Wildlife: general interest

The definitive guide to finding birds in Northern and Eastern Spain.

Birds of Prey of the East and its companion volume, Birds of Prey of the West, are the most comprehensive and authoritative field guides to North American birds of prey ever published.

Originally published in 1936, this is an excellent manual on British animal tracks and tracking.

A richly illustrated guide to wasps around the worldWasps have been around since before the dinosaurs and are one of the world's largest insect groups.

Beautifully illustrated and clearly presented, The Butterflies of Canada is an indispensable guide to all aspects of butterfly study.

This is a guide to 'true' finches and sparrows illustrating all the species, many races and most sex and age variations, with almost 950 portraits.

There are fewer grey seals in the world than endangered African elephants, but the British Isles host almost half of this global population.

Shortlisted for the 2018 TWS Wildlife Publication Awards in the edited book categoryThe various species of new world blackbirds, often intermingled in large foraging flocks and nighttime roosts, collectively number in the hundreds of millions and are a dominant component of the natural and agricultural avifauna in North America today.

For twenty years John Aitchison has been traveling the world to film wildlife for a variety of international TV shows, taking him to far-away places on every continent.

This fantastic book contains a collection of classic articles on the subject of bee keeping, focusing mainly on queens and how to rear, introduce, and breed them.

This guide synthesizes the most current information available on the pests and environmental conditions that can damage California's conifers, the vast majority of native trees in the state.

China covers about 7% of the earth's land surface and encompasses a hugely diverse range of habitats.

This is a guide to rails, a relatively homogeneous family of birds spread throughout the world.

This vintage book contains a complete and comprehensive guide to cattle farming for beef and milk production.

"e;A book devoted to the beauty of [Hawaiian] birds .

This book is an entertaining, informative and enchanting introduction to its subject - just as those medieval banes of the farmyard, the Fox and the Vixen, were enchanting in escapades from fables and funny tales, from beastly epic poems and bestiaries, and from medieval material culture (in Danish wall-paintings and Dutch manuscript illustrations and statues, stained-glass and Italian mosaics).

Leonardo da Vinci was obsessed with water.

This beautifully illustrated and user-friendly book presents the most up-to-date information available about the natural histories of birds of the Sierra Nevada, the origins of their names, the habitats they prefer, how they communicate and interact with one another, their relative abundance, and where they occur within the region.

'A superb account of the ecology and behaviour of two declining bird species whose lives are intimately shaped by their woodland habitats.

North Carolina harbors an incredible diversity of habitats that provide food and shelter for more than 440 bird species throughout the year, making the state a destination for birders and nature lovers.

Many animals, including humans, acquire valuable skills and knowledge by copying others.

The most up-to-date and comprehensive handbook to the region's mammals, illustrated with exceptional photography.

Winner of the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction * Finalist for the PEN/E.

'I went for a walk around the garden.

Macrophage Regulation of Immunity contains the proceedings of a conference held in Augusta, Michigan, on March 12-14, 1979.

The award-winning author of The Way of the Gladiator shares his experiences hunting with strange devices—and animals—in this classic book.

Insects, Science, & Society documents the proceedings of a symposium of the same name celebrating the centennial of entomology at Cornell University.

Wild Life documents a nuanced understanding of the wild versus captive divide in species conservation.

Natural and Induced Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity: Effector and Regulatory Mechanisms contains the proceedings of the Erwin Riesch Symposium organized on the occasion of the Fifth Centennial of the University of Tubingen in Germany on October 20-23, 1977.

A guide to bird behaviour in the British Isles throughout the year, including ID help, top things to see and do each month, facts and folklore, and practical ideas to help birds.

This is a fully updated second edition of 2009's well reviewed RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds detailing Scotland's rich birdlife.

High above the mountaintops on the Isle of Mull, a huge bird is soaring.

'Beautifully written and filled with mind-boggling wonders' - Dave Goulson, author of A Sting in the Tale'Thrilling, compellingly readable and paradigm-shattering' - Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast'Both expert and entertaining' - David Barrie, author of Incredible JourneysAnts have been walking the Earth since the age of the dinosaurs.

Discover the diversity and beauty of life in the wild through stunning photographs From the exquisite fragility of butterflies to the might and majesty of humpback whales, explore the incredible diversity of life on Earth in this lavishly illustrated celebration of the animal kingdom.

Invasions de frelons asiatiques, de ragondins, d’ibis sacrés, de renouées du Japon… On entend souvent parler de ces nouvelles menaces pour l’environnement.

A celebration of the diversity and evolution of birds, as depicted in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's magnificent 2,500-square-foot Wall of Birds mural by artist Jane Kim.

Each Falcon Field Guide to birds introduces the most common and sought-after species in a state.

Wild Dogs: The Natural History of the Nondomestic Canidae presents a comprehensive, current natural history of the nondomestic dog species.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to the breeding, rearing, and management of the border fancy canary.

This comprehensive monograph is a second edition of one of the most popular Poyser monographs.

Advances in Cellular Neurobiology, Volume 1 discusses the topographical anatomy and functional relation of the brain and spinal cord.

What does it mean to be a part of-rather than apart from-nature?

We have lived with the Oceans and utilized its services since time immemorial.

An essential companion for any visitor to the Alps The Alps remain one of Europe's foremost tourist destinations not just for its world-famous scenery, but also its remarkable and diverse wildlife.

The book describes all the main habitat types, the structure and composition of bird communities, and reviews bird sites and their distribution throughout Britain.

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

Winner of the 1969 John Burroughs Medal From childhood Louise de Kiriline Lawrence dreamed of settling one day in an unspoiled, tranquil spot and living in harmony with nature.

They change color depending on their mood.

**Science Friday Summer Reading Pick** **Discover magazine Top 5 Summer Reads** **People magazine Best Summer Reads** A lovely, big-hearted bookbrimming with compassion and the tales of the many, many humans who devote their days to making animals well (The New York Times).