Author: Ted Floyd
Publisher:
ISBN: 1426220030
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
"In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.
How to Know the Birds
Author: Ted Floyd
Publisher:
ISBN: 1426220030
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
"In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1426220030
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
"In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.
50 Things to Know About Birds in Connecticut
Author: Doris Lechner
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
What is the state bird of Connecticut? What Connecticut bird whinnies like a horse? Where can you find the timberdoodle in Connecticut? If any of these questions pique your interest, then this book is for you... 50 Things to Know about Birds in Connecticut by author Matthew Ziem offers a streamlined approach to finding and appreciating birds in the state. Most books on birding tell you broad regions where birds live. Although there's nothing wrong with that, this book takes a bit more focused and specific approach. It provides information about each bird's habitat in the state as well as some specific sites where you may have a better chance of spotting the bird. (Note: If a specific bird does not breed in the state, information about its nesting behaviors is not included.) Based on knowledge from the world's leading experts, the information in these pages should provide you with a guide for hours of birdwatching pleasure! By the time you finish this book, you will know basic information about some of the noteworthy birds in Connecticut and some of the places where you are most likely to find them. So, grab YOUR copy today. You'll be glad you did! What is the state bird of Connecticut? What Connecticut bird whinnies like a horse? Where can you find the timberdoodle in Connecticut? If any of these questions pique your interest, then this book is for you... 50 Things to Know about Birds in Connecticut by author Matthew Ziem offers a streamlined approach to finding and appreciating birds in the state. Most books on birding tell you broad regions where birds live. Although there's nothing wrong with that, this book takes a bit more focused and specific approach. It provides information about each bird's habitat in the state as well as some specific sites where you may have a better chance of spotting the bird. (Note: If a specific bird does not breed in the state, information about its nesting behaviors is not included.) Based on knowledge from the world's leading experts, the information in these pages should provide you with a guide for hours of birdwatching pleasure! By the time you finish this book, you will know basic information about some of the noteworthy birds in Connecticut and some of the places where you are most likely to find them. So, grab YOUR copy today. You'll be glad you did!
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
What is the state bird of Connecticut? What Connecticut bird whinnies like a horse? Where can you find the timberdoodle in Connecticut? If any of these questions pique your interest, then this book is for you... 50 Things to Know about Birds in Connecticut by author Matthew Ziem offers a streamlined approach to finding and appreciating birds in the state. Most books on birding tell you broad regions where birds live. Although there's nothing wrong with that, this book takes a bit more focused and specific approach. It provides information about each bird's habitat in the state as well as some specific sites where you may have a better chance of spotting the bird. (Note: If a specific bird does not breed in the state, information about its nesting behaviors is not included.) Based on knowledge from the world's leading experts, the information in these pages should provide you with a guide for hours of birdwatching pleasure! By the time you finish this book, you will know basic information about some of the noteworthy birds in Connecticut and some of the places where you are most likely to find them. So, grab YOUR copy today. You'll be glad you did! What is the state bird of Connecticut? What Connecticut bird whinnies like a horse? Where can you find the timberdoodle in Connecticut? If any of these questions pique your interest, then this book is for you... 50 Things to Know about Birds in Connecticut by author Matthew Ziem offers a streamlined approach to finding and appreciating birds in the state. Most books on birding tell you broad regions where birds live. Although there's nothing wrong with that, this book takes a bit more focused and specific approach. It provides information about each bird's habitat in the state as well as some specific sites where you may have a better chance of spotting the bird. (Note: If a specific bird does not breed in the state, information about its nesting behaviors is not included.) Based on knowledge from the world's leading experts, the information in these pages should provide you with a guide for hours of birdwatching pleasure! By the time you finish this book, you will know basic information about some of the noteworthy birds in Connecticut and some of the places where you are most likely to find them. So, grab YOUR copy today. You'll be glad you did!
The Bird-Friendly City
Author: Timothy Beatley
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 164283047X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
How does a bird experience a city? A backyard? A park? As the world has become more urban, noisier from increased traffic, and brighter from streetlights and office buildings, it has also become more dangerous for countless species of birds. Warblers become disoriented by nighttime lights and collide with buildings. Ground-feeding sparrows fall prey to feral cats. Hawks and other birds-of-prey are sickened by rat poison. These name just a few of the myriad hazards. How do our cities need to change in order to reduce the threats, often created unintentionally, that have resulted in nearly three billion birds lost in North America alone since the 1970s? In The Bird-Friendly City, Timothy Beatley, a longtime advocate for intertwining the built and natural environments, takes readers on a global tour of cities that are reinventing the status quo with birds in mind. Efforts span a fascinating breadth of approaches: public education, urban planning and design, habitat restoration, architecture, art, civil disobedience, and more. Beatley shares empowering examples, including: advocates for “catios,” enclosed outdoor spaces that allow cats to enjoy backyards without being able to catch birds; a public relations campaign for vultures; and innovations in building design that balance aesthetics with preventing bird strikes. Through these changes and the others Beatley describes, it is possible to make our urban environments more welcoming to many bird species. Readers will come away motivated to implement and advocate for bird-friendly changes, with inspiring examples to draw from. Whether birds are migrating and need a temporary shelter or are taking up permanent residence in a backyard, when the environment is safer for birds, humans are happier as well.
