A Peterson Field Guide to Western Birds: A Completely New Guide to Field Marks of All Species Found in North America West of the 100th Meridian and North of Mexico
de Roger Tory Peterson (Ed. Houghton Mifflin Company) Isbn : 061813218X
15.97 € / 104.76 FF
“The Birder s Bible»for more than 60 years, Roger Tory Peterson s classic Field Guide to Western Birds includes all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. Featuring the unique Peterson Identification System, Western Birds contains 165 full-color paintings that show more than 1,000 birds from 700 species. Summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds, and other special range data are shown on easy-to-read range maps.

L'Oiseau à miel
de April Pulley Sayre (Ed. L'Ecole des loisirs) Isbn : 2211043178
12.00 € / 78.71 FF
“Ouit-ah! ouit-ah!“ appelle l'oiseau. Arrêtez-vous, car c'est vous qu'il appelle.Et suivez-le. Suivez-le dans la nature sauvage de l'Afrique, au milieu des animaux de la savane. N'ayez pas peur, ne vous découragez pas, ne le perdez pas de vue. Car ce n'est pas un oiseau comme les autres: c'est un indicateur, un oiseau à miel ! Si vous avez choisi de lui répondre, une récompense vous attend.

Conversations With an Eagle: The Story of a Remarkable Relationship
de Brenda Cox (Ed. Greystone Books) Isbn : 1550548115
11.94 € / 78.32 FF
“Nothing in the world prepares you for an eagle leaping to your arm,»says the author of this moving memoir. When Brenda Cox found Ichabod, a ten-week-old female bald eagle blown out of her nest, a profound relationship began. Cox experienced many exhilarating moments and more than a few close calls during the time she trained the bird for falconry and forged a deep bond with one of the most beautiful and elusive creatures. This story recalls that unusual relationship which spanned eight years.

Weather and Bird Behaviour
de Norman Elkins (Ed. Academic Pr) Isbn : 0856610518
39.13 € / 256.68 FF
“It is refreshing to come across a bird book whose subject cuts across all taxonomic and geographical barriers. Every day's birdwatching can be enhanced by the knowledge to be gained from this book»--Mark Avery, Ibis Illustrated by Crispin Fisher

Great Texas Birds
de John Patton O'Neill, P. O'Neill John (Ed. University of Texas Press) Isbn : 0292760531
29.20 € / 191.54 FF
“Is there a state with a more marvelous array of birds than Texas ? I can't think of one. John P. O'Neill's paintings, showcased handsomely in this book, present a selection of Texas's finest in glorious color and detail.»--BirdWatcher's Digest What makes any bird a«great»bird ? For some birders, it's the rarity of a species that they've finally added to their life list after years of patient watching. Others will tell you that the great birds are the most beautiful ones. But most people...

Absence and Light: Meditations from the Klamath Marshes
de John R. Campbell (Ed. University of Nevada Press) Isbn : 0874174961
18.35 € / 120.37 FF
“In order to accept the enormous responsibility that comes of being in the world, we must first conceive, in spite of all the obstacles, the state of actually being the world.»It is for this reason that John R. Campbell came to the Klamath marshes, a wetland in southern Oregon formed by three ancient, shallow lakes, a vast emptiness that is paradoxically home to an amazing diversity of life, of untold thousands of birds both migratory and resident, of all the interconnected life forms that make up one of North America's richest natural environments. Absence and Light is Campbell's account of his exploration of the marshes and a meditation on the world he found there, on his growing understanding of the physical, emotional, moral, and aesthetic meaning of that world, on his own growth as a ...

Pink Flamingos
de Nigel J. Collar (Ed. Abbeville Press) Isbn : 0789206684
45.35 € / 297.48 FF
“Imagine an open expanse half a mile long by a hundred yards wide absolutely packed solid with pink birds raised on long bright red legs above the surface of green water...“--Leslie Brown, The Mystery of the Flamingos On the alkaline lakes of Kenya and Tanzania live 3 million lesser flamingos and 50,000 greater flamingos. As shown in this breathtaking book, the sight of a half-million of these beautiful, strangely aristocratic birds clustering together like a bed of gigantic chrysanthemums is...

Field Guide to the Birds of Australia
de Graham Pizzey (Ed. Princeton Univ Pr) Isbn : 0691082774
75.21 € / 493.35 FF
“If you carry only one field guide to Australia , take the Pizzey.“--American Birds This book is the most comprehensive work yet published in one volume on Australian bird life. Full details are given of the field marks, habits, voice characteristics, breeding and nesting habits, and range of each species. To enable quick field identification each description is linked by a serial number to its illustration and also to its relevant distribution map.

The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker: Surviving in a Fire-Maintained Ecosystem
de Richard N. Conner, D. Craig Rudolph, Jeffrey R. Wa (Ed. University of Texas Press) Isbn : 0292712340
50.14 € / 328.9 FF
“I have the greatest admiration for this work, presented as it is in such a readable style and with such a convincing argument. I think the book sets a new standard for works of this type.»--from the Foreword Though small among its woodpecker relatives, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker poses a huge dilemma for its human neighbors. Uniquely adapted to live in the old-growth pine forests of the southeastern United States, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker has nearly disappeared as the forests have been cleared for agricultural, commercial, and residential uses over the last two centuries. Today, it waits at a crossroads. Scientific management practices could restore the woodpecker's habitat and population, but the imperative to convert old-growth forests to other uses remains. In this book, three of th...

Chasing Warblers
de Vera Thornton, Bob Thornton (Ed. University of Texas Press) Isbn : 0292781628
31.96 € / 209.64 FF
“I am very impressed by Bob and Vera Thornton's book. The photos are excellent. . . . I am especially impressed by the enthusiasm they bring to their subject.»--Victor Emanuel, President, Victor Emanuel Nature Tours Known to many as«the butterflies of the bird world,»wood warblers allure even the most experienced and discriminating birders. Their annual migrations to and from nesting areas in the United States and Canada draw thousands of birders to places such as High Island, Texas, Crane Creek, Ohio, and Point Pelee, Ontario, where warblers stop to rest and feed during the long journey. There birders have a chance to see and photograph these colorful, elusive songbirds whose quick, darting flight among high branches and thick cover makes them some of the most challenging birds to observe...