Download or read book Barn Owls Silent but Majestic written by Dr. Richard A. NeSmith and published by Applied Principles of Education & Learning. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barn owls live throughout North America, and yet few people have ever seen one in the wild. They are quiet, recluse, and almost entirely night creatures. The white face and front side are hard to miss, but they become almost invisible in the backdrop of a forest when they turn their backs. Such camouflage and silent flight makes them a bird of prey to reckon with. They have acute sight and hearing and are fully able to hunt without seeing their prey. To be such effective hunters would seem to be the life every raptor would want, only the barn's life is simple and short. Most only brood one set of chicks, but it has kept the species alive, well, and off the endangered species list. There are still some serious challenges for the barn owl and ourselves if we will protect this SILENT but MAJESTIC bird.
Download or read book Barred Great Horned Owls written by Dr. Richard A. NeSmith and published by Applied Principles of Education & Learning. This book was released on 2021-09-13 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barred owls and great horned owls make up the largest portion of North American Owls. The great horned owl has the largest distribution and the larger in size of the two birds. These owls are infrequently seen as they are typically nocturnal. They steal the nests of other birds or of squirrels. They have nearly soundless flight, which among their other senses, enables them to hone in on their prey from a perched branch. Acute sight and hearing, along with specialized feathers enable these birds to locate, track and land directly on their prey. Very hardy and even ferocious hunters have given them the nickname, tigers of the woods.
Download or read book GRANDPA BEAR S STORY written by R. E. KRAUS and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-06-04 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These stories were initiated and written for those members of my family. They were originally penned to serve as children’s stories for parents and young ones alike to reread and continue to perceive the great beauty of nature. However, they are more closely related to Environmental Stories, while they still last.... These stories are written by a Bear. They reveal themselves under a different format than what would be expected. After all, being a Bear has a different outlook and perspective. And, for those who speak the language of a Bear, “One Word Says It All...GRRRR !” GRRRR !
Download or read book Gallows Wedding written by Rhona Martin and published by Mereo Books, mereobook, mereobooks. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A strange, haunting story of two ill-starred lovers, set against the backdrop of the religious upheaval of Henry VIII's time. Hazel, a peasant girl marked by the witches' brand and a dangerous beauty, loves Black John, an outlaw and aristocrat, whom she rescues from the gallows. Together they struggle to survive a world in which brutal death awaits at every corner, and stumble along a fateful collision towards a harrowing climax. Winner of the First Georgette Heyer Historical Novel Prize founded in memory of Georgette Heyer by Bodley Head and Corgi Books. Rhona Martin's remarkable first novel won the award in 1977, its first year, in competition with 150 entries.
Download or read book The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar written by Martin Windrow and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an odd couple-a British military historian and the Tawny Owl with whom he lived for fifteen years Martin Windrow was a war historian with little experience with pets when he adopted an owl the size of a corncob. Adorable but with knife-sharp talons, Mumble became Windrow's closest, if at times unpredictable, companion, first in a South London flat and later in the more owl-friendly Sussex countryside. In The Owl Who Liked Sitting on Caesar, Windrow recalls with wry humor their finer moments as well as the reactions of incredulous neighbors, the awkwardness of buying Mumble unskinned rabbit at Harrods Food Hall, and the grievous sense of loss when Mumble nearly escapes. As Windrow writes: "Mumble was so much a part of my life in those days that the oddity of our relationship seldom occurred to me, and I only thought about it when faced with other people's astonishment. When new acquaintances learned that they were talking to a book editor who shared a seventh-floor flat in a South London tower block with a Tawny Owl, some tended to edge away, rather thoughtfully . . . I tried to answer patiently, but I found it hard to come up with a short reply to the direct question 'Yes, but . . . why?'; my best answer was simply 'Why not?'" Windrow offers a poignant and unforgettable reminiscence of his charmed years with his improbable pet, as well as an unexpected education in the paleontology, zoology, and sociology of owls.
Download or read book Sharpe s London Magazine of Entertainment and Instruction written by and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Herons Nature s Voracious Eaters written by Dr. Richard A. NeSmith and published by Applied Principles of Education & Learning. This book was released on 2020-12-20 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herons are water wading birds with beautiful plumage, as well as great hunters and stalkers. Most migrate and build great nests in rookeries called heronries. This issue focuses on how herons form migration flocks, raise their chicks and hunt their prey. And hunt the prey they do, with an almost ferocious and mesmerizing manner of catching almost anything small enough to swallow. They are nature’s voracious eaters. The seven native herons of North America include the Great Blue Heron, Green Heron, Black-crowned Night-Heron, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Tricolored Heron, Little Blue Heron, and the Tiger-Heron (Mexico).
