Everything You Need to Know About Birding and Backyard Bird Attraction
de Alan Pistorius (Ed. Houghton Mifflin Company) Isbn : 0395892740
13.50 € / 88.55 FF
With equal measures of wit, scientific wisdom, and homespun common sense, Alan Pistorius makes his lifelong love of birds come alive for anyone who wants to take up birding as a hobby or merely gain more pleasure from the birds around the home, cottage, or camp. With diagrams, illustrations, and full-color photographs throughout, this is a completely revised and updated version of Pistorius's popular Country Journal Book of Birding and Bird Attraction. The author advises readers on how to make their back yards havens for local birds, what constitutes proper food for birds, what to look for in well-designed feeders, how to build appropriate houses, and how to make baths that birds will actually use. Pistorius's style is lighthearted and humorous, and he's never averse to directing a little ...

Birds of Prey: Blue Ribbon Techniques
de William Veasey (Ed. Schiffer Publishing) Isbn : 0887400523
32.05 € / 210.23 FF
With breathtaking photographs of live birds of prey and step-by-step pictures, paint charts and finished carvings. Bill Veasey presents well-organized instructions for wood carvers. The following ten projects are shown in great detail: Gray and Red Screech Owls, Saw-Whet Owl, Snowy Owl, Osprey, American Kestrel, female Merlin, miniature flying Peregrin Falcon. Antiqued Goshawk, and Red-Tailed Hawk. Color paint charts present the special blendings of pigments to accurately paint these as well as a variety of other species of eagles, hawks, Harrier, and owls. , 300 color photos/64 b/w photos, 8 1/2»x 11“

Birding Illinois
de Sheryl de Vore (Ed. Falcon Press Publishing) Isbn : 1560446897
16.83 € / 110.4 FF
With Birding Illinois you can explore over 110 great birding locations throughout the state. Some of the Midwest's best birding occurs in the Prairie State, thanks to the rich variety of habitat that includes woodlands, wetlands, hills, sandstone canyons, savannas, prairies, cypress swamps, and sand dunes. You will also find good birding on the expansive Lake Michigan shoreline and along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. Experience the rushing sound of thousands of American Golden-Plovers...

A Bird-Finding Guide to Mexico
de Steve N. G. Howell (Ed. Cornell University Press) Isbn : 0801485819
23.61 € / 154.87 FF
With a rich variety of stunning avifauna, Mexico provides the first taste of the Neotropics for many birders. At last here is a guide to Mexico's best birdwatching sites, from Baja California to the Yucatan Peninsula. Steve N. G. Howell, coauthor of the widely acclaimed A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America, has selected over 100 sites where birders may see more than 950 species, including virtually all of the endemics and regional specialties. Useful for both the business traveler in Mexico City with only a morning to spare and the serious birder planning a three-month trip across the country, this indispensable book tells where to go and what to look for. covers all of Mexico and includes all of the top birding spots. presents key information on over 100 sites, wher...

How to Attract, House and Feed Birds: Forty-Eight Plans for Bird Feeders and Houses You Can Make
de Walter E. Schutz (Ed. Atheneum) Isbn : 0020119100
8.10 € / 53.13 FF
With 48...

A Field Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe
de Roger Tory Peterson, Guy Mountfort (Ed. Houghton Mifflin Company) Isbn : 0395669227
16.87 € / 110.66 FF
With 364 range maps and 96 color plates portraying 548 species, this is the classic field guide to European birds. Covering 698 species, the descriptive text includes information on geographical races, vagrants, and introduced species. Confusing species such as waders, raptors, and warblers have additional notes on how to distinguish them.

Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe
de Roger Tory Peterson, Guy Mountfort, P. A. D. Hollu (Ed. Houghton Mifflin Company) Isbn : 0618166750
14.85 € / 97.41 FF
With 364 range maps and 96 color plates portraying 548 species, this is the classic field guide to European birds. Covering 698 species, the descriptive text includes information on geographical races, vagrants, and introduced species. Confusing species such as waders, raptors, and warblers have additional notes on how to distinguish them.

Wisconsin Birds
de James Kavanagh (Ed. Waterford Press) Isbn : 1583551700
4.02 € / 26.37 FF
Wisconsin 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.

A Field Guide to North American Birders: A Parody
de Margaret Harmon (Ed. Berkley Publishing Group) Isbn : 0425178358
8.10 € / 53.13 FF
Why watch a bunch of silly birds when you can watch a bunch of silly birdwatchers ? That's the basis of this hilarious parody by Margaret Harmon. Packaged like an actual field guide, it's a bird's eye view of the people who watch the birds, featuring : • Full-color illustrations of each birder• The distinguishing characteristics, voice, range, and habitat of 39«species»of birders, including : the Great Gracious Heron, Steadfast Quail, Ruby-Lipped Hummingbird, Opinionated Jay, Saturday Morning Kinglet, Scope-Weaseling Warbler• A diagram of the birder body-in all it's full-feathered glory• Tips on birder-watching-and how to attract them to your own back yard• Specialized information on how to prevent birder-watching injuries• The American Birder-Watching Society Code of Ethics• And more

Monogamy: Mating Strategies and Partnerships in Birds, Humans, and Other Mammals
de Richard Boesch (Ed. Cambridge University Press) Isbn : 0521819733
80.97 € / 531.13 FF
Why do birds often live in pairs and rear chicks together, whereas female mammals usually live in groups and rear their young without male help ? Why do males sometimes live with a single mate when they are capable of fertilizing more than one female's eggs ? Is male helping behavior important for monogamous partnerships ? This book provides answers concerning the biological roots of social monogamy in animal groups as diverse as ungulates, carnivores, rodents, birds and primates (including humans)...