Author: Helen M. HandsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bird populations
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Status of the Loggerhead Shrike in the Northcentral United States
Author: Helen M. HandsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bird populations
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Lives of North American Birds
Author: Kenn KaufmanPublisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618159888
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
The bestselling natural history of birds, lavishly illustrated with 600 colorphotos, is now available for the first time in flexi binding.
Shrikes
Author: Norbert LefrancPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408146649
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Shrikes are a charismatic group of birds occurring throughout most of the Old World and North America. The family Laniidae consists of 31 species in three genera, if the Southern Grey Shrike and Great Grey Shrike are accepted as separate species which the author recommends. This book is the first to cover all the shrikes in one volume. Shrikes because of their habit of impaling their prey on the thorns of bushes, were known in the countryside as 'butcher-birds' and, indeed, their Latin name lanius means butcher. They are small to medium-sized birds. The smallest, Emin's Shrike which occurs in central Africa, is about the size of a House Finch or Greenfinch, and the largest is the Chinese Grey Shrike. One of their most striking features is their raptor-like hooked bill. Another typical feature is their face mask which gives them the look of small, fierce highwaymen. Many species are of conservation concern including the Great Grey Shrike, The Lesser Grey Shrike, The Woodchat Shrike and the Red-backed Shrike in Europe and the Loggerhead Shrike in North America. The decline of these species has been largely caused by changing farming methods, but all are now legally protected. This brilliant book brings together the most recent information on the shrike family and the superb text and illustrations should lead to successful and safe identification of all species in the field.
Birds
Author: Loggerhead Shrike
Author: E. S. TelferPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Loggerhead shrike
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
The loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) is a robin-sized bird that hunts like a small hawk, preying on insects and small animals, including small birds. This document presents a description of the species and provides information on habitat and habits, range, feeding, breeding, and conservation measures.
A Feathered River Across the Sky
Author: Joel GreenbergPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1620405369
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
This beautifully written cautionary tale reveals how passenger pigeons have become extinct and how no series effort was made to protect this species that inspired awe in the likes of John James Audubon, Henry David Thoreau and James Fenimore Cooper until it was too late.
Ornithology
Author: Michael L. MorrisonPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 1421424711
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1017
Book Description
Wood, Robert M. Zink, Benjamin Zuckerberg
California Bird Species of Special Concern
Author: Loggerhead Shrike
Author: Canadian Wildlife ServicePublisher:
ISBN: 9780662204466
Category : Shrikes
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
How to Know the Birds
Author: Ted FloydPublisher:
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.