Author: Dominic Couzens
Publisher: Bloomsbury Wildlife
ISBN: 9781843309703
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
One of the greatest pleasures of having a garden is to be able to observe and identify the great number of animal species, which may feed, bathe and reside there, or simply fly over or pass through. This book combines full identification and behavioural features of over 250 common species, including birds, mammals, amphibians, wasps and bees, beetles and spiders, insects and invertebrates. Stunningly illustrated, yet simple to use, "The Complete Garden Widlife Book" will ensure that you get the maximum pleasure from your garden whatever its size or location.
Bird Migration
Author: Dominic Couzens
Publisher: Bloomsbury Wildlife
ISBN: 9781843309703
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
One of the greatest pleasures of having a garden is to be able to observe and identify the great number of animal species, which may feed, bathe and reside there, or simply fly over or pass through. This book combines full identification and behavioural features of over 250 common species, including birds, mammals, amphibians, wasps and bees, beetles and spiders, insects and invertebrates. Stunningly illustrated, yet simple to use, "The Complete Garden Widlife Book" will ensure that you get the maximum pleasure from your garden whatever its size or location.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Wildlife
ISBN: 9781843309703
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
One of the greatest pleasures of having a garden is to be able to observe and identify the great number of animal species, which may feed, bathe and reside there, or simply fly over or pass through. This book combines full identification and behavioural features of over 250 common species, including birds, mammals, amphibians, wasps and bees, beetles and spiders, insects and invertebrates. Stunningly illustrated, yet simple to use, "The Complete Garden Widlife Book" will ensure that you get the maximum pleasure from your garden whatever its size or location.
The Migration Ecology of Birds
Author: Ian Newton
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 012823752X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 725
Book Description
The Migration Ecology of Birds, Second Edition covers all aspects of this absorbing subject, including migratory processes, problems of navigation and vagrancy, timing and physiological control of migration, large-scale movement patterns, the effects of recent climate change, the problems that migrants face, and the factors that limit their populations. This book provides a thorough and in-depth review of the state of the science, with the text supplemented by abundant tables, maps and diagrams. Written by a world-renowned avian ecology and migration researcher, this book reveals the extraordinary adaptability of birds to the variable and changing conditions across the globe. This book represents the most updated and detailed review of bird migration, its evolution, ecology and bird physiology. Written in a clear and readable style, it will appeal not only to migration researchers in the field and ornithologists, but to anyone with an interest in this fascinating subject. - Features updated and trending ecological aspects, including various types of bird movements, dispersal and nomadism, and how they relate to food supplies and other external conditions - Contains numerous tables, maps, diagrams, a glossary, and a bibliography of more than 3,000 up-to-date references - Written by an active researcher with a distinguished career in avian ecology, including migration research
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 012823752X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 725
Book Description
The Migration Ecology of Birds, Second Edition covers all aspects of this absorbing subject, including migratory processes, problems of navigation and vagrancy, timing and physiological control of migration, large-scale movement patterns, the effects of recent climate change, the problems that migrants face, and the factors that limit their populations. This book provides a thorough and in-depth review of the state of the science, with the text supplemented by abundant tables, maps and diagrams. Written by a world-renowned avian ecology and migration researcher, this book reveals the extraordinary adaptability of birds to the variable and changing conditions across the globe. This book represents the most updated and detailed review of bird migration, its evolution, ecology and bird physiology. Written in a clear and readable style, it will appeal not only to migration researchers in the field and ornithologists, but to anyone with an interest in this fascinating subject. - Features updated and trending ecological aspects, including various types of bird movements, dispersal and nomadism, and how they relate to food supplies and other external conditions - Contains numerous tables, maps, diagrams, a glossary, and a bibliography of more than 3,000 up-to-date references - Written by an active researcher with a distinguished career in avian ecology, including migration research
The Migration of British Birds
Migration
Author: Melissa Mayntz
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
ISBN: 1787135055
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
WINNER OF THE SILVER MEDAL IN THE ANIMAL & NATURE CATEGORY OF THE NAUTILUS AWARDS 2022 Flight has fascinated humans since we first looked into the sky and saw birds on the wing, and no flights are more fascinating than the extraordinary migrations birds make every day, week, month, and season of the year. Migration explores how birds make these incredible expeditions. From first preparing to migrate, to the different types of migration and the compelling reasons why it is a must. From the high-flying adventures of bar-headed geese that soar above the Himalayan Mountains and the long-distance endurance of Arctic terns that travel from pole-to-pole, birds of all families, from vast seasonal migrators to the more casual nomad, will be explored. As readers migrate through the book’s pages, they will also discover avian navigation, curious routes, the hazards of the journey, and why, occasionally, birds end up far from their original destination. Beautifully illustrated, this book will debunk the most outrageous myths about migration as it thoroughly travels the globe exploring the epic journeys these incredible birds make.
Publisher: Hardie Grant Publishing
ISBN: 1787135055
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
WINNER OF THE SILVER MEDAL IN THE ANIMAL & NATURE CATEGORY OF THE NAUTILUS AWARDS 2022 Flight has fascinated humans since we first looked into the sky and saw birds on the wing, and no flights are more fascinating than the extraordinary migrations birds make every day, week, month, and season of the year. Migration explores how birds make these incredible expeditions. From first preparing to migrate, to the different types of migration and the compelling reasons why it is a must. From the high-flying adventures of bar-headed geese that soar above the Himalayan Mountains and the long-distance endurance of Arctic terns that travel from pole-to-pole, birds of all families, from vast seasonal migrators to the more casual nomad, will be explored. As readers migrate through the book’s pages, they will also discover avian navigation, curious routes, the hazards of the journey, and why, occasionally, birds end up far from their original destination. Beautifully illustrated, this book will debunk the most outrageous myths about migration as it thoroughly travels the globe exploring the epic journeys these incredible birds make.
