The American Robin
de Roland H. Wauer (Ed. University of Texas Press) Isbn : 0292791232
14.30 € / 93.8 FF
The American Robin is North America's most widespread songbird, with a range extending from Alaska, Canada, and Newfoundland to the highlands of Mexico and Guatemala. Its ruddy red breast and cheerful song have also made it one of our most beloved birds--as American as apple pie, as familiar a harbinger of spring as the first daffodil. Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin have chosen the American Robin as their state bird, while a pair of robins grace the Canadian two dollar bill. In this book,...

The American Bird Conservancy Guide to 500 Most Important Bird Areas in the United States: Key Sites for Birds and Birding in All 50 States
de Bird Conservancy American (Ed. Random House Trade) Isbn : 0812970365
20.67 € / 135.59 FF
The American Bird Conservancy Guide to the 500 Most Important Bird Areas in the United States offers both bird enthusiasts and conservationists specialized information never before compiled in a single comprehensive volume.This expert resource organizes the United States into 36 ornithologically distinct bird regions, then identifies and describes the 500 sites within these regions. Each site entry includes ornithological highlights, ownership information, a description of habitats and land use,...

Bird Migration
de Thomas Alerstam (Ed. Cambridge University Press) Isbn : 0521448220
46.20 € / 303.05 FF
The aim of this book is to give a general overview of the whole subject of bird migration. After a chapter describing the Earth's climate and ecosystem, the book is divided into three main sections. The first presents the life histories and migratory habits of nine different ecological categories of birds. The second section deals with the course and timing of the flight journeys, flight behavior, fuel economy, flocking, and the hazards from disorientation and predation. The final section covers the ways that birds navigate and shows that this process is still by no means fully understood.

Birds of Thailand
de Craig Robson (Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691007012
21.39 € / 140.31 FF
Thailand is the mecca of birding in Southeast Asia. It's convenient to get to and get around, and its birdlife is wondrously diverse, exotic, and plentiful. With Birds of Thailand, Craig Robson and fourteen leading illustrators give us the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and concise field guide to this magnificent country's rich avifaunal heritage in recent years, covering the more than 950 species recorded as of early in the new millennium.Facing each of the 128 striking, full-color plates are...

Birds of Thailand
de Craig Robson (Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691007004
42.58 € / 279.31 FF
Thailand is the mecca of birding in Southeast Asia. It's convenient to get to and get around, and its birdlife is wondrously diverse, exotic, and plentiful. With Birds of Thailand, Craig Robson and fourteen leading illustrators give us the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and concise field guide to this magnificent country's rich avifaunal heritage in recent years, covering the more than 950 species recorded as of early in the new millennium.Facing each of the 128 striking, full-color plates are species accounts accompanied by maps for each, illustrating precise distribution within Thailand. The accurate text covers identification, voice, habitat, behavior, range, status, and breeding for all species and subspecies. Illustrations and entries on a number of species recorded only quite recent...

Texas Birds
de James Kavanagh (Ed. Waterford Press) Isbn : 1583551182
4.74 € / 31.09 FF
Texas Birds, An Introduction to Familiar Species, is a must-have, reference guide for beginners and experts alike. Whether you're on a nature hike or in your own backyard, you'll want to take along a copy of this indispensable guide. The Pocket Naturalist(tm) series is an introduction to common plants and animals and natural phenomena. Each pocket-sized, folding guide highlights up to 150 species and most feature a map highlighting prominent sanctuaries and outstanding natural attractions. Each is laminated for durability.

Terns of Europe and North America
de Klaus Malling Olsen, Hans Larsson (Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691043876
51.78 € / 339.65 FF
Terns are elegant sea and marshland birds that live throughout the world. In Europe and North America a total of twenty-three species is represented, all of which are dealt with in this book. The variations among the species and their subspecies is great, and identification is therefore often highly problematic. Terns are long-distance migrants and can be seen regularly on passage between their normal breeding and wintering areas.Klaus Malling Olsen devotes much attention to the immature and...

Tennessee Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Species
de James Kavanagh (Ed. Waterford Press) Isbn : 1583551174
4.74 € / 31.09 FF
Tennessee Birds, An Introduction to Familiar Species, is a must-have, reference guide for beginners and experts alike. Whether you're on a nature hike or in your own backyard, you'll want to take along a copy of this indispensable guide. The Pocket Naturalist(tm) series is an introduction to common plants and animals and natural phenomena. Each pocket-sized, folding guide highlights up to 150 species and most feature a map highlighting prominent sanctuaries and outstanding natural attractions. Each is laminated for durability.

Oiseaux prédateurs
de Albouy, Balanca (Ed. Flammarion) Isbn : 208201228X
30.00 € / 196.79 FF
Techniques de chasse, matériel de plongée, armes redoutables les oiseaux prédateurs ont plus d'un tour dans leur sac pour quérir leur nourriture. Ils suscitent chez l'homme fascination et répulsion fascination pour les chasseurs habiles, les tueurs implacables aux stratégies aussi diverses qu'efficaces, répulsion aussi, pour le sang versé, par sympathie pour la victime - campagnol, grenouille ou poisson argenté - et par dégoût pour des pratiques nécrophages ou pillardes. Mais les oiseaux prédateurs tuent pour survivre ! En outre, ils participent à la chaîne alimentaire. Avec cet ouvrage magnifiquement illustré, vous pourrez suivre dans leur vie quotidienne les espèces européennes les plus répandues d'oiseaux chasseurs, pêcheurs, charognards et pirates, immortalisés par l'objectif d'Erwan B...

Anthologie des chouettes et des hiboux
de Guilhem Lesaffre (Ed. Delachaux et Niestlé) Isbn : 260301336X
28.00 € / 183.67 FF
Tantôt redoutés, tantôt adulés, les chouettes et les hiboux ne laissent pas indifférents. Leur univers nocturne associé à la mort et leur voix parfois effrayante expliquent le sentiment de rejet qu'ils ont pu susciter - et suscitent encore... A l'opposé, leur beauté et la réputation de sagesse qui leur est attachée justifient la perception positive dont ils ont bénéficié - et continuent à bénéficier... Cette dualité paradoxale permet de comprendre l'importance de la place qui leur a été octroyée, d'abord dans la littérature mais aussi à travers d'autres formes d'expression, notamment artistiques. Place d'autant plus importante qu'aux visions manichéennes évoquées vient s'ajouter une utilisation purement fonctionnelle du rapace nocturne : contribuer à l'établissement d'une ambiance nocturne, qu'il s'agisse de fiction romanesque, de cinéma ou de publicité. Sans prétendre à une illusoire exhaustivité, la présente anthologie offre un très large panorama du recours aux chouettes et aux hiboux à travers les époques et les cultures. Si la littérature s'y trouve privilégiée, bien d'autres supports ont été retenus, permettant au lecteur d'appréhender l'étonnante richesse du thème en un voyage au gré des mots et des images : une façon plaisante d'envisager les rapaces nocturnes sous un angle différent...