Photographs and text depict the many different kinds of birds, their similarities and differences, habitats, life cycles, and behavior.
With The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America, you won't need to wonder what all that racket is anymore! • Each entry is accompanied by facts about a bird's (annoying) call, its (dumb) migratory pattern, its (downright tacky) ...
Describes the characteristics, behavior, habitat, and range of fifty birds, and includes recordings of their songs
A sensitive, stunning debut on movement, migration, and loss, in the vein of Valeria Luiselli's Sidewalks.
Presents every taxon accepted as species by any of the four major world lists: 11,524 species in total.
A MUST-HAVE: A must-have sequel to the bestselling parody book The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America. UNIQUE & LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY: This is a great coffee table or bar top conversation-starting book.
Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, voices, and habitats of a variety of common birds, arranged by their color. Includes the Peterson System of identifying birds by their unique markings.
This captivating collection of 99 essays offers a well-researched but easy-to-read look at birds as familiar as the sparrow and as seldom-seen as the albatross, from dancing varieties (crane) to sacred ones (ibis) to those associated with ...
In this beautifully illustrated volume, Faaborg’s approachable writing style will engage students and birders alike while introducing them to the study of the evolution, taxonomy, anatomy, physiology, diversity, and behavior of birds.
One Hundred Birds Telling One Hundred Little Stories is illustrated and written by local artist and writer Kristina Henson. For each of 100 days, Kristina sketched a bird and wrote a poem or story told from the bird's unique perspective.
... strut and display in the road, barely moving aside to let Bill pass. People who witness such behavior in a ruffed grouse often assume that the bird was raised as a pet, but not many people have the ability to raise a grouse, and the ...