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Rocks and Minerals by Chris Pellant
epub |eng | 2014-08-11 | Author:Chris Pellant

Group Native elements Composition Sb Crystal System Trigonal/hexagonal Habit Tabular or pseudo-cubic, acicular; massive, lamellar, granular Cleavage Perfect Fracture Uneven Specific Gravity 6.7 Hardness 3 to 3½ Colour Grey, silver-grey ...
( Category: Nature & Ecology August 12,2018 )
Falconry Basics by Tony Hall
epub |eng | 2017-04-17 | Author:Tony Hall [HALL, TONY]

It may take a few days to persuade her to eat confidently from the fist, but don’t be too anxious and give her time. If she is unwilling, continue providing ...
( Category: Nature & Ecology August 10,2018 )
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
epub |eng | 2015-02-19 | Author:Helen Macdonald

16 Rain White is making a trap. It is not easy. There is a testing practicality to this that pleases him. He has stripped an ash-wand of bark and bent ...
( Category: Field Guides August 9,2018 )
Endangered and Disappearing Birds of the Midwest by Matt Williams
epub, pdf |eng | 2018-08-01 | Author:Matt Williams

Bank Swallow, May, Indiana: Activity is high in a Bank Swallow colony, where nesting pairs are packed into close proximity with their neighbors. Chases and fights are common early in ...
( Category: Americas August 2,2018 )
Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson
epub |eng | 2011-04-19 | Author:Thor Hanson [Hanson, Thor]

With these words, Wallace began to unravel a mystery that had puzzled naturalists for centuries. His “dance party” was what biologists now call a lek, a type of communal display ...
( Category: Field Guides July 31,2018 )
The Birds and the Beasts Were There by Margaret Millar
epub |eng | 2018-06-14 | Author:Margaret Millar

10 Mnemos The bird arriving here in the spring is dominated by one great purpose. He must find a place to breed, a nesting site safe from predators, with food ...
( Category: Nature & Ecology July 14,2018 )
Urban Raptors by Clint W. Boal & Cheryl R. Dykstra
epub |eng | | Author:Clint W. Boal & Cheryl R. Dykstra

IMMIGRATION, EMIGRATION, AND DISPERSAL In one study, we radio-tagged 8 young owls in rural and 14 young owls in suburban populations in and around Charlotte, North Carolina, to compare juvenile ...
( Category: Nature & Ecology July 11,2018 )
Sibley's Birding Basics by Sibley David Allen
mobi |eng | 2008-12-17 | Author:Sibley, David Allen [Sibley, David Allen]

Describing Songs and Calls Each of the variables in bird vocalizations can be described, but each requires a different set of descriptive words. Describing songs and calls with words can ...
( Category: Nature & Ecology July 10,2018 )
Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans by Marzluff John & Angell Tony
epub |eng | 2012-06-05 | Author:Marzluff, John & Angell, Tony [Marzluff, John]

Ravens use sticks and branches to taunt a great-horned owl. When two corvid species resort to using weapons against each other, the results are less predictable. Noted ornithologist Russell Balda ...
( Category: Nature & Ecology July 10,2018 )
Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe by Olsen Lars-Henrik
epub |eng | 2013-07-09 | Author:Olsen, Lars-Henrik [Olsen, Lars-Henrik]

Pine Marten scat. JH; inset, ED. Pine Marten tracks are similar to those of Beech Marten, but since Pine Martens have more hair on their feet, the prints in snow ...
( Category: Hunting & Fishing July 10,2018 )
Birds & Blooms by Robert J. Dolezal
epub |eng | | Author:Robert J. Dolezal

Spotting Scopes. You can get much higher magnification and larger lenses with a spotting scope mounted on a tripod. Zoom-lens models give a range of magnifications. Finding a bird is ...
( Category: Field Guides July 2,2018 )
The Burgess Bird Book for Children by Burgess Thornton W
mobi |eng | 2010-09-29 | Author:Burgess, Thornton W. [Burgess, Thornton W.]

Table of Contents The Burgess Bird Book for Children I JENNY WREN ARRIVES. Introducing the House Wren. II THE OLD ORCHARD BULLY. The English or House Sparrow. III JENNY HAS ...
( Category: Animals June 20,2018 )
Pocket Guide to Birds of East Africa by Dave Richards
epub |eng | 2016-03-01 | Author:Dave Richards

17cm A small, insect-eating kingfisher, with a dark, streaky head, a black eye stripe, a distinctive buff-white collar and a red-black bill. The rump and tail are bright azure-blue, clearly ...
( Category: Nature & Ecology June 2,2018 )
Bald Eagles In the Wild by Jeffrey Rich
epub |eng | 2018-05-04 | Author:Jeffrey Rich

This bird is losing a body feather. IN TOP FORM Keeping feathers new and clean is very important, as it enables eagles to catch fish while flying. MORE FEATHER FACTS ...
( Category: Nature & Ecology May 27,2018 )
Skybound by Rebecca Loncraine
epub |eng | | Author:Rebecca Loncraine

I think he meant that the South Island landscape looks empty at first, until you start to see its details. I am learning to look at the sky, to adjust ...
( Category: Astronomy & Space Science May 23,2018 )

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