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The New Birder's Guide to Birds of North America
ISBN: 9780544070479 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "I love this book. It is fun to read, beautifully laid out, and accompanied by exquisite illustrations. The sections called 'Wow' and 'Remember' on each page will elicit 'I never knew that ' from many readers. This is a winner for the new birder from four to one hundred and four."
--Jane Alexander, actress and former board member of the American Birding Association What a new birder needs is a field guide that shows most of the birds he or she is going to see but doesn't overwhelm with rarities unlikely to be seen. This is that book. Covering 300 of the most common birds in the United... "I love this book. It is fun to read, beautifully laid out, and accompanied by exquisite illustrations. The sections called 'Wow' and 'Remember' on ea...
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69,32 |
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Rainbow Lorikeets, The Complete Owner's Guide on How to Care For Rainbow Lorikeets, Facts on habitat, breeding, lifespan, behavior, diet, cages, talki
ISBN: 9781909820227 / Angielski / Miękka / 166 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. All the facts and information you want to know on how to care for Rainbow Lorikeets and more. A superb resource to answer all your questions, this e-book is a must have for anybody passionate about Rainbow Lorikeets. In a straightforward, no nonsense fashion, Rose Sullivan covers all aspects of caring for these wonderful parrots - including training, health, price, habitat, breeding, lifespan, adoption, behavior, cages, size, talking, diet, suitability as pets, the equipment you need and responsibilities as an owner. The e-book is written in an easy to read and understandable style with...
All the facts and information you want to know on how to care for Rainbow Lorikeets and more. A superb resource to answer all your questions, this e-b...
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64,61 |
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The Birds of the Iberian Peninsula
ISBN: 9781408124802 / Angielski / Twarda / 688 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Iberian Peninsula is one of Europe's most ornithologically varied regions offering a host of regional specialties. It includes famous birding hotspots such as the Coto Donana wetlands, mountainous areas such as the Picos de Europa and the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean cork and holm oak forests of the southwest, the migration crossroads of the Strait of Gibraltar and the steppe-like plains of Extremadura and Alentejo. Large numbers of birders from around Europe visit the region to see this wealth of winged wildlife, but to date there has been no comprehensive regional avifauna in... The Iberian Peninsula is one of Europe's most ornithologically varied regions offering a host of regional specialties. It includes famous birding h... |
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438,22 |
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The Helm Guide to Bird Identification
ISBN: 9781408130353 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Birdwatch Bird Book of the Year 2014 This book covers difficult identification issues by looking at tricky species pairs or groups of birds, and comparing and contrasting their respective features. Designed as a field companion, it supplements the standard field guides and provides much additional information. As well as detailed texts, the books include extensive illustrations of all The Birdwatch Bird Book of the Year 2014 This book covers difficult identification issues by looking at tricky species pairs or... |
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167,56 |
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Flight Ways: Life and Loss at the Edge of Extinction
ISBN: 9780231166188 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A leading figure in the emerging field of extinction studies, Thom van Dooren puts philosophy into conversation with the natural sciences and his ethnographic encounters to vivify the cultural and ethical significance of modern-day extinctions. Unlike other meditations on the subject, Flight Ways incorporates the particularities of real animals and their worlds, drawing philosophers, natural scientists, and general readers into the experience of living among and losing biodiversity. Each chapter of Flight Ways focuses on a different species or group of birds: North Pacific...
A leading figure in the emerging field of extinction studies, Thom van Dooren puts philosophy into conversation with the natural sciences and his ethn...
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Scarlet Macaws, Information and Facts on Scarlet Macaws, The Complete Owner's Guide including Breeding, Lifespan, Personality, Cages, Temperament, Die
ISBN: 9781909820258 / Angielski / Miękka / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. All the facts and information you want to know about Scarlet Macaws and more. A superb resource to answer all your questions, this book is a must have for anybody passionate about Scarlet Macaws which are also known as Red-and-yellow, Red-breasted or Red-yellow-and-blue Macaws. In a straightforward, no nonsense fashion, Rose Sullivan covers all aspects of caring for these wonderful parrots - including training, handling, health, housing, breeding, lifespan, personality, temperament, diet, suitability as pets, the equipment you need and responsibilities as an owner. The book is written in an...
