Download or read book Fifty Common Birds of Oklahoma and the Southern Great Plains written by George Miksch Sutton and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book aims at informing readers, in a painless way, about fifty species of common birds of Oklahoma and the Southern Great Plains," says Dr. George Miksch Sutton, noted ornithologist, writer and bird painter. A full-page color plate of a Sutton painting of each bird faces the page of text about that bird. The text itself does not describe the shape and color of the birds in great detail-the color plates do that-but accents the seasonal status of each species in Oklahoma, changes in plumage as the individual bird matures, important food habits, and breeding habits, especially of the species that breed in the area. Not all the birds discussed breed in Oklahoma or inhibit the state the year round. A few are found here only during migration or in winter, but these species are common in much of the state. A treasure of entertainment and information, the book is written not for bird students or ornithologists but for the general reader who appreciates the beauty of our common birds and wants to know more about them.
Download or read book Oklahoma Birds written by George Miksch Sutton and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Real Roadrunner written by Martha Anne Maxon and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A personal, lively, in-depth account of the life and lore of the roadrunner.
Download or read book Red Dirt Country written by John Gifford and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2019-07-03 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From airport birdwatching and getting lost in an urban forest, to rethinking society’s ill-fated war on wildlife and our struggle to reshape the American landscape, Red Dirt Country invites readers to savor the joys of our natural surroundings. Written by Oklahoma native John Gifford, this timely book is a literary meditation on the Oklahoma landscape and the rich biodiversity of the southern Great Plains. Inspired by such naturalists as Gilbert White, Susan Fenimore Cooper, and Henry David Thoreau, the essays in Red Dirt Country reveal the rewards of close observation and the author’s deep respect for the natural world. With his keen eye for detail, Gifford chronicles life along a suburban creek, noting from month to month the habits of the area’s birds, mammals, and trees. With particular attention, he captures the grace and majesty of that sleek raptor, the Mississippi Kite, during its yearly nesting cycle in the southern plains. Even as Gifford extols the surprising beauty of Oklahoma, he ponders the larger environmental concerns and challenges that we face today, such as the cataclysmic wildfires and droughts threatening the American West, and modern society’s impact on vital lands and wildlife. A compelling work of creative nonfiction, Red Dirt Country harkens back to America’s most beloved masterpieces of nature writing. At the same time, Gifford provides a distinctly contemporary reflection on today’s suburban wilderness, inspiring us all to develop a deeper connection to our natural surroundings.
Download or read book George Miksch Sutton written by Jerome A. Jackson and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first biography of the distinguished ornithologist
Download or read book Red Dirt Women written by Susan Kates and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2013-07-23 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many people who have never spent time in the state, Oklahoma conjures up a series of stereotypes: rugged cowboys, tipi-dwelling American Indians, uneducated farmers. When women are pictured at all, they seem frozen in time: as the bonneted pioneer woman stoically enduring hardship or the bedraggled, gaunt-faced mother familiar from Dust Bowl photographs. In Red Dirt Women, Susan Kates challenges these one-dimensional characterizations by exploring—and celebrating—the lives of contemporary Oklahoma women whose experiences are anything but predictable. In essays both intensely personal and universal, Red Dirt Women reveals the author’s own heartaches and joys in becoming a parent through adoption, her love of regional treasures found in “junk” stores, and her deep appreciation of Miss Dorrie, her son’s unconventional preschool teacher. Through lively profiles, interviews, and sketches, we come to know pioneer queens from the Panhandle, rodeo riders, casino gamblers, roller-derby skaters, and the “Lady of Jade”—a former “boat person” from Vietnam who now owns a successful business in Oklahoma City. As she illuminates the lives of these memorable Oklahoma women, Kates traces her own journey to Oklahoma with clarity and insight. Born and raised in Ohio, she confesses an initial apprehension about her adopted home, admitting that she felt “vulnerable on the open lands.” Yet her original unease develops into a deep affection for the landscape, history, culture, and people of Oklahoma. The women we meet in Red Dirt Women are not politicians, governors’ wives, or celebrities—they are women of all ages and backgrounds who surround us every day and who are as diverse as Oklahoma itself.
Download or read book The Cardinal written by June Osborne and published by Univ of TX + ORM. This book was released on 2010-07-22 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This informative guide follows a year in the life of the Northern Cardinal with evocative text and gorgeous color photography. Author June Osborne and photographer Barbara Garland capture the beauty and intrigue of this striking songbird. They describe how cardinals stake out territory and choose mates, find a nesting site, and incubate their eggs, feed the young and prepare them for full-fledged independence. The Cardinal also explores the special relationship that humans have with their favorite redbirds. Osborne traces the symbolic use of cardinals as state birds and athletic mascots and shows how they appear on everything from postage stamps to Christmas cards, as well as in fine art, literature, and Native American folklore.
Download or read book Birds of the Great Plains Ks Ne Ok written by Greg R. Homel and published by Quick Reference Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Birds of The Great Plains is a quick and easy to use, light-weight, durable,all-weather field guide to the inspiring and incredibly varied birdlife inhabiting the Statesof Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma.Stunning digital photographs depict more than 125 species of common and notablebirds, enabling users to identify nearly every bird they encounter--day or night--withinthe guide's extensive area of coverage.Whether seeking waterfowl, forest birds, Bald Eagles, garden birds, or neotropicalmigrants along the mighty Mississippi river and its floodplain; setting your sights on thecolorful variety of warblers nesting in or migrating through the region; embarking on atrip to Cheyenne Bottoms, or on a business trip to Lincoln, Overland Park, OklahomaCity, and points between, you'll be glad to have this booklet.Designed to satisfy the needs of birders of all interest levels--but especially beginningand intermediate users trying to "make sense of it all"--this beautiful and amazinglyinformative six-fold guide will be an indispensable field companion on all outings.This affordable guide will serve as a lasting memento of any trip and will conveniently fitinto a daypack, pocket or glove-compartment, facilitating easy field identification--whether in a Lincoln garden, a business trip to Oklahoma City, on a family vacation toTopeka, or a serious birding trip visiting all the best birding hot spots within a tri-stateregion.
Download or read book Inland Bird Banding written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Birds of the Great Plains written by Bob Jennings and published by [Edmonton]: Lone Pine Pub. International. This book was released on 2005 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Encounter 325 of the most common or notable birds found in the Great Plains states, presented with beautiful full-color illustrations and comprehensive notes on habitat, nesting, feeding and voice, as well as best sites for viewing. 312 color illustration
Download or read book The Cumulative Book Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 3246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world list of books in the English language.
Download or read book Nifty Fifty Birds of Oklahoma written by Sam Crowe and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Descriptions and fun facts about 50 birds of Oklahoma. 25 species are common in backyards or at feeders. An additional 25 species are common and widespread throughout the state. The magazine format provides space for beautiful images taken by outstanding bird photographers. Includes feed preferences.
Download or read book Outdoor Oklahoma written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Nebraska Bird Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prairies and Plains written by Robert Balay and published by Kws Publishers. This book was released on 2009 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prairies and Plains is an analysis of the reference sources--encyclopedias, bibliographies, biographies, almanacs, dictionaries--that readers and researchers will need to prepare class papers, resolve queries, and develop strategies for investigating questions regarding the history and culture of the Prairies and Plains region.
Download or read book Iowa Bird Life written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oklahoma Today written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
