Este libro es el resultado de un proceso investigativo que busco reconocer el gran potencial pedagogico, didactico y biologico que tiene la UPN para el estudio y conservacion de las aves.
For the first time, the complete collection of the Collins Field Guides' incredibly detailed, accurate and beautiful bird paintings has been brought together in one comprehensive volume.
Shortlisted for the 2023 Highland Book Prize'Joyful and mindful, a powerful argument for being still and listening' Sunday TimesA book about birds, birdsong and the countryside they inhabit, from the critically acclaimed author of Raptor.
An exploration of communicating with birds and the lessons they can teach us*; Discusses specific birdtalk techniques and offers insights into many species*; Looks at the long-standing tradition of ';avitherapy' throughout history and in literature and the arts*; Explains how song-talk with birds restores peace, calms anxiety, and enhances healthFor decades Alan Powers has studied bird vocalizations, developing the remarkable ability to imitate birds' songs and get them to respond and even change tunes.
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.
El 27 de mayo de 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart conoció en una tienda vienesa a un coqueto estornino que cantó una versión improvisada del tema de su Concierto para piano n.
'BEAUTIFULLY, A BOOK ABOUT BIRDS' The Sunday Times | 'ENGAGING AND EYE-OPENING' The Countryman Uncover the life of owls through this beautiful guide to these secretive and charismatic birds from the bestselling author of The Robin, The Wren, and The Swan.
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.
Ten Thousand Birds provides a thoroughly engaging and authoritative history of modern ornithology, tracing how the study of birds has been shaped by a succession of visionary and often-controversial personalities, and by the unique social and scientific contexts in which these extraordinary individuals worked.
A complete illustrated guide to these enigmatic seabirdsPetrels, albatrosses, and storm-petrels are among the most beautiful yet least known of all the world's birds, living their lives at sea far from the sight of most people.
An illustrated guide to how birds design and build their nestsBirds are the most consistently inventive builders, and their nests set the bar for functional design in nature.
The world's parrots in one convenient field guideFrom the macaws of South America to the cockatoos of Australia, parrots are among the most beautiful and exotic birds in the world-and among the most endangered.
A stunningly illustrated look at the mating and parenting lives of the world's birdsBird Love looks at the extraordinary range of mating systems in the avian world, exploring all the stages from courtship and nest-building to protecting eggs and raising chicks.
How birds have evolved and adapted to survive winterBirds in Winter is the first book devoted to the ecology and behavior of birds during this most challenging season.
'A tour-de-force survey of how birds live their lives - with all the drama, surprise, humour, sadness and amazement of any human soap-opera' - Stephen Moss, author of Ten Birds That Changed the World'Utterly fascinating .
Noah Strycker comparte las experiencias que ha adquirido en sus trabajos de campo estudiando a las aves, En cada uno de los trece capítulos de este libro el protagonista es un ave distinta, de esta forma pasa del encuentro con una paloma al comer una hamburguesa al éxito de las carreras de palomas y el instinto de éstas para volver a casa; expone las posibles contribuciones médicas del estudio de los buitres y las que ya ha hecho el análisis de las parvadas de estorninos a la animación, así como la influencia de las gallinas en los primeros trabajos sobre las relaciones jerárquicas y de poder; también aborda el agitado ritmo de vida de los violentos colibríes y el estilo de vida nómada que han desarrollado los búhos blancos, forzados por las condiciones adversas de las remotas zonas que habitan; habla del miedo de los pingüinos, el amor que parecen profesar los albatros, el altruismo de las ratonas australianas y la memoria de los cascanueces para analizar los posibles principios de estas características en el hombre y su propósito en la evolución; igualmente hace alusión a las habilidades artísticas de los pergoleros y el ritmo de una peculiar cacatúa para disertar sobre la función del arte y la música en nuestra vida; también estudia las curiosas urracas, capaces de reconocerse frente al espejo, en cuyo comportamiento podríamos encontrar las claves del individualismo y los axiomas que rigen los sentimientos
Für den Schreiber, Denker und Dichter Giacomo Leopardi sind Vögel "die fröhlichsten Geschöpfe auf der Welt" – von den volatilen Wesen bezaubert ist auch unser Autor.
Die Stadt aus der VogelperspektiveHalsbandsittiche im Rheinland, Nilgänse in Frankfurt, Nachtigallen in Berlin: Die Vogelwelt in den Städten verändert sich.
Seit der Einführung der Vogelschutzrichtlinie im Jahr 1979 stehen alle heimischen wildlebenden Vogelarten auf dem Gebiet der Europäischen Union unter Schutz.
'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.
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?
