Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest

Wildfowling is the most romantic, exciting and challenging of all the field sports.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to starting your own breeding aviary, including tips on aviary construction, cages, birds to pick, possible setbacks, hatching, and any ailments your birds may pick up.

This antique text contains a guide to the care and maintenance of waterfowl as ornamental birds in personal ponds and lakes.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to falconry, with information on breeding, selection, training, general care and management, and much more.

Originally published in 1887, this book comprises a detailed guide to setting up and maintaining a routine of management for the successful rearing of pheasants.

Southern Iberia is in the top rank of European birding hotspots, and the fourth edition of this popular book, first published in 1994, continues to ensure that visitors can make the most of the region's many attractions.

The ultimate resource for birders visiting the ornithologically rich counties of Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.

A haunting, beautifully illustrated memorial to this iconic extinct birdAt the start of the nineteenth century, Passenger Pigeons were perhaps the most abundant birds on the planet, numbering literally in the billions.

A tale of one man's obsession with rainforest jewels, this is the story of an impossible dream: a quest to see every one of the world's most elusive avian gems--a group of birds known as pittas--in a single year.

Birdwatching is for everyone.

A pocket-friendly photographic field guide to 290 birds of the British Isles.

A marvelous journey into the world of bird evolutionHow Birds Evolve explores how evolution has shaped the distinctive characteristics and behaviors we observe in birds today.

This text contains a brilliant guide to the correct identification of swans, ducks, and geese.

The perfect photographic guide to the avifauna of Spain Spain is recognised as one of Europe's richest birdwatching destinations, one that offers a host of regional specialities.

The definitive field guide to the birds of SeychellesA group of ancient granitic islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the Seychelles enjoy a remarkably diverse bird fauna, rich with endemics.

In range, Wild Geese covers the geese of North America, Europe and Asia, and thus the world species except for the Hawaiian Goose or Ne-Ne.

'Based on many years of personal research, and a thorough knowledge of the European literature, the authors provide an eminently readable account of the biology of the Common Buzzard.

The best photographic field guide to Australia's birdsAustralia is home to a spectacular diversity of birdlife, from parrots and penguins to emus and vibrant passerines.

Woodpeckers are fascinating birds, filling our forests with their unmistakable drumming, and capturing our imaginations with their incredible ability to drill holes in trees and their bright, colourful plumage.

This classic Poyser title, now in its third revised edition, discusses in depth the various ways in which weather conditions influence bird behaviour.

Forty amazing places where you can escape reality and reconnect with natureThese unforgettable locations in Britain's wild corners range from lighthouses to cottages, from bothies to boats.

"e;The One in Red Cravat"e; is a delightful poetry collection containing a selection of classic poems about robins, written by various authors including William Wordsworth, John Clare, William Cowper, and many others.

The various Red Data Books prepared by the IUCN and ICBP have set the standards for recognizing birds close to or at risk of extinction worldwide.

Offering intimate and unforgettable descriptions of the birds and people that inhabit Honduran landscapes, Seven Names for the Bellbird showcases the deep-rooted local traditions of bird appreciation and holds them up as a model for sound management of the environment.

'When a robin appears, a loved one is near' In 2019, Tony Putman was working as a gardener in Edenbridge, Kent, when he noticed a bold robin sitting on a branch of an old plum tree.

Get to know all the birds that will flock to your yard throughout the year, and how to attract those that need a little extra persuasion to visit.

Puffins is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos and features succinct, detailed text written by a knowledgeable expert.

In Vultures of the World, Keith L.

New Guinea, the largest tropical island, supports a spectacular bird fauna characterized by cassowaries, megapodes, pigeons, parrots, kingfishers, and owlet-nightjars, as well as the iconic birds of paradise and bowerbirds.

This antique book contains a detailed guide to foreign birds commonly kept as pets in cages and aviaries.

From Canadas top birding team comes the definitive guide to finding birds in British Columbia.

While Denis Summers-Smith's monograph The Sparrows presented his knowledge of sparrow biology, this volume tells the other, human, side of the tale.

Two species of magpie feature in this book, the Black-billed Magpie, familiar to most Europeans, which occurs throughout much of the northern hemisphere, and the Yellow-billed Magpie, which is confined to California.

This definitive guide is an essential resource for Kansas birders of all kinds!

How to get good, then better, then even better at identifying birds in the field-and have fun doing it.

Graham Martin takes the reader deep into the world of birds from a new perspective, with a 'through birds' eyes' approach to ornithology that goes beyond the traditional habitat or ecological point of view.

The second volume in this incredible series on western palearctic birds.

This book is an essential reference for anybody who has watched birds in this amazing county.

The County Avifauna series provides detailed information on the range and status of bird species at county level.

The identification, ecology and biology of the ducks of Europe.

The perfect guide to the birds of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, from the #1 birding website AllAboutBirds.

Imagine a jazz musician, improvising on a theme.

The essential companion to any birder's field guideBirdwatching is for everyone.

A field guide that revolutionizes warbler identificationWarblers are among the most challenging birds to identify.

An essential field guide companion covering species pairs or groups that are difficult to identify.

"e;A Guide to Keeping Ducks"e; contains information on the methods and equipment of the poultry farmer.

The perfect photographic guide to the avifauna of Bail, Sumatra and Java.

The first edition of The Peregrine Falcon was widely recognised as a classic of its kind, documenting not only the species' biology but also the sad tale of its decline due to the impact of pesticides.