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Lifebirds

Lifebirds
de George Levine(Ed. Rutgers University Press) Isbn : 0813524954
16.15 €
This is a casual but engaging autobiographical work by a Rutgers University English professor. Levine overplays his lack of birding skills yet in his essays displays a fine understanding not only of birds but of hobbies and life pursuits, as well as human nature. Fifteen of his 16 chapters are named for birds but serve as much as touchstones for his interpretations of travel, experiences, changing seasons, and the love yet tension among family members. The book's structure is thus similar to Terry Tempest Williams's much more substantial Refuge (LJ 10/1/91), about birds in Utah, cancer, and her family. Especially evocative is Levine's "Swallows" chapter on the bittersweet nature of both summer's end and family relationships. Set in a dozen or more states and provinces, Lifebirds, if not co...

Lifebirds

Lifebirds
de George Levine(Ed. Rutgers University Press) Isbn : 0813522021
23.7 €
This is a casual but engaging autobiographical work by a Rutgers University English professor. Levine overplays his lack of birding skills yet in his essays displays a fine understanding not only of birds but of hobbies and life pursuits, as well as human nature. Fifteen of his 16 chapters are named for birds but serve as much as touchstones for his interpretations of travel, experiences, changing seasons, and the love yet tension among family members. The book's structure is thus similar to Terry Tempest Williams's much more substantial Refuge (LJ 10/1/91), about birds in Utah, cancer, and her family. Especially evocative is Levine's "Swallows" chapter on the bittersweet nature of both summer's end and family relationships. Set in a dozen or more states and provinces, Lifebirds, if not co...

Taking Wing: Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight

Taking Wing: Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight
de Pat Shipman(Ed. Weidenfeld Nicolson) Isbn : 0297841564
23.63 €
This is a brilliant piece of scientific detective work, deftly exploring how the mysteries of flight developed up to the present day; the story unfolds through the braided tales of the evolutionary process and the scientists who have so painstakingly pieced it together.

Photographic Field Guide: Birds of Australia

Photographic Field Guide: Birds of Australia
de Jim Flegg(Ed. New Holland Publishers) Isbn : 1876334789
18.89 €
This is a bird-identification guide with a difference. Instead of using color plates of paintings to identify the species, Photographic Field Guide to Birds of Australia features photographs. Photographs of living birds can often provide detail not available in paintings, such as typical poses, real habitat and often more realistic coloring. Following a brief introduction about bird biology, habitats and bird families, the main part of the book comprises species entries, and features all 840 bird species that live on or visit the Australian continent.

The Pinyon Jay: Behavioral Ecology of a Colonial and Cooperative Corvid

The Pinyon Jay: Behavioral Ecology of a Colonial and Cooperative Corvid
de John M. Marzluff, Russell P. Balda(Ed. A C Black Publishers Ltd) Isbn : 085661064X
29.47 €
This intriguing story will fascinate both the enthusiastic amateur birder and the professional: it presents Pinyon Jay biology in a readable form and places them in the wider context of studies on bird ecology and evolution. Fine illustrations by Tony Angell, with additional pictures by Caroline Bauder, complete this attractive addition to any birder's bookshelf.

Sexual Selection and the Barn Swallow

Sexual Selection and the Barn Swallow
de Anders Pape Møller(Ed. OUP Oxford) Isbn : 0198540280
60.14 €
This informative book details the important effects sexual selection has on barn swallow mating behavior, mating competition, parental care, host-parasite interactions, and migration strategies. The first two chapters present a concise, insightful review of the two main components of sexual selection theory--male-male competition and female choice. Citing evidence from the author's long-term field work on the monogamous barn swallow, subsequent chapters investigate the advantages held by males...

Sexual Selection and the Barn Swallow

Sexual Selection and the Barn Swallow
de Anders Pape Moller(Ed. Oxford University Press) Isbn : 0198540299
44.29 €
This informative book details the important effects sexual selection has on barn swallow mating behavior, mating competition, parental care, host-parasite interactions, and migration strategies. The first two chapters present a concise, insightful review of the two main components of sexual selection theory--male-male competition and female choice. Citing evidence from the author's long-term field work on the monogamous barn swallow, subsequent chapters investigate the advantages held by males...

Feed the Birds/Sturdy Mesh Feed Bag

Feed the Birds/Sturdy Mesh Feed Bag
de Helen Witty(Ed. Workman Publishing) Isbn : 1563050854
9.46 €
This information-packed guide describes the habits and habitats, tastes and temptations of dozens of North American birds. It offers over 20 recipes, a sturdy mesh suet bag, and more. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club. 135,000 copies in print.

Numbers and Distribution of Waterbirds and Wetlands in the Asia-Pacific Region: Results of the Asian Waterbird Census: 1997-2001

Numbers and Distribution of Waterbirds and Wetlands in the Asia-Pacific Region: Results of the Asian Waterbird Census: 1997-2001
de David Li Zuo Wei, Taej Mundkur(Ed. Wetlands International) Isbn : 9058820203
17.72 €
This important publication is the result of the Asian Waterbird Census from 1997 to 2001. The report provides valuable and important data on waterbird population, distribution and status, with reference to wetland habitats. A total of 22 countries participated in the censuses and 1,392 sites were covered at least once between 1997 and 2001. A total of 61 Ramsar Sites, 32 migratory waterbird network sites in the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, and 43 bird areas were covered. 291 species of waterbirds and 15 species of wetland-dependent raptors (birds of prey) were recorded during this period; and a maximum of over 4.5 million waterbirds were counted in 2001. Distribution maps are presented for a selection of 110 species, including 24 globally threatened and 9 near threatened species for whi...

The Skywatcher's Handbook: Night and Day : What to Look for in the Heavens Above

The Skywatcher's Handbook: Night and Day : What to Look for in the Heavens Above
de C. Ronan(Ed. Crown Publications) Isbn : 0517573261
15.2 €
This illustrated reference book provides all one needs to interpret the skies of the Northern Hemisphere by day and by night. 24 full-color and 176 two-color photographs.