Bird Migration
Author: Ian Newton
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007307314
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Birds.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007307314
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Birds.
Bird Migration
Author: Peter Berthold
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198507871
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Ten years have passed since the first edition of this book. During that time the field of bird migration has experienced many advances which are reflected in this second edition. No other book exists to bring together the vast amount of information currently available on the subject of bird migration. Includes discussion of evolution and history of bird migration, physiology, orientation mechanisms and threats to migrations and is accessible to experts as well as amateurs.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780198507871
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Ten years have passed since the first edition of this book. During that time the field of bird migration has experienced many advances which are reflected in this second edition. No other book exists to bring together the vast amount of information currently available on the subject of bird migration. Includes discussion of evolution and history of bird migration, physiology, orientation mechanisms and threats to migrations and is accessible to experts as well as amateurs.
Atlas of Bird Migration
Author: Jonathan Elphick
Publisher: Firefly Books Limited
ISBN: 9781554079711
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Discusses how birds migrate and provides information on migrations in each region of the world and on the migrating habits of hundreds of species of birds.
Publisher: Firefly Books Limited
ISBN: 9781554079711
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Discusses how birds migrate and provides information on migrations in each region of the world and on the migrating habits of hundreds of species of birds.
RSPB Migration Hotspots
Author: Tim Harris
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472932498
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Migration Hotspots brings the spectacle and excitement of amazing bird migrations to the general reader. Each spring and autumn hundreds of millions of birds - wildfowl, shorebirds, raptors, and passerines - migrate between higher and lower latitudes, or in some cases between high latitudes in the northern hemisphere and high latitudes in the southern hemisphere. In a handful of places around the world, a combination of geography, topography and climate combine to funnel migrant birds into narrow fronts, leading to migration hotspots, places where, for a few days each year, birds seem to be everywhere. The sight of thousands upon thousands of birds is one of nature's greatest wildlife spectacles. Migration Hotspots takes a look at 30 of the locations where the planet's most dramatic bird migration can be witnessed, from raptor bottlenecks such as Veracruz (Mexico) and the Strait of Messina (Italy) to places like Point Pelée (Canada) and Beidaihe (China) where spectacular falls of songbirds can take place. And from wetlands where huge numbers of waders stop over each spring and autumn to the great rarity islands of Scilly and Heligoland. The book covers each of the world's major avian flyways and features stunning photography throughout. The geographical reasons for the importance of each hotspot are explained, with a summary of the different birds that pass through and the best times of year to see them, and an introductory chapter summarises birds' migration strategies.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472932498
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Migration Hotspots brings the spectacle and excitement of amazing bird migrations to the general reader. Each spring and autumn hundreds of millions of birds - wildfowl, shorebirds, raptors, and passerines - migrate between higher and lower latitudes, or in some cases between high latitudes in the northern hemisphere and high latitudes in the southern hemisphere. In a handful of places around the world, a combination of geography, topography and climate combine to funnel migrant birds into narrow fronts, leading to migration hotspots, places where, for a few days each year, birds seem to be everywhere. The sight of thousands upon thousands of birds is one of nature's greatest wildlife spectacles. Migration Hotspots takes a look at 30 of the locations where the planet's most dramatic bird migration can be witnessed, from raptor bottlenecks such as Veracruz (Mexico) and the Strait of Messina (Italy) to places like Point Pelée (Canada) and Beidaihe (China) where spectacular falls of songbirds can take place. And from wetlands where huge numbers of waders stop over each spring and autumn to the great rarity islands of Scilly and Heligoland. The book covers each of the world's major avian flyways and features stunning photography throughout. The geographical reasons for the importance of each hotspot are explained, with a summary of the different birds that pass through and the best times of year to see them, and an introductory chapter summarises birds' migration strategies.
Passerine Migration
Author: Nikita Chernetsov
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642290205
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Most birds cannot cover the distance between their breeding and winter quarters in one hop. They have to make multiple flights alternated with stopovers. Which factors govern the birds’ decisions to stop, to stop for how long, when to resume flight? What is better – to accumulate much fuel and to make long flights for many hundreds of kilometres, or to travel in small steps? Is it necessary to find habitats similar to the breeding ones or other habitats would do? Are long migratory flights indeed so costly energetically as usually assumed? This monograph summarizes our current knowledge on the ecology of songbird migrants during migratory stopovers and on their behaviour.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642290205
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Most birds cannot cover the distance between their breeding and winter quarters in one hop. They have to make multiple flights alternated with stopovers. Which factors govern the birds’ decisions to stop, to stop for how long, when to resume flight? What is better – to accumulate much fuel and to make long flights for many hundreds of kilometres, or to travel in small steps? Is it necessary to find habitats similar to the breeding ones or other habitats would do? Are long migratory flights indeed so costly energetically as usually assumed? This monograph summarizes our current knowledge on the ecology of songbird migrants during migratory stopovers and on their behaviour.
Bird Migration across the Himalayas
Author: Herbert H. T. Prins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107114713
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
The first reference to demonstrate how birds survive the high-altitude Central Asian Flyway and the threats to this unique migration.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107114713
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
The first reference to demonstrate how birds survive the high-altitude Central Asian Flyway and the threats to this unique migration.