Klamath River Bird Finder
de Bob Claypole (Ed. Living Gold Pr) Isbn : 0965137759
16.19 € / 106.2 FF
Author Bob Claypole is a former river-rafting and driftboat fishing guide and is currently a Forest Service fire lookout. For nearly 30 years he has lived and worked on the Klamath River in far northern California,all the while continuously birding along over 100 miles of river corridor and up into the surrounding mountains. His detailed observations have resulted in this book. Over 200 species live, nest or migrate through this region, which is located between the birding hot spots of the Klamath Basin and the Humboldt Bay/Del Norte Coast,a«missing link»waiting to be discovered by birders looking for new adventures. The book includes Tours complete with maps and driving instructons,Bar Graphs depicting abundance and probability for each species, brief Accounts of local habits and sighting...

Guide des oiseaux exotiques : Les Diamants et autres estrildides
de Gianni Ravazzi, M. Frola (Ed. De Vecchi) Isbn : 2732824046
15.09 € / 98.98 FF
Aujourd'hui, on connaît tout des oiseaux domestiques...ou presque. L'anatomie, les familles, la reproduction, l'alimentation et les soins sont dans leur ensemble bien connus, mais savez vous qu'à l'intérieur des genres et espèces, il existe de multiples spécificités qui, si vous les ignorez, ne vous permettront pas de bien vivre avec votre oiseau de compagnie. Avec ce guide pratique consacré aux diamants et autres estildidée, vous découvrirez l'anatomie et la psychologie, l'étude du comportement, l'alimentation, la reproduction et les maladies, des fiches pratiques qui vous conduiront à la découverte de l'Amandine à tête rouge à l'Amarate du Sénégal, du Bec-d'argent au Bec- de corail, du célèbre diamant de Gould au Queue de vinaigre et au Moineau du Japon... Les oiseaux exotiques sont des ...

Animaux de la ville
de Guilhem Lesaffre, François Desbordes (Ed. Gallimard) Isbn : 2070586774
4.57 € / 29.98 FF
Au pied des immeubles, la nature. Dans les rues, les squares, sur le fleuve citadin, habitent une foule d'animaux discrets que l'on peut découvrir sans aller à la campagne.

L'île aux oiseaux : contes soufis
de Abdel Saadi (Ed. Les Deux Océans) Isbn : 2866810856
9.91 € / 65.01 FF
Au fil de ces histoires fantastiques, Abdel Saadi nous entraîne dans l'univers magique du héros mythique à la recherche du trésor entrevu dans l'enfance ; univers magique qui n'est autre, en réalité, que celui dans lequel chemine solitaire, souvent incompris voire persécuté, l'homme “ re-né “ à la totalité.

La Marche de l'Empereur (Ancien prix éditeur : 28 euros)
de Luc Jacquet, Jérôme Maison (Ed. Michel Lafon) Isbn : 2749902266
28.00 € / 183.67 FF
Au coeur de l'Antarctique, région la plus isolée et inhospitalière du monde, se noue le curieux destin du manchot empereur. Chaque année, il quitte la mer nourricière pour gagner la banquise hostile mais stable, où il peut se reproduire. Entre les deux, le plus courageux des oiseaux marche et marche encore sur des centaines de kilomètres, affrontant le blizzard et l'hiver. A travers plus de 200 photos exceptionnelles, prises pendant le tournage du film, découvrez la terre Adélie et suivez les traces du manchot empereur... La nature a inventé la plus belle des histoires.

L'Ami des oiseaux (nouvelle édition)
de Robert Burton (Ed. Bordas) Isbn : 204760012X
26.00 € / 170.55 FF
Attirer, observer et nourrir les oiseaux dans votre jardin.

The Last Island: A Naturalists Sojourn on Triangle Island
de Alison Watt (Ed. Harbour Publishing) Isbn : 1550172964
27.84 € / 182.62 FF
At twenty-three, Alison Watt left the comfort of a relationship and urban life to spend four months studying tufted puffins on Triangle Island, a remote bird sanctuary far off the northern tip of Vancouver Island. She spent her summer in the company of Anne Vallée, a serious young biologist whose dedication to her field made her a formidable and inspiring mentor. Now, in the sixteen years since Watt last visited the island, Anne has died, and from the moment Watt arrives to do more research, she is flooded with memories of the summer they spent together. Told in a gripping diary form, The Last Island blends native legends, evolutionary theory, scientific knowledge and an appreciation for the delicate balance required for creatures as small as krill and as large as fin whales to survive. Wa...

Birding the Southwestern National Parks
de Roland H. Wauer (Ed. Texas A & M University Press) Isbn : 1585442860
27.87 € / 182.82 FF
At the end of the twentieth century roughly 265 million people visited the 374 sites in the American National Park System. These places, designated and protected because of their significance to our nation's historical and natural heritage, contain some of the most beautiful landscapes in the United States-landscapes that naturally lend themselves to outdoor recreation. In this book, veteran parks interpreter Roland H. Wauer introduces the pleasures of birding in the national parks of the American Southwest. From California to Texas, from hugely popular destinations such as Arizona's Grand Canyon to the mostly undiscovered shores of Amistad National Recreation Area, Wauer visits fourteen sites and gives us his advice on what birds to expect and where and how to find them. Birding the South...

Birding the Southwestern National Parks
de Roland H. Wauer (Ed. Texas A & M University Press) Isbn : 1585442879
13.50 € / 88.55 FF
At the end of the twentieth century roughly 265 million people visited the 374 sites in the American National Park System. These places, designated and protected because of their significance to our nation's historical and natural heritage, contain some of the most beautiful landscapes in the United States-landscapes that naturally lend themselves to outdoor recreation. In this book, veteran parks interpreter Roland H. Wauer introduces the pleasures of birding in the national parks of the American Southwest. From California to Texas, from hugely popular destinations such as Arizona's Grand Canyon to the mostly undiscovered shores of Amistad National Recreation Area, Wauer visits fourteen sites and gives us his advice on what birds to expect and where and how to find them. Birding the South...

Dunnock Behaviour and Social Evolution
de N.B. Davies (Ed. Oxford University Press) Isbn : 0198546750
99.99 € / 655.89 FF
At first sight just a small brown bird, the dunnock's unobtrusive appearance belies its extraordinary behavior and mating patterns. This book gives a full account of the mating systems of the dunnock or hedge sparrow, Prunella modularis, which include pairs, a male with two females, two males with one female, and several males with several females. Detailed observations, elegant field experiments, and DNA fingerprinting are combined to show how this variable social organization arises from selfish individuals competing to maximize their own reproductive success. Further experiments reveal how the cuckoo may thwart the dunnock's parental efforts. David Quinn's exquisite drawings provide a visual summary of the bird's behavior. All students of ecology, evolution, and animal behavior will wan...