing(Ed. DK) Isbn : 0789401398
23.76 €
Roger Tory Peterson points out in the foreword to this engaging and practical book that the art of attracting birds to your backyard has gone beyond the window feeder and birdbath. Here are ideas for creating a habitat that meets all of the needs of birds--food, water, cover, and nesting sites. Kress, an ornithologist and author of two other books on birding, gives advice on selecting and planting the best vegetation to attract birds, building nesting structures and feeders, and ways to provide water throughout the year. Kress offers a guide to common birds and recommended plants. The guide is divided into five geographic regions: northeast, southeast, prairies and plains, mountains and deserts, and the Pacific Coast. For each region, there is a landscape design for the ideal bird garden. ...

A Peterson Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America
de Roger Tory Peterson(Ed. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Isbn : 0395740460
18.96 €
Roger Tory Peterson had already made his mark with his innovative field guide when he conducted DDT research during World War II. His friend and fellow naturalist Rachel Carson built on these efforts and eventually wrote Silent Spring, a landmark text that, along with Peterson s field guide, jump-started the modern environmental movement.By combining the tireless observation of a scientist with the imaginative skills of an artist and writer, Peterson created a field guide that Robert...

Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America
de Roger Tory Peterson(Ed. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Isbn : 0395740479
28.5 €
Roger Tory Peterson had already made his mark with his innovative field guide when he conducted DDT research during World War II. His friend and fellow naturalist Rachel Carson built on these efforts and eventually wrote Silent Spring, a landmark text that, along with Peterson s field guide, jump-started the modern environmental movement.By combining the tireless observation of a scientist with the imaginative skills of an artist and writer, Peterson created a field guide that Robert...

Compact Guide to Atlantic Canada Birds
de Roger Burrows, Krista Kagume, Carmen Adams(Ed. Lone Pine Publishing,Canada) Isbn : 1551054736
13.58 €
ROGER BURROWS was born in Northampton, England, where he spent his youth as an enthusiast birder, at first along the east coast of his native land and then on more adventurous field trips to Yugoslavia, Holland and the south of France. Burrows emigrated to Canada in 1970, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree and went to work for Parks Canada as a naturalist, interpretive planner and a consultant on birds. He worked and traveled extensively in eastern Canada and eventually completed a three-volume work entitled Birding in Atlantic Canada. Burrows now lives in British Columbia, where he continues field research on birds, works as a naturalist on Alaskan cruise ships, and writes books about birds found in various regions of North America. KRISTA KAGUME began birding with her father ...

Rocky Mountain Birds: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species
de James Kavanagh, Waterford Press(Ed. Waterford Press Ltd) Isbn : 1583551239
6.6 €
Rocky Mountain Birds, An Introduction to Familiar Species, is a must-have, reference guide for beginners and experts alike. Whether you're on a nature hike or in your own backyard, you'll want to take along a copy of this indispensable guide. The Pocket Naturalist(tm) series is an introduction to common plants and animals and natural phenomena. Each pocket-sized, folding guide highlights up to 150 species and most feature a map highlighting prominent sanctuaries and outstanding natural attractions. Each is laminated for durability.

Philip's Stargazing with a Telescope
de Robin Scagell(Ed. Philip's) Isbn : 1554070279
11.33 €
Robin Scagell, formerly the Vice-President of the Society for Popular Astronomy, is the author of six astronomy books.

Hummingbirds, Their Life and Behavior: A Photographic Study of the North American Species
de Esther Quesada Tyrrell, Robert A. Tyrrell(Ed. Crown Pub) Isbn : 0517553368
39.9 €
Robert Tyrrell, the world's foremost photographer of hummingbirds, has successfully captured on film the utterly fascinating day-to-day activities of our colorful North American species. Included among the 235 full-color pictures are never-before-photographed sequences such as nesting, molting, preening and territorial aggression, as well as an unprecedented portfolio of hummingbirds feeding from wildflowers.Esther Tyrrell has written the accompanying illuminating text, by far the most complete and up-to-date information on hummingbirds ever assembled, which will make this book the definitive source for both scientists and the general reader for years to come.This lavishly illustrated volume opens with an introduction to this lovely family of

On Ancient Wings: The Sandhill Cranes of North America
de Michael Forsberg(Ed. Michael Forsberg Photography) Isbn : 0975496409
42.76 €
Rising from sandbars on the Platte River with clarion calls, the sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) feels the urgency of spring migration. Elegant, noble, and spiritual, the sandhill crane is one of the most ancient of all birds. More than a half-million strong, flying in squadrons, these majestic creatures point northward to their Arctic and sub-Arctic breeding ranges. Theirs is an epic story of endurance through the ages. With stunningly beautiful photographs, On Ancient Wings presents sandhill cranes in their wild but increasingly compromised habitats today. Over the course of five years, Michael Forsberg documented the tall gray birds in habitats ranging from the Alaskan tundra, to the arid High Plains, from Cuban nature preserves to suburban backyards. With an eye for beauty and an unco...