Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest

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.

The epic story of why passenger pigeons became extinct and what that says about our current relationship with the natural world.

Ramble through the varied habitats and remarkable scenery of Alabama and Mississippi with this terrific birding location guide.

Die vyfde uitgawe van Sasol Voëls van Suider-Afrika is tans volledig bygewerk deur die deskundige skrywerspaneel, met bykomende bydraes van twee nuwe voëldeskundiges.

[2015 Reprint] Roger Tory Petersonthe Renaissance man who taught Americans the joy of watching birdsalso invented the modern field guide.

This spectacular field guide includes all resident, breeding and migrant species found in Greater Southern Africa.

A compact yet comprehensive guide to the birds of the West Indies.

Birds of Bangladesh the definitive field guide to Bangladesh's rich avifauna.

A captivating testament to the mutual rewards and delights of keeping chickens, by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Flower YardMost of us want a dog, or a cat, or a pony when we are young but for Arthur Parkinson, it was always hens.

A photographic guide to the amazing avifauna of South Africa.

Scarce migrant birds of Britain and Ireland - how many are seen?

The 83 species featured in this book, in date sequence of discovery, had not been recorded in Britain or Ireland before 1946.

The definitive guide to the birds of PakistanPakistan has a rich diversity of bird habitats, from the dry alpine and moist temperate forests of the western Himalayas to the deserts of Baluchistan and Sind.

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

An enthralling voyage of discovery to meet a rare and mysterious bird of prey that puzzled Darwin, fascinates modern-day falconers, and carries secrets of our planet's deep past in its family history.

A large and spectacular bird of prey, the Goshawk lives in boreal forests throughout the Northern hemisphere.

Japan today defends its controversial whaling expeditions by invoking traditionbut what was the historical reality?

With his distinctively witty, anecdotal, and disarming voice, John Yow now journeys to the shore and shares his encounters with some of the most familiar and beloved coastal birds.

From inland peaks and forests to the bold and rocky shore, Maine provides habitat for more than 400 species of birds--roughly half of the species that can be found in all of North America.

The first comprehensive illustrated guide to North America's vagrant birdsRare Birds of North America is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the vagrant birds that occur throughout the United States and Canada.

Tweet, tweet, parakeet!

Falcon Pocket Guides are full-color, visually appealing, on-the-go guides for identifying plants and animals and learning about nature.

An authoritative guide covering the best birdwatching sites in Britain.

The diversity and drama of the bird world is brought to breathtaking life in an encyclopedic new editionThis photographic guide to every bird order and family profiles more than 1,280 species, pictured in their native environment by photographers around the globe.

This highly illustrated book tells the story of the godwits and their migrations - why and how they do it.

This is a review of the whole family of waders.

Covering 22 species found in the Western Palearctic and North America, this guide lists each species under the sections of: field identification; moult; description; geographical variation; measurements; and weight.

Where to look for birds close to home--often-overlooked spots in cities and suburban neighborhoods that can be bird magnets.

From the discovery of the fossil Archaeopteryx to more than 10,000 different documented species today, birds have become the second most diversified class of vertebrates on Earth.

Swifts pose some of the most difficult identification field identification problems and it is the aim of this guide to provide information that will help resolve many of these problems.

Devoted to birds and wildlife since childhood, Mark's early scientific research at Oxford, Aberdeen and the RSPB provided a solid background for his management, ambassadorial, and political lobbying activities which were to follow - and his larger than life, yet quietly humane personality has provided the final tools in his own, unique, nature conservationists' toolbox.

The involvement of humans with ducks, geese and swans has probably been closer than with any other group of birds, today and for several millenia past.

This is the first comprehensive field guide dealing exclusively with the birds of this spectacular region.

One of the most mysterious of birds and rarely seen, it is not surprising that the owl is the focus of many poems, and that is especially true of British Romantic and nature poetry.

Birdwatchers' Year is, in essence, six 'years' of bird activity and behaviour as recorded, month by month, by six experienced bird watchers and ornithologists.

This book is an attempt to survey the natural history of the whole of Wales.

This volume sets out for the first time the historical and current status of all the bird species found in Wales together with their present distribution.

In the year 1983, the British Trust for Ornithology celebrated its first 50 years.

A stunning photographic showcase of the birds of Cuba.

Featuring updated data for this second edition, this is a field guideto the tracks and signs of European birds.

This book covers 43 species of munias and mannikins.

The story behind the birds everyone wants to seeHalfway between Dallas and Mexico City, along the last few hundred miles of the Rio Grande, lies a subtropical outpost where people come from all over the world to see birds.

A portable yet comprehensive guide to the birds of the Lesser AntillesThe Lesser Antilles incorporating the nations of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, along with numerous dependencies are rich in birdlife.

Penguins, among the most delightful creatures in the world, are also among the most vulnerable.

Written by well-known birders and native Mainers, and based on their years of experience answering questions, leading bird walks, and teaching people about birds, Maine's Favorite Birds puts the focus on Maine's most-loved and best-known birds.

Avian Biology, Volume V is a collection of papers that deals with the biology of birds concerning their mechanics of flight and migration.

First published in 1947, "e;The Science of Bird nesting"e; is a comprehensive guide to the wild birds of England, with ornithological notes and hints on nest finding.

ONE OF THE BB/BTO BEST BIRD BOOKS OF THE YEAR, 2018This book represents the definitive photographic guide to gulls, by the world's greatest authority on gull identification.

Surprisingly, for one of Europe's commoner birds of prey, relatively little is known about some aspects of the Kestrel's behaviour and associations.