Catégorie :: Livres anglais (6020 livres)

A Cape Cod Journal
de Erma J. Fisk(Ed. WW Norton Co) Isbn : 0393028585
16.66 €
Readers who enjoyed Fisk's The Peacocks of Baboquivari and Parrots' Wood will also take pleasure in her account of adjusting to famous-author status as she continues her work as a serious bird hobbyist. Business with her publisher was conducted exclusively by mail and telephone, we learn; she had only a mental image of her editor until she sent her granddaughter to photograph him. As this journal attests, Fisk, despite increasing physical frailties, remained active until her recent death: she banded birds, led bird tours, lectured widely, did her own housework, visited friends, wrote a novel (rejected). Her journal is a charming melange of day-to-day activities, observations of nature, small adventures and reminiscences. Illustrations not seen by PW . Copyright 1990 Reed Business Informati...

Stars and Clusters
de Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin(Ed. Harvard University Press) Isbn : 0674834402
29.47 €
Re-bound by libraryLibrary mark on coverThis book has hardback covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In good all round condition.No dust jacket.

Rails: A Guide to the Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World
de Barry Taylor(Ed. Yale University Press) Isbn : 0300077580
61.76 €
Rarely seen and little known, the 145 species of the secretive rail family occupy a wide range of habitats, from forests and wetlands to grasslands and even scrub-covered remote oceanic islands and coral cays. This up-to-date book provides a detailed summary of current knowledge on rails, including two species that have only recently been described and eleven that are recently extinct.Copublished with Pica Press.

Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds
de Lyanda Lynn Haupt(Ed. Sasquatch Books) Isbn : 1570614199
12.3 €
Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large. This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.

Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida: Birds
de James A. Rodgers(Ed. University Press of Florida) Isbn : 0813014492
28.46 €
Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida: Birds v. 5 "Deals authoritatively with the most important Florida birds from the viewpoint of conservation. Will be required reading for conservationists and many serious birdwatchers and naturalists". -- Richard L. West, regional editor, Audubon Field Notes Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida Series Full description

Raptors of California
de Hans Peeters, Pam Peeters(Ed. University of California Press) Isbn : 0520242009
20.02 €
Raptors--the charismatic group of birds that includes hawks, eagles, and falcons--evoke power, swiftness, and grace. Raptors, or birds of prey, gaze calmly about while at rest, exuding confidence and nobility, and, while soaring aloft, they are absolute icons of the California landscape. Featuring descriptions of every diurnal California raptor, this state-of-the-art, beautifully illustrated guide is the first to combine identification of these important birds with a comprehensive discussion of their natural history.Raptors of California notes well-established field marks in addition to introducing several new pointers that help distinguish especially difficult species. More than a field guide, the book also includes information on raptor anatomy, foraging, reproduction, movement, where an...

Raptors of California
de Hans J. Peeters, Pam Peeters(Ed. University of California Press) Isbn : 0520237080
47.19 €
Raptors--the charismatic group of birds that includes hawks, eagles, and falcons--evoke power, swiftness, and grace. Raptors, or birds of prey, gaze calmly about while at rest, exuding confidence and nobility, and, while soaring aloft, they are absolute icons of the California landscape. Featuring descriptions of every diurnal California raptor, this state-of-the-art, beautifully illustrated guide is the first to combine identification of these important birds with a comprehensive discussion of their natural history.Raptors of California notes well-established field marks in addition to introducing several new pointers that help distinguish especially difficult species. More than a field guide, the book also includes information on raptor anatomy, foraging, reproduction, movement, where an...

Raptors of Eastern North America
de Brian K. Wheeler(Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691115982
31.83 €
Raptors of Eastern North America--together with its companion volume, Raptors of Western North America--are the best and most thorough guides to North American hawks, eagles, and other raptors ever published. Abundantly illustrated with hundreds of full-color high-quality photographs, they are essential books for anyone seeking to identify these notoriously tricky-to-identify birds.The Wheeler Guides will help birders and biologists navigate the pitfalls of raptor identification, including...

Raptors: The Eagles, Hawks, Falcons, and Owls of North America
de Anne Price(Ed. Roberts Rinehart Publishers) Isbn : 1570984050
12.3 €
Raptors Ann Price provides a brief description of what separates raptors from other birds, their evolution from prehistoric forebears, and distribution throughout the Noth American continent today. Full description

The Bird Alphabet Book (Exploring Science and Nature)
de Jerry Pallotta(Ed. Childrens Pr) Isbn : 0516089188
15.14 €
Quick . . . can you think of a bird whose name begins with X? Jerry Pallotta found one, and also birds for Q and Z and all the other letters of the alphabet.Fill of facts and fun, this book is sure to intrigue children with its array of feathered friends, from the familiar to the exotic.