The Parrot Who Owns Me: The Story of a Relationship
ISBN: 9780375760259 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Seventeen years ago, when she adopted a neglected, orphaned thirty-year-old parrot named Tiko, the internationally renowned ornithologist Joanna Burger entered one of the most complex relationships of her life. Sullen and hostile when he entered Dr. Burger's home, Tiko gradually warmed up, courting her during mating season, nursing her vigilantly through a bout with Lyme disease, and for a while even fighting her husband for her attentions. In time theirs was a relationship of deep mutual trust.
The Parrot Who Owns Me is Joanna and Tiko's story, as well as the story of the science of... Seventeen years ago, when she adopted a neglected, orphaned thirty-year-old parrot named Tiko, the internationally renowned ornithologist Joanna Burge...
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82,99 zł |
Living with Peacocks
ISBN: 9780595393824 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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43,46 zł |
Birds Off the Perch: Therapy and Training for Your Pet Bird
ISBN: 9780743227049 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. You love your pet bird, even when he misbehaves, but how can you train him with compassion? Birds off the Perch proves that rewarding good behavior is kinder and more effective than traditional discipline through punishment. This revolutionary approach combines the expertise of an animal behaviorist, a companion parrot consultant and a veterinarian who use "family therapy techniques" -- such as learning to respect the bird's boundaries and viewing sibling rivalry in a broad, environmental context -- to help you change the mischievous behavior of domesticated birds, including:
-... You love your pet bird, even when he misbehaves, but how can you train him with compassion? Birds off the Perch proves that rewarding good beha...
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78,58 zł |
Teaching Your Bird to Talk
ISBN: 9780764541650 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From two noted experts-the first in-depth book on teaching your bird to talk Teaching a bird to talk isn't as difficult as it may seem. In this easy-to-follow guide, avian experts Diane Grindol and Tom Roudybush reveal how you can communicate with your parrot far beyond ""hello"" and, in turn, understand what your bird is trying to communicate to you. Teaching Your Bird to Talk compiles an impressive amount of background, training, and research regarding bird vocalizations, walking you step by step through the behavioral mechanics of training parrots to talk (as well as starlings,...
From two noted experts-the first in-depth book on teaching your bird to talk Teaching a bird to talk isn't as difficult as it may seem. In this ea...
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113,53 zł |
Parakeet: Your Happy Healthy Pet
ISBN: 9780764599194 / Angielski / Twarda / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly Whoever coined the term ""birdbrained"" wasn't familiar with parakeets. They're smart as well as funny and entertaining. This guide helps you with everything from preparing for and choosing a parakeet to teaching it to talk and perform tricks. It covers:
* Details on setting up a healthy home for your pet * Everyday care, including feeding and grooming * Veterinary care and common health problems * Normal parakeet... The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more read...
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135,37 zł |
The Lovebird
ISBN: 9780876054307 / Angielski / Twarda / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is our seventh set of Happy, Healthy Pet titles. Like the others, they are books pet owners can turn to for the essential information they need to raise a healthy, happy pet. All books contain information on:
This is our seventh set of Happy, Healthy Pet titles. Like the others, they are books pet owners can turn to for the essential information they...
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135,37 zł |
The Quaker Parrot [With Photos, Slidebars]
ISBN: 9780876054482 / Angielski / Twarda / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is our seventh set of Happy, Healthy Pet titles. Like the others, they are books pet owners can turn to for the essential information they need to raise a healthy pet. All books contain information on
In addition, owners of more unusual pets will particularly appreciate the expert advice in these books because professional care for their animals may be difficult... This is our seventh set of Happy, Healthy Pet titles. Like the others, they are books pet owners can turn to for the essential information they...
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113,35 zł |
First Aid for Birds
ISBN: 9780876055311 / Angielski / Twarda / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Offers step-by-step instructions for dealing with potential emergency situations and advice on caring for a pet bird.
Offers step-by-step instructions for dealing with potential emergency situations and advice on caring for a pet bird.
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131,00 zł |
The Pleasure of Their Company: An Owner's Guide to Parrot Training
ISBN: 9780876055946 / Angielski / Twarda / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Making the Most of a Good Thing Sharing Your Home and Life with a pet bird from the parrot family can be a joy that must be experienced to be appreciated. Whether your parrot pal is a lordly macaw, a tiny budgie or any of the beautiful Amazons, African greys, cockatoos or other beloved species in between, life can be beautiful when communication works. And that is what The Pleasure of Their Company: An Owner's Guide to Parrot Training can do for the relationship. The text discusses the reasons for training a parrot, how an owner's behavior influences training results, working with baby...
Making the Most of a Good Thing Sharing Your Home and Life with a pet bird from the parrot family can be a joy that must be experienced to be apprecia...
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122,08 zł |
My Parrot, My Friend: An Owner's Guide to Parrot Behavior
ISBN: 9780876059708 / Angielski / Twarda / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. My Parrot, My Friend is a straightforward book that addresses a growing need for parrot owners and their birds. When difficulties develop in the home, or a clash in avian and human natures makes for unhappy birds and angry owners, many times the sad consequence is painful termination of what could have been a long-term, joyful relationship. Happily, there is an effective remedy and it lies in a program of behavior modification. That program is fully detailed in this well-written, wonderfully detailed text. In addition, the text helps readers to find the right bird so problems can be...
My Parrot, My Friend is a straightforward book that addresses a growing need for parrot owners and their birds. When difficulties develop in the home,...
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126,63 zł |
How to Build Everything You Need For Your Birds: From Aviaries . . . To Nestboxes
ISBN: 9781403346872 / Angielski / Miękka / 116 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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77,71 zł |
The Dovecote - Natural History & Management of Domestic Pigeons
ISBN: 9781406787429 / Angielski / Twarda / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book contains a comprehensive and accessible guide to keeping domestic pigeons, with information on housing, feeding, selection and breeding, common problems and ailments, training, and much more. A novice-friendly and accessible guide, The Dovecote will be of utility to anyone occupied in the keeping of pigeons, and would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new...