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 164283047X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
How does a bird experience a city? A backyard? A park? As the world has become more urban, noisier from increased traffic, and brighter from streetlights and office buildings, it has also become more dangerous for countless species of birds. Warblers become disoriented by nighttime lights and collide with buildings. Ground-feeding sparrows fall prey to feral cats. Hawks and other birds-of-prey are sickened by rat poison. These name just a few of the myriad hazards. How do our cities need to change in order to reduce the threats, often created unintentionally, that have resulted in nearly three billion birds lost in North America alone since the 1970s? In The Bird-Friendly City, Timothy Beatley, a longtime advocate for intertwining the built and natural environments, takes readers on a global tour of cities that are reinventing the status quo with birds in mind. Efforts span a fascinating breadth of approaches: public education, urban planning and design, habitat restoration, architecture, art, civil disobedience, and more. Beatley shares empowering examples, including: advocates for “catios,” enclosed outdoor spaces that allow cats to enjoy backyards without being able to catch birds; a public relations campaign for vultures; and innovations in building design that balance aesthetics with preventing bird strikes. Through these changes and the others Beatley describes, it is possible to make our urban environments more welcoming to many bird species. Readers will come away motivated to implement and advocate for bird-friendly changes, with inspiring examples to draw from. Whether birds are migrating and need a temporary shelter or are taking up permanent residence in a backyard, when the environment is safer for birds, humans are happier as well.
Birds of Florida Field Guide
Author: Stan Tekiela
Publisher: Adventure Publications
ISBN: 1647550661
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
Get the New Edition of Florida’s Best-Selling Bird Guide Learn to identify birds in Florida, and make bird watching even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela’s famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There’s no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don’t live in your area. This book features 146 species of Florida birds organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don’t know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out. Book Features: 146 species: Only Florida birds Simple color guide: See a yellow bird? Go to the yellow section Compare feature: Decide between look-alikes Stan’s Notes: Naturalist tidbits and facts Professional photos: Crisp, stunning full-page images This new edition includes more species, updated photographs and range maps, revised information, and even more of Stan’s expert insights. So grab Birds of Florida Field Guide for your next birding adventure—to help ensure that you positively identify the birds that you see.
Publisher: Adventure Publications
ISBN: 1647550661
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
Get the New Edition of Florida’s Best-Selling Bird Guide Learn to identify birds in Florida, and make bird watching even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela’s famous field guide, bird identification is simple and informative. There’s no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don’t live in your area. This book features 146 species of Florida birds organized by color for ease of use. Do you see a yellow bird and don’t know what it is? Go to the yellow section to find out. Book Features: 146 species: Only Florida birds Simple color guide: See a yellow bird? Go to the yellow section Compare feature: Decide between look-alikes Stan’s Notes: Naturalist tidbits and facts Professional photos: Crisp, stunning full-page images This new edition includes more species, updated photographs and range maps, revised information, and even more of Stan’s expert insights. So grab Birds of Florida Field Guide for your next birding adventure—to help ensure that you positively identify the birds that you see.
Life List
Author: Olivia Gentile
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 160819146X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
After her four kids were nearly grown and she was about to turn 50, Phoebe Snetsinger was told she had less than a year to live. Snetsinger, a St. Louis housewife and avid backyard birder, decided to spend that year traveling the world in search of birds. As it turned out, her doctors were wrong, but Phoebe's passion had been ignited and she spent the next eighteen years crisscrossing the globe recklessly staking out her quarry. En route she contracted malaria in Zambia, nearly fell to her death in Zaire, and was kidnapped and gang raped on the outskirts of Port Moresby. Yet none of this curbed her enthusiasm. By the time she died in a bus accident while birding in Madagascar in 1999, Phoebe was world renowned and had seen more species-8,500 of the roughly 10,000-than anyone in history. A fascinating portrait of a hobbiest whose obsession contributed to both her success and her demise, Life List brings Phoebe Snetsinger and the wild world of amatuer ornithology to vivid life.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 160819146X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
After her four kids were nearly grown and she was about to turn 50, Phoebe Snetsinger was told she had less than a year to live. Snetsinger, a St. Louis housewife and avid backyard birder, decided to spend that year traveling the world in search of birds. As it turned out, her doctors were wrong, but Phoebe's passion had been ignited and she spent the next eighteen years crisscrossing the globe recklessly staking out her quarry. En route she contracted malaria in Zambia, nearly fell to her death in Zaire, and was kidnapped and gang raped on the outskirts of Port Moresby. Yet none of this curbed her enthusiasm. By the time she died in a bus accident while birding in Madagascar in 1999, Phoebe was world renowned and had seen more species-8,500 of the roughly 10,000-than anyone in history. A fascinating portrait of a hobbiest whose obsession contributed to both her success and her demise, Life List brings Phoebe Snetsinger and the wild world of amatuer ornithology to vivid life.
