Download or read book Grackles of Green Grove Protect Their Land written by Norman & Jane Giddan and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-08-11 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magnificent species inhabit the world of birds, while grackles are more-or-less ordinary; fortunately capable of heroism when their dreams lead them to reach for the sky. They love human beings, but also suffer because of them. They devour waste grain after a harvest and grow fat. Dire consequences follow the urbanization of their natural habitat. So, civilization has been a mixed bag for grackles as they struggle to survive and multiply. Grackles are blackbirds, yet distinctively iridescent black; some with a purplish head and bronze body. All peer at the world through striking yellow eyes. They forage for seeds or grain, prefer small fish or mice, and many types of invertebrates. Their songs and calls are harsh and sharp; they nest in small trees with a clutch of one to seven eggs. Long, keel-shaped tails immediately signal their presence. Bird-watchers usually ignore grackles. In our story, Gregory Grackle is young, rebellious and eager to move a renegade band of grackles to nearby farmland suitable for food and shelter. His sister Greta, more cautious, wants a safe environment for their family and their flock. Their parents, Ma and Pa Grackle, want to stay where they are, and support the virtues of regaining, then restoring, their historic land. Local marshes and hilly scrubland provided sustenance for several generations of grackles. People swooped in to build a huge shopping mall, and a waste management company created an overpowering garbage dump, both of which led to life-and-death issues for the grackles. Worms and insects lived untouched beneath the mall’s imposing concrete buildings and parking lots, while huge vultures, overly- nourished crows and diving hawks nibbled at will on the festering dumpsite. The smaller grackles couldn’t compete. Squeezed both by nature and by humans, the grackles remain rooted, if not stuck, in their familiar landscape, short trees and telephone wires near the mall, and pond and streams near the dump, with its lethal methane gas. Malnutrition and disease spread slowly among the flock, magnifying their sense of damaged self-esteem. Internal disputes between the older and younger generations further intensify the grackles’ plight and their need for intervention. If not divine help, at least some enlightened decisions must be taken. Finally, they execute a powerful move, in the dead of the night, shifting all the garbage to a recycling center. Bravery and cooperation lead to a successful conclusion as the grackles return to feeding at the redeveloped dumpsite, where verdant grass, trees and bushes reemerge, once again. The grackles keep their land and the human environment is better off for it. These little blackbirds inspire us to stay green in order for life to survive on our planet. The grackles aren’t an endangered species yet, but human beings are! Their triumph is one of resilience, persistence, but most of all, hope.
Download or read book Baiting Brook Watershed Protection written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Book lover s Holidays in the Open written by Theodore Roosevelt and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blackbirds and the Southern Rice Crop written by Brooke Meanley and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life Histories of North American birds Wild fowl written by Arthur Cleveland Bent and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cowbirds written by Charles Bendire and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Birds of Algonquin Park written by Ron Tozer and published by . This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bird Biographies written by Alice Eliza Ball and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book South Suburban Airport Chicago Region Draft Environmental Assessment EA B1 3v Phase I Engineering Report Summary Draft B2 Letter of Transmittal and Press Release B3 Final Environmental Assessment EA written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book One More Warbler written by Victor Emanuel and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victor Emanuel is widely considered one of America’s leading birders. He has observed more than six thousand species during travels that have taken him to every continent. He founded the largest company in the world specializing in birding tours and one of the most respected ones in ecotourism. Emanuel has received some of birding’s highest honors, including the Roger Tory Peterson Award from the American Birding Association and the Arthur A. Allen Award from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. He also started the first birding camps for young people, which he considers one of his greatest achievements. In One More Warbler, Emanuel recalls a lifetime of birding adventures—from his childhood sighting of a male Cardinal that ignited his passion for birds to a once-in-a-lifetime journey to Asia to observe all eight species of cranes of that continent. He tells fascinating stories of meeting his mentors who taught him about birds, nature, and conservation, and later, his close circle of friends—Ted Parker, Peter Matthiessen, George Plimpton, Roger Tory Peterson, and others—who he frequently birded and traveled with around the world. Emanuel writes about the sighting of an Eskimo Curlew, thought to be extinct, on Galveston Island; setting an all-time national record during the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count; attempting to see the Imperial Woodpecker in northwestern Mexico; and birding on the far-flung island of Attu on the Aleutian chain. Over the years, Emanuel became a dedicated mentor himself, teaching hundreds of young people the joys and enrichment of birding. “Birds changed my life,” says Emanuel, and his stories make clear how a deep connection to the natural world can change everyone’s life.
Download or read book Maine Birding Trail written by Bob Duchesne and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the authorized guide to the Maine Birding Trail, which opens in 2009. The book features more than 260 sites in Maine and includes bonus material on Campobello and Grand Manan islands. Unlike most guides, which emphasize species identification, this book highlights the sites themselves. Bird enthusiasts will count on it to lead them to the best birding locations in Maine and to list the species they will most likely find at each destination.
Download or read book Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States written by Thomas George Gentry and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life Histories of Central American Birds written by Alexander Frank Skutch and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The American Encyclopedia of Practical Knowledge Containing Practical and Systematic Treatises on Subjects Connected with the Interests of Every Individual Alphabetically Arranged and Especially Designed for Popular Use written by F. M. Chapman and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 1354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book South Suburban Airport Environmental Assessment written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Birds of the Dominican Republic and Haiti written by Steven Latta and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2006-11-26 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birds of the Dominican Republic and Haiti fills a large void in the literature on birdwatching and the environment in these tropical countries. The first comprehensive field guide devoted to Hispaniola's birds, it provides detailed accounts for more than 300 species, including thirty-one endemic species. Included in the species descriptions are details on key field marks, similar species, voice, habitats, geographic distribution on Hispaniola, status, nesting, range, and local names used in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The authors also comment on ecology, behavior, and taxonomic status. The book provides color illustrations and range maps based on the most recent data available. But the authors' intent is to provide more than just a means of identifying birds. The guide also underscores the importance of promoting the conservation of migratory and resident birds, and building support for environmental measures.
Download or read book The Jungles of Arkansas written by Bob Lancaster and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 1989-07-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When H. L. Mencken wrote about "the miasmatic jungles of Arkansas," he was referring to the relative obscurity and uncertain image that Arkansas has enjoyed—or suffered from—throughout its history. In these entertaining and sometimes quirky essays, Lancaster sheds light on that image by analyzing the stereotypes that have characterized the state since its very beginning.