All the facts and information you want to know about Scarlet Macaws and more. A superb resource to answer all your questions, this book is a must have...
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64,61 |
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Feathers: A Beautiful Look at a Bird's Most Unique Feature
ISBN: 9781591934936 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Feathers--possibly the most amazing body covering in the entire animal kingdom. No other covering does all that feathers do. From the delicate down feathers that keep birds warm to the sturdy flight feathers that allow birds to soar, these marvelous structures are something to admire. This coffee-table book is filled with more than 230 stunning, one-of-a-kind pictures by award-winning photographer Stan Tekiela, and it promises to delight as it walks you through the world of feathers. How do feathers keep tiny chickadees warm in winter? Why aren't Blue Jays actually blue? How do the feathers...
Feathers--possibly the most amazing body covering in the entire animal kingdom. No other covering does all that feathers do. From the delicate down fe...
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65,32 |
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Our Love of Loons
ISBN: 9781591934950 / Angielski / Twarda / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Stunningly beautiful and very unique, loons have captured our hearts. We await their spring return and delight in hearing their calls across our northern lakes. Acclaimed naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela shares his up-close-and-personal images as he recounts the season of the loons, from their arrival to raising their chicks to departing in the fall. Northland dwellers and visitors will treasure this celebration of the amazing loon.
Stunningly beautiful and very unique, loons have captured our hearts. We await their spring return and delight in hearing their calls across our north...
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38,35 |
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The TOS Handbook of Texas Birds
ISBN: 9781623491208 / Angielski / Miękka / 554 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ." . . includes some stunning images of Mexican and less-well-known Texas species . . . the authors have provided a unique and elegant publication that is truly an important contribution to Texas ornithology." --"Great Plains Research"
"Everyone interested in Texas birds must have the "Handbook of Texas Birds," a marvelous book. It is full of up-to-date information about Texas birds that cannot be found in one place anywhere else. The annotations] are full of good information that anyone interested in birds will sooner or later refer to when trying to better understand their own yard's... ." . . includes some stunning images of Mexican and less-well-known Texas species . . . the authors have provided a unique and elegant publication tha...
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117,50 |
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Canaries and cage-birds Illustrations
ISBN: 9781495323195 / Angielski / Miękka / 26 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Canaries and cage-birds - Illustrations This book is part of a major European journalistic and media project . This series of documentary books are the starting point, in order to preserve, with effort, the history ... The concept will be revised and developed in years ...
Canaries and cage-birds - Illustrations This book is part of a major European journalistic and media project . This series of documentary books are th...
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Double-Crested Cormorant: Plight of a Feathered Pariah
ISBN: 9780300187113 / Angielski / Twarda / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The tragic history of the cormorant's relations with humans and the implications for today's wildlife management policy
The double-crested cormorant, found only in North America, is an iridescent black waterbird superbly adapted to catch fish. It belongs to a family of birds vilified since biblical times and persecuted around the world. Thus it was perhaps to be expected that the first European settlers in North America quickly deemed the double-crested cormorant a competitor for fishing stock and undertook a relentless drive to destroy the birds. This enormously important book... The tragic history of the cormorant's relations with humans and the implications for today's wildlife management policy
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Wings for My Flight: The Peregrine Falcons of Chimney Rock
ISBN: 9780826354341 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Forty years ago, the peregrine falcon was on the U.S. endangered species list and many doubted that it would survive. Marcy Houle was a young wildlife biologist observing one of the last remaining pairs--located at a site in southwest Colorado slated for development as a major tourist site.
First published in 1991 and winner of several national awards, this book chronicles her work at Chimney Rock along with the recovery of the species. A new preface examines the last thirty years of the peregrine population and its remarkable comeback and culminates with President Barack Obama's... Forty years ago, the peregrine falcon was on the U.S. endangered species list and many doubted that it would survive. Marcy Houle was a young wildlife...