This book contains a comprehensive and accessible guide to keeping domestic pigeons, with information on housing, feeding, selection and breeding, com...
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224,99 zł |
Canary Breeding for Beginners - A Practical Guide to the Cult of Canary Breeding, Designed Specially for the Use of the Beginner in the Hobby.
ISBN: 9781406791389 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book contains a novice-friendly guide to breeding canaries. It includes a wealth of information on all aspects of canary breeding and management, including home construction, incubation, egg food, feeding the young, moulting, weaning, and much more. This volume is recommended for anyone interested in breeding canaries, and it will be of considerable value to those with little previous experience in the practice. The chapters of this volume include: The Cages Considered, Perches and Other Fitments, The Bird Room, About the Bath, First Principles in Mating, Building the Home, The...
This vintage book contains a novice-friendly guide to breeding canaries. It includes a wealth of information on all aspects of canary breeding and man...
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136,93 zł |
Breeding British Birds in Aviaries and Cages - Housing, Feeding, Sexing and General Management of British Hardbills and Softbills
ISBN: 9781406791419 / Angielski / Miękka / 136 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This antiquarian book contains a complete guide to the housing, feeding, sexing, and general management of British birds in aviaries and cages. It comprises a wealth of useful information on keeping a large number of different birds ranging from goldfinches to starlings, and it is highly recommended for those with a practical interest in the subject. Although old, the information contained within the pages of this book is timeless, and will be of considerable utility to the modern enthusiast. The chapters of this book include: Housing and Feeding, The Goldfinch, The Bullfinch, The Linnet, The...
This antiquarian book contains a complete guide to the housing, feeding, sexing, and general management of British birds in aviaries and cages. It com...
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156,50 zł |
Wild Plants and Seeds for Birds - An Illustrated Dictionary of the Best Foods for Use in the Aviary
ISBN: 9781406791440 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book contains a detailed guide to the best plants and wild seeds used for feeding birds. A perfect source book for both the professional and amateur alike, this comprehensive guide comes complete with a wealth of helpful information and a plethora of detailed illustrations. A great addition to any collection of avicultural literature, this little gem is not to be missed by the discerning bird-keeper. Chapters included herein are: Ash, Common Ash, Mountain Beech, Blackberry, Blackthorn, Bluebottle, Bramble, Broom, Buckwheat, Burdock, Charlock, Chickweed, Chickweed, Mouse Ear, Cleavers...
This book contains a detailed guide to the best plants and wild seeds used for feeding birds. A perfect source book for both the professional and amat...
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161,40 zł |
Parrots for Pleasure and Profit - Their Breeding and Management
ISBN: 9781406793574 / Angielski / Miękka / 74 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book contains a concise and accessible guide to keeping parrots for pleasure and for profit. It has a special focus on their breeding and management. Full of invaluable tips and a wealth of useful, practical information, this volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in keeping parrots, and would make for a great addition to collections of related literature. The chapters of this book include: Aviculture, Parrots for Pleasure and Profit, Grey Parrots, The Breeding of Hybrid Parakeets, New Zealand Parakeets, An Account of Six Popular Parrots, and Some Facts about...
This vintage book contains a concise and accessible guide to keeping parrots for pleasure and for profit. It has a special focus on their breeding and...
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171,18 zł |
Favourite Foreign Birds for Cages and Aviaries
ISBN: 9781406795349 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Originally published in 1891.Contents Include: The Cardinal Family The Crow Family The Dove Family The Drongo Family The Finch Family The Kingfisher Family The Lark Family The Mannikin Family The Owl Family The Quail Family The Robin Family The Sparrow Family The Starling Family The Tanager Family The Thrush Family The Warbler Family The Waxbill Family The Weaver Family
Originally published in 1891.Contents Include: The Cardinal Family The Crow Family The Dove Family The Drongo Family The Finch Family The Kingfisher F...
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127,14 zł |
The Art of Cockfighting: A Handbook for Beginners and Old Timers: A Handbook for Beginners and Old Timers
ISBN: 9781406795646 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the story of Cockfighting and how it is practised in certain parts of the World where it is still legal. In Britain it has been a forbidden sport for more than 150 years, although it is said that in country parts, that it ceased much later than that time. Many people keep Game Fowl purely for interest and this book is reissued in the hope that many of the sections relating to the history, feeding, conditioning and other aspects of keeping these birds will be of great interest. Contents Include: History Selection of a Strain, Basic Strains, The Hen Breeding and Breeding Systems The...
This is the story of Cockfighting and how it is practised in certain parts of the World where it is still legal. In Britain it has been a forbidden sp...
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352,19 zł |
Canaries - A Complete and Practical Guide to the Breeding, Exhibiting and General Management of These Popular Birds
ISBN: 9781406796001 / Angielski / Miękka / 404 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This vintage book contains a complete and practical guide to the breeding, exhibiting, and general management of canaries. This accessible and profusely illustrated guide includes all the information an existing or prospective canary keeper might need to know, and it is highly recommended for those with a practical interest in the subject. The chapters of this book include: Canary Keeping as a Hobby, Aviaries, Cages, and Fittings, Breeding and General Management, Moulting and Colour Feeding, Diseases and their Treatment, Seeds and their Uses, Exhibiting, The Belgian, The Scots Fancy,...
This vintage book contains a complete and practical guide to the breeding, exhibiting, and general management of canaries. This accessible and profuse...
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200,53 zł |
The Great Heep Race
ISBN: 9781413467994 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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83,12 zł |