2012
Author: David Burnie
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780756690410
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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A guide to identifying birds from around the world notes each species' physical characteristics, geographic location, marks of distinction, brooding behavior, and threatened species rating.
Author: David Burnie
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9780756690410
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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A guide to identifying birds from around the world notes each species' physical characteristics, geographic location, marks of distinction, brooding behavior, and threatened species rating.
Author: Catherine Brereton
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1526613301
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Do you know that cormorants are expert fishers? They swim along the water and then quickly dive to catch their prey! Or that great crested grebes fluff up their feathers and break out into a dance to attract their mates? From the easy-to-spot, year-round tufted duck to the summer visitor and cackling fulmar, get ready to find out about 137 different birds. There are so many feathered friends to meet in this children's spotter's field guide, published in collaboration with the RSPB, the largest wildlife conservation charity in Europe. You will learn where to find birds, what different bird habitats look like and which birds to look out for throughout different seasons. Including our favourite birds, such as the goldfinch, robin, blue tit, blackbird and even owl, as well as some less common visitors we might not know of, each page contains information boxes about each bird. With beautiful illustrations by Kate McLelland throughout, this is the perfect contemporary pocket guide for young birdwatchers in-the-making and adult nature enthusiasts alike.
Author: DK
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN: 1409375471
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Have the world in your hands with these compact, illustrated natural history guides From the black swan to the ruby-throated hummingbird, leaf through Nature Guide Birds of the World, a beautiful guide profiling the world's most amazing bird species. Part of a new generation of compact natural history guides, Birds of the World is packed full of stunning images that reveal intricate details and unique characteristics of the species featured. Expertly written and including examples from across the globe, these guides will give you knowledge of the natural world at your fingertips. With a detailed introduction all about bird classification, anatomy, migration, habitats and flight, Nature Guide Birds of the World is the ideal bird identification guide.
Author: Duncan James
Publisher: Dr Duncan James
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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An ecotourism site guide to Costa Rica.
This book from the Nature Travel Guide series is written by Dr Duncan James, a scientist turned writer. It is a birdwatching and mammal-watching site guide to Costa Rica. Note that it is not an identification guide.
With Birds and Mammals of Costa Rica you can sprinkle nature highlights into your vacation or follow a complete ecotourism itinerary.
- Unbiased, curated, practical advice about where to visit
- Self-guided nature walks that include maps, GPS coordinates, clear directions and local wildlife-watching tips
- Coverage of San Vito, the Osa Peninsula, the West Coast, Nicoya, Monteverde, Arenal, Sarapiqui, Turrialba, Tapanti, Gerardo, Poas, Irazu, Braulio Carrillo, Tortuguero and Juan Castro
- Advice for all budgets and travel styles including ecolodges, driving tours and budget backpacking for only $150 a week
- Specific help so you can travel independently and still see mammals such as jaguar, tapir and sloth, achieve a trip list of over 400 species of birds, identify mammal tracks, find and observe naturally-behaving groups of monkeys in the rainforest, follow flocks of colourful birds along secluded trails, experience the magical sounds of the cloud forest and much more
This ebook has effortless navigation with multiple internal links, all maps and photographs in full colour and optimised for electronic readers, colours contrast tested for readability on black-and-white screens and everything included in the download for full use offline.
This book has unique practical advice; empowering you to explore.
Buy this book now to follow in the footsteps of the Nature Travel Guide through Costa Rica.
