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A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects by David Callahan & David Callahan
epub |eng | 2014-04-21 | Author:David Callahan & David Callahan

51 : Ernest Holt newspaper cutting 1928 Further inspiration for the travelling birder and photographer came from illustrated reports of bird-seeking expeditions like those of Ernest Holt, which demonstrated the ...
( Category: Birdwatching April 7,2016 )
Barn Owl by Jim Crumley
epub, azw3 |eng | 2014-04-04 | Author:Jim Crumley [Jim Crumley]

THREE THE POSSIBILITIES OF broken-open tree trunks were the barn owl’s first resort for nest sites, as now (after centuries of dependency on the cast-off buildings of the people, and ...
( Category: Birdwatching April 5,2016 )
Birdology by Sy Montgomery
epub |eng | 2010-04-02 | Author:Sy Montgomery

An eager hunting partner flies to master falconer Nancy Cowan’s glove. In her short lifetime, Smoke has not yet killed a pheasant, but she has chased three. Her first time ...
( Category: Ornithology April 3,2016 )
The Rarest Bird in the World by Vernon R L Head
epub |eng | 2016-03-27 | Author:Vernon R L Head

Ian I first knew only through his many books. The day I first met the great Ian Sinclair I was nervous, and also humbled by his presence as part of ...
( Category: Birdwatching April 1,2016 )
Death at SeaWorld by David Kirby
epub | | | Author:David Kirby

23 Tilly’s Willy One of John Jett’s biggest regrets in his life was that on that December day in 1995 when his best friend, Jeff, got fired from SeaWorld, he ...
( Category: Mammals March 1,2016 )
The Hummingbirds of North America by Paul A. Johnsgard
epub |eng | 2016-01-04 | Author:Paul A. Johnsgard [Johnsgard, Paul A.]

Evolutionary and Ecological Relationships Clearly the closest relative of Amazilia violiceps is A. viridifrons, which ranges from central Oaxaca and central Guerrero south to Chiapas. It is thus apparently partially ...
( Category: Birds February 29,2016 )
Their Fate Is Our Fate by Peter Doherty
epub |eng | 2013-07-24 | Author:Peter Doherty

14 Blue bloods and chicken bugs TRADITIONALLY, ANY NOTION OF good breeding and inheritance was synonymous with the idea of blood lines. That was before the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel’s ...
( Category: Epidemiology February 21,2016 )
Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals by Patti Polk
epub |eng | | Author:Patti Polk

Crystal Habits Habit Description Acicular Needlelike or hairlike Dendritic Treelike or branching pattern Equant Having similar diameter in all directions Prismatic Tubular, elongated Striated Parallel grooves on crystal faces Columnar ...
( Category: Jewelry February 14,2016 )
Nextinction by Ralph Steadman
epub |eng | 2015-02-01 | Author:Ralph Steadman

Giant Ibis Thaumatibis gigantea Another once-abundant bird, the Giant Ibis, of which there are only about 230 mature individuals remaining, is found in northern Cambodia, southern Laos, and there has ...
( Category: Birds February 2,2016 )
Tales of Remarkable Birds by Dominic Couzens
epub |eng | 2015-11-07 | Author:Dominic Couzens

The quiet, hen-pecked behaviour of male Tan-striped morph White-throated Sparrows is so different to their White-striped colleagues that they could almost be different species. BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE Memories of garden birds ...
( Category: Birdwatching November 8,2015 )
Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book by Bill Oddie
epub |eng | 2014-12-01 | Author:Bill Oddie

You look up and the bird has flown away. So try to strike a happy balance between looking at the bird and accurately writing down what you see. It’s amazing ...
( Category: Birdwatching October 24,2015 )
Birdwatcher's Daily Companion by Tom Warhol
epub |eng | 2011-10-10 | Author:Tom Warhol

Tiritiri Matangi Island bird sanctuary, New Zealand THURSDAY day 186 Up Close and Personal A window box feeder will bring some of your backyard birds right up to your window ...
( Category: Birdwatching October 11,2015 )
Bill Oddie Unplucked: Columns, Blogs and Musings (Bloomsbury Nature Writing) by Oddie Bill
azw3 |eng | 2015-03-11 | Author:Oddie, Bill [Oddie, Bill]

chapter twenty-six On the Fairway Birdies, eagles, albatrosses. Am I talking wildlife or golf? Well, both actually. The fact is that most naturalists – and birdwatchers in particular – are ...
( Category: Birdwatching October 10,2015 )
Bill Oddie Unplucked by Bill Oddie
epub |eng | | Author:Bill Oddie

chapter twenty-six On the Fairway Birdies, eagles, albatrosses. Am I talking wildlife or golf? Well, both actually. The fact is that most naturalists – and birdwatchers in particular – are ...
( Category: Birdwatching October 10,2015 )
The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds With Common Birds by Julie Zickefoose
epub |eng | 2012-03-20 | Author:Julie Zickefoose [Zickefoose, Julie]

I realized that simply posting the areas and leaving it at that would be inadequate to protect the birds. I'd have to provide a consistent presence that reinforced the barriers. ...
( Category: Birds August 5,2015 )

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