United Tweets of America
Author: Hudson Talbott
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0147515572
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Part geography lesson, part introduction ornithology, United Tweets is all fun . . . a feathered pageant matching the 50 state birds--USA Today *INCLUDES* Fun facts, a full map of the United States, all the state capitals, and hilarious illustrations of each state bird! Welcome to the United Tweets Pageant! This colorful parade of state birds competing to be Top Tweet will have readers of all ages laughing aloud. From Alabama's Yellowhammer to Wyoming's Western Meadowlark, each bird is a winner, and each bird loves to show off the state it calls home. Hudson Talbott has created an inspired introduction to states and their birds. His vibrant, detailed illustrations infuse the birds' interactions with energy and humor, making this a great way to spark kids' interest in United States history, geography, and, of course, wildlife!
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0147515572
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Part geography lesson, part introduction ornithology, United Tweets is all fun . . . a feathered pageant matching the 50 state birds--USA Today *INCLUDES* Fun facts, a full map of the United States, all the state capitals, and hilarious illustrations of each state bird! Welcome to the United Tweets Pageant! This colorful parade of state birds competing to be Top Tweet will have readers of all ages laughing aloud. From Alabama's Yellowhammer to Wyoming's Western Meadowlark, each bird is a winner, and each bird loves to show off the state it calls home. Hudson Talbott has created an inspired introduction to states and their birds. His vibrant, detailed illustrations infuse the birds' interactions with energy and humor, making this a great way to spark kids' interest in United States history, geography, and, of course, wildlife!
All Color Book of Birds
The Warbler Guide
Author: Tom Stephenson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400846862
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
A field guide that revolutionizes warbler identification Warblers are among the most challenging birds to identify. They exhibit an array of seasonal plumages and have distinctive yet oft-confused calls and songs. The Warbler Guide enables you to quickly identify any of the 56 species of warblers in the United States and Canada. This groundbreaking guide features more than 1,000 stunning color photos, extensive species accounts with multiple viewing angles, and an entirely new system of vocalization analysis that helps you distinguish songs and calls. The Warbler Guide revolutionizes birdwatching, making warbler identification easier than ever before. For more information, please see the author videos on the Princeton University Press website. Covers all 56 species of warblers in the United States and Canada Visual quick finders help you identify warblers from any angle Song and call finders make identification easy using a few simple questions Uses sonograms to teach a new system of song identification that makes it easier to understand and hear differences between similar species Detailed species accounts show multiple views with diagnostic points, direct comparisons of plumage and vocalizations with similar species, and complete aging and sexing descriptions New aids to identification include song mnemonics and icons for undertail pattern, color impression, habitat, and behavior Includes field exercises, flight shots, general identification strategies, and quizzes More information is available at www.TheWarblerGuide.com
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400846862
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
A field guide that revolutionizes warbler identification Warblers are among the most challenging birds to identify. They exhibit an array of seasonal plumages and have distinctive yet oft-confused calls and songs. The Warbler Guide enables you to quickly identify any of the 56 species of warblers in the United States and Canada. This groundbreaking guide features more than 1,000 stunning color photos, extensive species accounts with multiple viewing angles, and an entirely new system of vocalization analysis that helps you distinguish songs and calls. The Warbler Guide revolutionizes birdwatching, making warbler identification easier than ever before. For more information, please see the author videos on the Princeton University Press website. Covers all 56 species of warblers in the United States and Canada Visual quick finders help you identify warblers from any angle Song and call finders make identification easy using a few simple questions Uses sonograms to teach a new system of song identification that makes it easier to understand and hear differences between similar species Detailed species accounts show multiple views with diagnostic points, direct comparisons of plumage and vocalizations with similar species, and complete aging and sexing descriptions New aids to identification include song mnemonics and icons for undertail pattern, color impression, habitat, and behavior Includes field exercises, flight shots, general identification strategies, and quizzes More information is available at www.TheWarblerGuide.com
Birds of the New York Area
Author: John L. Bull
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
"Whether interested in falcons and bluebirds, sparrows or loons, birders within a hundred-mile radius of Manhattan are here offered complete data on the area's avian population...the book's geographic range extends from the Delaware Water Gap north to Port Jervis, New York, south to Point Pleasant, New Jersey, east to the tip of Long Island, and covers Westchester, Putnam, and most of Fairfield counties...provides annotated reports on more than 400 species with information on ecology, breeding, migration, and distribution trends." --Dust jacket.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
"Whether interested in falcons and bluebirds, sparrows or loons, birders within a hundred-mile radius of Manhattan are here offered complete data on the area's avian population...the book's geographic range extends from the Delaware Water Gap north to Port Jervis, New York, south to Point Pleasant, New Jersey, east to the tip of Long Island, and covers Westchester, Putnam, and most of Fairfield counties...provides annotated reports on more than 400 species with information on ecology, breeding, migration, and distribution trends." --Dust jacket.
Rhode Island Birds
Author: James Kavanagh
Publisher: Waterford Press
ISBN: 9781583552254
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Pictorial pocket guide to the birds commonly found in Rhode Island.
Publisher: Waterford Press
ISBN: 9781583552254
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Pictorial pocket guide to the birds commonly found in Rhode Island.