Author: Glynne EvansPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Observer's Book of Birds' Eggs
Author: Glynne EvansBritish Birds' Eggs and Nests
Author: John Christopher AtkinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The Birding Life
Author: Larry SheehanPublisher: Clarkson Potter
ISBN: 030771635X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
A book with 200 full-color photos and a series of anecdotes shows how bird enthusiasts showcase their love of birds in and around their homes. By the author of Living With Dogs.
Cuckoo
Author: Nick DaviesPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1620409534
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
A gifted biologist's careful and beguiling study of why cuckoos have got away with tricking other birds into hatching and raising their young for thousands of years. The familiar call of the common cuckoo, “cuck-oo,” has been a harbinger of spring ever since our ancestors walked out of Africa many thousands of years ago. However, for naturalist and scientist Nick Davies, the call is an invitation to solve an enduring puzzle: how does the cuckoo get away with laying its eggs in the nests of other birds and tricking them into raising young cuckoos rather than their own offspring? Early observers who noticed a little warbler feeding a monstrously large cuckoo chick concluded the cuckoo's lack of parental care was the result of faulty design by the Creator, and that the hosts chose to help the poor cuckoo. These quaint views of bad design and benevolence were banished after Charles Darwin proposed that the cuckoo tricks the hosts in an evolutionary battle, where hosts evolve better defenses against cuckoos and cuckoos, in turn, evolve better trickery to outwit the hosts. For the last three decades, Davies has employed observation and field experiments to unravel the details of this evolutionary “arms race” between cuckoos and their hosts. Like a detective, Davies and his colleagues studied adult cuckoo behavior, cuckoo egg markings, and cuckoo chick begging calls to discover exactly how cuckoos trick their hosts. For birding and evolution aficionados, The Cuckoo is a lyrical and scientifically satisfying exploration of one of nature's most astonishing and beautiful adaptations.
The Illustrated Book of Birds
Author: Jiří FelixPublisher: Crescent
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
More than 800 illustrations in color and black and white of birds.
Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States
Author: Thomas George GentryPublisher:
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Cuckoos of the World
Author: Johannes ErritzøePublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408142678
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
WINNER OF THE BIRDWATCH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2012 This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guides series, looks in detail at the world's cuckoos, couas and anis - it is the ultimate reference to the cuckoos of the world. Famed as brood-parasites of other birds, the cuckoos include a diverse range of species, from the roadrunners of North America to the spectacular malkohas of southern Asia. This book discusses the biology and identification of these birds on a species-by-species basis, bringing together the very latest research with accurate range maps, more than 600 stunning colour photographs that illuminate age and racial plumage differences, and 36 superb plates by a team of internationally renowned artists.
The Observer's Book of Birds' Eggs
Author: G. EvansThe Minds of Birds
Author: Alexander Frank SkutchPublisher: Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
His intimate, six-decade study of tropical and north temperate birds and his wide survey of the literature inform this remarkable review of the psychic life of birds.
Birds' Eggs
Author: Michael WaltersPublisher:
ISBN: 9780751310108
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Each pocket-size volume in the Eyewitness Handbooks series contains over 500 specially commissioned photographs. A quick reference identification key introduces the reader to the subject and guides him through the book. In addition, the introductory section of each volume informs enthusiasts of all ages how to take their interest one stage further.