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The Stokes Essential Pocket Guide to the Birds of North America
ISBN: 9780316010511 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A new landmark in nature guides: the most authoritative, beautiful, and useful national pocket guide to birds. Pocket-size, brilliantly colorful, and easy to use, THE STOKES ESSENTIAL POCKET GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA contains everything you need to identify and enjoy birds in your backyard and beyond. Whether you're age 9 or 90, whether you're a novice or advanced birder, this book will help you identify birds quickly and accurately. It offers more than 580 stunning color photographs, coverage of more than 250 species, key identification clues, descriptions of songs and...
A new landmark in nature guides: the most authoritative, beautiful, and useful national pocket guide to birds. Pocket-size, brilliantly col...
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Urban Peregrines
ISBN: 9781907807817 / Angielski / Twarda / 250 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Peregrine, the fastest bird in the world, has made a remarkable recovery over the past 30 years. As the species re-establishes itself around the world it is becoming a familiar sight in towns and cities. This beautifully illustrated book is the first in-depth focus on the lives of Peregrines in towns and cities. In words and stunning photographs, Ed Drewitt reveals the latest information on Peregrine behavior including how they are adapting to, and taking advantage of, the urban environment. The book is also a how-to-guide, with information on finding peregrines, studying their diet,...
The Peregrine, the fastest bird in the world, has made a remarkable recovery over the past 30 years. As the species re-establishes itself around the w...
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137,09 |
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Attracting Birds to South Florida Gardens
ISBN: 9780813049656 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. South Florida is a unique and spectacular environment for both birding and gardening, and this is a thorough and enjoyable guide. Carl Lewis, director, Fairchild Tropical Gardens A step-by-step guide on how to create a garden that not only benefits birds but increases your enjoyment of your yard, patio, or balconies. No space is too small for helping birds, and this book tells you how to do it. Stephen D. Pearson, director, University of Miami s John G. Gifford Arboretum For all South Floridians concerned about vanishing stopover habitat and hoping to contribute to the...
South Florida is a unique and spectacular environment for both birding and gardening, and this is a thorough and enjoyable guide. Carl Lewis, director...
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115,42 |
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Wild about Michigan Birds: For Bird Lovers of All Ages
ISBN: 9781591934509 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Share the fun of bird watching with the whole family Wild About Michigan Birds satisfies our adult curiosity about birds and is written to include youth, fostering a love of nature for all ages. The vivid photographs and convenient format will have wildlife fans of every generation flipping through the pages with each sighting. For family-friendly activities and classroom learning, this book is a must-have for anyone who appreciates the outdoors. You'll reach for Wild About Michigan Birds again and again.
Share the fun of bird watching with the whole family Wild About Michigan Birds satisfies our adult curiosity about birds and is written to include yo...
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69,17 |
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Field Guide to Birds of Western Africa: 2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781472905680 / Angielski / Miękka / 592 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Birds of Western Africa (Helm, 2001) was the first single-volume guide to cover all the species of this region, which comprises 23 countries from Senegal and southern Mauritania east to Chad and the Central African Republic, and south to Congo. This new edition uses all of the plates from Birds of Western Africa, with a concise, authoritative text on facing pages, to create a conveniently-sized, lightweight field reference covering all 1300 species found in the region. The book also has updated colour distribution maps for each species placed on the text pages for the first time. A number of...
Birds of Western Africa (Helm, 2001) was the first single-volume guide to cover all the species of this region, which comprises 23 countries from Sene...
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232,00 |
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The Bird Book: Alma's Story
ISBN: 9781493156986 / Angielski / Miękka / 58 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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146,70 |
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Pilgrims of the Air: The Passing of the Passenger Pigeons
ISBN: 9781907903656 / Angielski / Twarda / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a story of a scarcely credible abundance, of flocks of birds so vast they made the sky invisible. It is also a story, almost as difficult to credit, of a collapse into extinction so startling to the inhabitants of the New World as to provoke a mystery. In the fate of the North American passenger pigeon we can read much of the story of wild America - the astonishment that accompanied its discovery, the allure of its natural 'productions', the ruthless exploitation of its 'commodities' and the ultimate betrayal of its peculiar genius. And in the bird's fate can be read, too, the...
This is a story of a scarcely credible abundance, of flocks of birds so vast they made the sky invisible. It is also a story, almost as difficult to c...
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75,44 |
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Bird Stories
ISBN: 9781499355253 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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27,31 |