Decoys: And Proven Methods for Using Them
de Wade Bourne (Ed. Ducks Unlimited) Isbn : 1572233923
19.52 € / 128.04 FF
Through the decades, North American waterfowlers have devised many decoys and many decoy strategies for luring ducks and geese into close shotgun range. Inventive minds and trial-and-error testing have conjured up decoy systems for almost every setting imaginable. Here, for the first time, is a book that offers a variety of effective decoy spreads from some of the country's most successful waterfowling guides and freelancers. Included are strategies and spreads for hunting ducks and geese in...

Wildlife of East Africa
de Martin B. Withers, David Hosking (Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691007373
17.00 € / 111.51 FF
Those looking for a concise yet informative, visually breathtaking yet affordable East African safari need look no further than this spectacular field guide. Featuring full-color photos of 475 common species of bird, mammal, snake, lizard, insect, tree, and flower, Wildlife of East Africa takes us on an exquisite one-volume tour through the living splendor of the main national parks and game reserves of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Many of the species included--from pelicans to plovers, ostriches to elephants, from the daintiest of antelopes to cattlelike giants, from leopards to lions, baboons to gorillas, chameleons to crocodiles, acacias to aloes--also inhabit neighboring countries. The selection was based on the personal experiences of the authors, wildlife experts who have been leadin...

Birding Utah
de D. E. McIvor (Ed. Falcon) Isbn : 1560446153
15.89 € / 104.23 FF
Thoroughly researched, well-organized, and clearly written, Birding Utah will better your chances of having a successful outing. Each description details habitat, specialty birds, best time of year and day to bird, birding strategies, and easy-to-follow directions. Featuring 100 birding sites, this guide also includes chapters on the state's diverse ecoregions and plant communities, discussing distribution and providing a checklist and bar graphs of nearly 400 bird species.

The California Quail
de A.Starker Leopold (Ed. University of California Press) Isbn : 0520054563
17.49 € / 114.73 FF
This well-illustrated, comprehensive book summarizes what is known about the history, biology, and management of the California Quail. The California Quail is the definitive work on this beautiful bird.

Bird Population Studies: Relevance to Conservation and Management
de Christopher M. Perrins (Ed. Oxford University Press) Isbn : 0198540825
99.99 € / 655.89 FF
This volume reviews our current understanding of avian population dynamics and explores ways in which population studies can contribute to effective conservation and management. Estimation of demographic parameters, the role of mathematical modelling, and the special problems of island populations and seabird populations are discussed. The emphasis throughout is on how bird populations are regulated under various constraints and conditions, including the impact of environmental changes. This book will be useful and interesting to ornithologists, ecologists, wildlife managers, and population biologists.

A Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka
de John Harrison (Ed. Oxford University Press) Isbn : 0198549601
49.74 € / 326.27 FF
This volume is a fully comprehensive, modern field guide to the 426 bird species in Sri Lanka. Featuring numerous color illustrations and detailed descriptions of the key identification features, the book will be equally valuable for ornithologists and birdwatchers.

A Field Guide to the Birds of Sri Lanka
de John Harrison (Ed. Oxford University Press) Isbn : 019854961X
95.98 € / 629.59 FF
This volume is a fully comprehensive, modern field guide to the 426 bird species in Sri Lanka. Featuring numerous color illustrations and detailed descriptions of the key identification features, the book will be equally valuable for ornithologists and birdwatchers.

Control of Bird Migration
de P. Berthold (Ed. Kluwer Academic Publishers) Isbn : 0412363801
99.99 € / 655.89 FF
This volume fills a real gap. Before now there existed no compilation to summarize the enormous wealth of data and hypotheses elaborated in the huge research field on the control mechanisms which are involved in bird migration. This volume takes into consideration all aspects of controlling factors since experimentation began in 1925.

Elephants
de Clive Spinage (Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0856610887
55.74 € / 365.63 FF
This volume brings together the latest research and little known observations of scholars, travelers and those who for centuries have worked with the Asian elephant as a beast of burden. The author blends these diverse sources in an easy-to-read style to provide a full and fascinating account of the elephant both in the wild and as long time associate of man's activities. Wide-ranging in geographical and temporal terms, it covers both African and Asian elephants as well as their extinct relative, the mammoth. Elephants discusses their origins, evolution, anatomy, ecology, and behavior. It covers the debate that countries such as Kenya and Botswana have suffered an overpopulation of elephants, and describes the ecology of this debate and its relevance to the ivory trade, along with the hist...

Where to Watch Birds in Britain
de Simon Harrap, Nigel Redman (Ed. Yale University Press) Isbn : 0300101589
29.47 € / 193.31 FF
This valuable book surveys the best birding sites in Britain, covering almost four hundred sites in seven geographic regions, from southwest England to Scotland. The book is a rewritten, considerably expanded, and new edition of the authors' highly acclaimed Birdwatching in Britain: A Site by Site Guide, published almost twenty years ago. The authors describe each site briefly, noting what times of year are best for birding there. They also comment on each site in terms of the kinds of habitats found, whether it is reachable by car or on foot, at what times of year different species of birds may be found, and contact information. With detailed maps of the larger sites and general maps of the regions covered as well as original color artwork and black-and-white wash drawings, the book is an...