The Prairie Falcon
de Stanley H. Anderson, John R. Squires (Ed. University of Texas Press) Isbn : 0292704739
23.86 € / 156.51 FF
Skillful hunters beautiful in flight, Prairie Falcons inhabit the rocky cliffs of the American West. These raptors range from southern Canada and northern North Dakota to Baja California, Arizona, New Mexico, western and northern Texas, and southeastern Coahuila, Mexico. This is the first book for a wide audience devoted exclusively to the Prairie Falcon. Stanley Anderson and John Squires cover all aspects of the falcon's life history from mating and rearing young to hunting behaviors and the yearly migration cycle. They provide complete descriptive characteristics for identifying Prairie Falcons and also compare them to other raptors, especially the closely related Peregrine Falcon. In addition, the authors recount the long association of falcons with people, which may extend back as far ...

The Prairie Falcon
de Stanley A. Anderson (Ed. University of Texas Press) Isbn : 0292704747
13.50 € / 88.55 FF
Skillful hunters beautiful in flight, Prairie Falcons inhabit the rocky cliffs of the American West. These raptors range from southern Canada and northern North Dakota to Baja California, Arizona, New Mexico, western and northern Texas, and southeastern Coahuila, Mexico. This is the first book for a wide audience devoted exclusively to the Prairie Falcon. Stanley Anderson and John Squires cover all aspects of the falcon's life history from mating and rearing young to hunting behaviors and the yearly migration cycle. They provide complete descriptive characteristics for identifying Prairie Falcons and also compare them to other raptors, especially the closely related Peregrine Falcon. In addition, the authors recount the long association of falcons with people, which may extend back as far ...

Simple Birdhouses and Feeders of Wood
de Ronald D. Tarjany (Ed. Tarjany Publications) Isbn : 0967466830
8.72 € / 57.2 FF
Six birdhouses, six bird feeders and a bird water platform are the content of this how-to projects book. The fascinating projects are simple to build with practical designs. No gingerbread on these designs, just the bare essentials. Written for all levels of woodworkers, this book contains easy-to-follow instructions, photos, drawings and materials lists. In addition to the projects, the author, Ronald D Tarjany shows how to control unwanted predators. Another chapter is devoted to mounting the birdhouses or feeders and to constructing a mounting pole. Birdhouse size specifications for the different types of birds is also covered

Birds of Israel: A Complete Avifauna and Bird Atlas of Israel
de Hadoram Shirihai (Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0126402558
120.04 € / 787.41 FF
Situated on one of the major Palearctic-African migration routes, Israel is an area of tremendous interest to ornithologists. This book is the most complete, up-to-date reference on bird distribution in, and migration through, Israel, compiled by a foremost authority. The book especially distinguishes those subspecies found in Israel, and includes hundreds of maps and diagrams detailing seasonal occurrence. The addition of hundreds of color photographs ensures that this book will become the most...

A Field Guide to the Birds of West Malaysia and Singapore
de Allen Jeyarajasingam, Alan Pearson (Ed. Oxford University Press) Isbn : 0198549628
41.44 € / 271.83 FF
Singapore and West Malaysia are home to a stunning variety of birds. This book, written both for ornithologists and bird watchers at all levels, describes each of the 640 species of birds known to occur there and includes newly commissioned full-color illustrations for each species and its major plumage variations.

A Field Guide to the Birds of West Malaysia and Singapore
de Allen Jeyarajasingam, Alan Pearson (Ed. Oxford University Press) Isbn : 0198549636
81.25 € / 532.97 FF
Singapore and West Malaysia are home to a stunning variety of birds. This book, written both for ornithologists and bird watchers at all levels, describes each of the 640 species of birds known to occur there and includes newly commissioned full-color illustrations for each species and its major plumage variations.

Spring in Washington
de Louis J. Halle, Roger Tory Peterson (Ed. Johns Hopkins University Press) Isbn : 0801836522
19.92 € / 130.67 FF
Since first published in 1947, Spring in Washington has become a beloved classic of nature writing. It is now brought back into print, complete with the original drawings by Francis L. Jaques.“As I reflect on the multitude of books published and read over the past thirty years, I can think of none to which I have returned more often and with more constant satisfaction than Louis Halle's Halle's Spring in Washington, a mixture of ornithology, international affairs, and reflections on the human scene,« wrote John W Nason in the American Scholar in 1961.«Written by a State Department official during World War II, it is an escape to the real world of nature and man. 'To snatch the passing moment and examine it for eternity is the noblest of occupations, ' writes Halle. He does so with quiet wi...

Bird Food Recipes
de Rhonda Massingham Hart (Ed. Storey Books) Isbn : 0882663461
3.15 € / 20.66 FF
Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Creating Backyard Bird Habitat (Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin, a-215)
de Dale Evva Gelfand (Ed. Storey Books) Isbn : 1580172393
3.15 € / 20.66 FF
Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.

Quand les poules auront des dents--
de Stephen Jay Gould, Marcel Blanc (Ed. Seuil) Isbn : 2020128861
9.95 € / 65.27 FF
Si Stephen Jay Gould est devenu paléontologue - et accessoirement l'un des meilleurs spécialistes actuels de l'évolution -, c'est parce qu'il est tombé en arrêt, à l'âge de cinq ans, devant le Tyrannosaurus du Museum de New York. La “ crainte respectueuse “ qu'il dit avoir éprouvée ne l'a jamais quitté depuis, comme en témoignent chacun des trente essais qui composent ce livre. Qu'il parle des mutations génétiques, des organes sexuels de la hyène, des moeurs de la mite et de la baudroie des profondeurs... ou de la dentition des poules, il nous fait partager avec humour, pénétration, et un indéniable talent de conteur, son émerveillement devant la diversité des stratégies de l'évolution. Aux bizarreries de l'histoire naturelle, il ajoute celles des naturalistes eux-mêmes dont certains préju...