Schon in den Jugendjahren faszinierten den Autoren und Fotografen Hugo Hufschmid die englischen Naturforscher Charles Darwin und Alfred Russel Wallace, aber auch die beiden Basler Prof.
David Rothenberg hat Musik mit Walen, Insekten, mit Wasser und Wind gemacht: Den perfekten Sound haben ihm dann aber die Berliner Nachtigallen geliefert, die dort imWettkampf mit dem Stadtlärm über sich hinauswachsen.
Delfinabenteuer ab 12: In Band 2 der spannenden DelfinTeam-Reihe "Im Sog des Bermudadreiecks" riskiert Sandy mit ihren Freunden alles, um einen weiteren gefährlichen Unterwasser-Auftrag zu lösen.
'A thrilling celebration of lighthouses' i newspaperAn enthralling history of Britain's rock lighthouses, and the people who built and inhabited themLighthouses are enduring monuments to our relationship with the sea.
In this revelatory book, Callum Roberts uses his lifetime's experience working with the oceans to show why they are the most mysterious places on earth, their depths still largely unexplored.
An idiosyncratic, richly illustrated guide to Britain's rivers, seas and shores, for everyone who loves the water and the natural world - a Norwegian Wood for Britain's watersThis is a book for those who want to understand better how the waters surrounding us affect our daily lives, how it imperceptibly but crucially shapes our actions, and has shaped our landscape for millenia.
The sixth instalment of the popular Birder Murder series A trail of a murder leads Domenic Jejeune across a vast continent Newly estranged from his girlfriend, Lindy Hey, Inspector Domenic Jejeune returns to Southern Ontario, where he receives news that his brother, Damian, has gone missing in Wood Buffalo National Park while conducting research on Whooping Cranes.
At Warburg, Germany, in 1941, four British PoWs find an unexpected means of escape from the horrors of internment when they form a birdwatching society, and embark on an obsessive quest behind barbed wire.
THE BESTSELLING BIRDWATCHING CLASSIC - 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION'A delightful ode to the wild world outside the kitchen window - leaves you with the warm feeling that a shared love conquers all' The Daily TelegraphLook out the window.
A splendid and luminous celebration of one of nature's most perfect and mysterious creaturesthe hawkfrom the New York Times bestselling author of the ';astoundingly beautiful' (NPR) The Soul of an Octopus.
Finally backyard farmers who want to keep a few hens for eggs have a bible that's attractive enough to leave out on the coffee table, and inexpensive enough to purchase on a whim.
A scientific expedition into unknown parts of the Caribbean to study the tectonic plates of the region answers the intriguing question: Is there a language of fish?
From renowned National Wildlife Federation naturalist and TV host David Mizejewski comes a new book to show you how to create a magical ecosystem right in your backyard!
'Britain's finest living nature writer' THE TIMES'Lewis-Stempel's greatest gift remains his prose, with all its vividness and energy' THE DAILY MAIL'The hottest nature writer around' THE SPECTATORAt night, the normal rules of Nature do not apply.
Beginning and intermediate chicken keepers don't need to spend hours poring through extensive manuals and thick booksCarissa Bonham boils down chicken-keeping basics into 101 easy-to-understand and easy-to-apply tips, tricks, and chicken hacks.
From the sparrow to the starling, the woodpecker to the warbler, the eagle to the egret, and every species in between, birds are some of the most plentiful and most diverse creatures in North America.
Behold the power of nature with this illustrated field guide to recognizing and understanding the messages that the universe sends us through the birds we see in our daily lives.
Learn how to:*; Attract particular species by choosing the right foods, plants, trees, water sources, and nesting materials*; Create a garden, region by region, that will be an oasis for birds and butterflies*; Instantly recognize, and attract, those birds you are most likely to seeincluding the top birds found nationally as well as in Eastern and Western locations*; Identify species by field marks, plumage, and more*; Make your yard the hummingbird capital of the neighborhood*; Fend off predators and other uninvited backyard guests