Author: Thomas R. Dunlap
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199912696
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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America is a nation of ardent, knowledgeable birdwatchers. But how did it become so? And what role did the field guide play in our passion for spotting, watching, and describing birds? In the Field, Among the Feathered tells the history of field guides to birds in America from the Victorian era to the present, relating changes in the guides to shifts in science, the craft of field identification, and new technologies for the mass reproduction of images. Drawing on his experience as a passionate birder and on a wealth of archival research, Thomas Dunlap shows how the twin pursuits of recreation and conservation have inspired birders and how field guides have served as the preferred method of informal education about nature for well over a century. The book begins with the first generation of late 19th-century birdwatchers who built the hobby when opera glasses were often the best available optics and bird identification was sketchy at best. As America became increasingly urban, birding became more attractive, and with Roger Tory Peterson's first field guide in 1934, birding grew in both popularity and accuracy. By the 1960s recreational birders were attaining new levels of expertise, even as the environmental movement made birding's other pole, conservation, a matter of human health and planetary survival. Dunlap concludes by showing how recreation and conservation have reached a new balance in the last 40 years, as scientists have increasingly turned to amateurs, whose expertise had been honed by the new guides, to gather the data they need to support habitat preservation. Putting nature lovers and citizen-activists at the heart of his work, Thomas Dunlap offers an entertaining history of America's long-standing love affair with birds, and with the books that have guided and informed their enthusiasm.
Author: Richard Thomas
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN: 0643102264
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 480
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First published in 1994, The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia was the first ever book of its type in Australia – a complete guide to locating every resident bird species in Australia, plus supplementary information on where to find rarities, migratory species and logistical information. This fully revised second edition expands on the best-selling appeal of the first, describing the best-known sites for all of Australia’s endemic birds, plus vagrants and regular migrants such as seabirds and shorebirds. It covers all states and territories, and is the first guide to include all of Australia’s island and external territories. A comprehensive Bird Finder Guide details site information on all Australian bird species, and the authors provide valuable travel advice, including transport, climate and accommodation. Profusely illustrated with colour photographs of interesting, unique or unusual Australian birds, this book is a must-have for all birdwatchers living in Australia or visiting from overseas.
Author: John Turner
Publisher: UNET 2 Corporation
ISBN: 1932916350
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 270
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Author: Andi Marie Cantele
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 1581579047
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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The second edition of this guide to the "Garden State" reveals the historic, cultural, and ecological diversity of the state. Includes extensive coverage of the Jersey Shore and Atlantic City. New Jersey is a state full of wonders to surprise curious travelers and residents alike. This guide leads you away from the busy interstate highways to reveal the cultural, historic, and geographical diversity that lies beyond the New Jersey Turnpike. For wine connoisseurs, there are more than 25 wineries that offer tours, tastings, and festivals; for history buffs, New Jersey, known as the "Cockpit of the Revolution," offers battlefield state parks, monuments, and reenactments. And that's not all: New Jersey's 127-mile shoreline has many diverse communities, including the historic Victorian seaside resort of Cape May, itself a national historic landmark; the casinos of Atlantic City; the natural beauty of Island Beach State Park, with sand dune-scattered, long, white beaches, nature trails, birding, surfing, and guided kayak tours; and the hip shore town of Red Bank, with art galleries, boutiques, bistros, and jazz clubs. In addition, this comprehensive guide to the state includes opinionated listings of inns, B&Bs, hotels, and vacation cabins; hundreds of dining reviews, from diners to four-star restaurants; up-to-date maps; an alphabetical "What's Where" subject guide to aid in trip planning; and handy icons that point out family-friendly establishments, wheelchair access, places of special value, and lodgings that accept pets.
Author: Rodney Moffett
Publisher: UJ Press
ISBN: 192842421X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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With the scenic village of Clarens located on the western edge of the Maloti-Drakensberg, the Clarens Village Conservancy offers a taste of biodiversity quite special to this region: it forms an area of overlap between western arid elements, moist eastern elements, Afromontane elements, and Drakensberg alpine elements. As such, there is a treat for adventurers around every corner in this rugged environment. Thanks to active and well-managed civic organisations such as the Clarens Village Conservancy, this natural heritage will not go unappreciated. We are truly privileged to live and work in this environment, and hope that this Field Guide will inspire many visitors to come to marvel at our mountains and its treasures.
Author: James Kavanagh
Publisher: Wildlife and Nature Identifica
ISBN: 9781620053430
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages :
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This beautifully illustrated guide highlights over 140 familiar and unique species and includes a map featuring prominent bird-viewing areas. Laminated for durability, this lightweight, pocket-sized folding guide is an excellent source of portable information for anyone interested in birds, and is ideal for field use by Argentina's residents and visitors alike. Made in the USA.