Download or read book Sharpe s London magazine a journal of entertainment and instruction entitled Sharpe s London journal entitled Sharpe s London magazine conducted by mrs S C Hall written by Anna Maria Hall and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sharpe s London Magazine a Journal of Entertainment and Instruction for General Reading written by and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vols. 22-23 include illustrations by George Cruikshank.
Download or read book Animal Exploration Lab for Kids written by Maggie Reinbold and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animal Exploration Lab for Kids is every young zoologist’s go-to guide to the wonderful world of animals. This hands-on, interactive, family-friendly animal reference guide features fun activities designed to enhance your understanding of, and love for, the animal kingdom as you: Explore the techniques that researchers use to study animals Investigate the adaptations and behaviors that make animals so unique Study how animals sense and respond to the world around them Discover new ways to support and conserve your amazing animal neighbors Practical experiments inspire observations of nature and the animals that surround us. For example, in Unit 1 you’ll use a trail camera to document animals around your home and in Unit 2, you’ll examine the usefulness of blubber in keeping polar animals warm. With this book you’ll not just learn about animal forms, functions, and behaviors, but also how to respect and care for them. Each lab in the book is designed to help you build new knowledge and skills around animal science and are broken into the following sections: Safety Tips & Helpful Hints provides additional guidelines and insights for successfully conducting each lab. Procedure provides details about the individual steps in each lab so you’ll know just what to do. Creative Enrichment helps you think about how to take your experiment even further. The Science Behind the Fun provides a simple description of the science that supports the lab and other background information. With Animal Exploration Lab for Kids, you don’t have to take a trip to the zoo to start learning about the animal kingdom. The popular Lab for Kids series features a growing list of books that share hands-on activities and projects on a wide host of topics, including art, astronomy, clay, geology, math, and even how to create your own circus—all authored by established experts in their fields. Each lab contains a complete materials list, clear step-by-step photographs of the process, as well as finished samples. The labs can be used as singular projects or as part of a yearlong curriculum of experiential learning. The activities are open-ended, designed to be explored over and over, often with different results. Geared toward being taught or guided by adults, they are enriching for a range of ages and skill levels. Gain firsthand knowledge on your favorite topic with Lab for Kids.
Download or read book 2012 written by Whitley Strieber and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On December 21, 2012, the date prophesied as the end of the world, a mysterious alien presence bursts from sacred sites across the globe, ripping human souls from their bodies and plunging the world into a time of chaos and darkness.
Download or read book Homosexuality and Politics at the Court of Emperor Wilhelm II written by Peter Winzen and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Were the fates of the Wilhelmine Empire determined, at least at times, by a court camarilla, as contemporary publicists and even statesmen who bore responsibility at the time suspected? How far did Emperor Wilhelm II's influencing by the men in his immediate environment really go? Did homoeroticism also play a central role? In his carefully researched study the author explores these questions, which are usually ignored by historians, on the basis of extensive archival sources and sometimes arrives at surprising results.
Download or read book Sharpe s London Magazine written by Anna Maria Fielding Hall ("Mrs. S. C. Hall, ") and published by . This book was released on 1846 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Popular Natural History of Quadrupeds and Birds written by William Dowling and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Owls written by Rebecca Martin and published by Character-19. This book was released on 2021-08-06 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These fascinating specialized birds with their rounds heads and “dished-shaped” faces, have forward-facing eyes, short hooked bills, and are mainly nocturnal. Some owls, however, are active at dawn or dusk and others may be seen during the day. Owls are found in temperate and tropical parts of the world. The barn owl is a popular countryside bird. It has a heart-shaped face, and pure white feathers on the underside of its body. It is at the heart of the countryside although it has suffered a decline since the 20th century. The long-eared owl is medium size, but smaller than a woodpigeon. Unlike other species it appears long and thin, and sports head feathers, known as ear tufts (although they are not ears), which it raises when alarmed. Short-eared owls are also medium in size. They have mottled brown bodies and yellow eyes (the long-eared owl has orange eyes). Tawny owls are roughly the same size as a pigeon and have a rounded body and head. A ring of dark feathers surrounds dark eyes of this widespread species found in England, Scotland, and Wales. They are resident in their territories and live in established pairs. The male snowy owl is pure white and its plumage echoes its Arctic origins. Females never become completely white. They breed on the Arctic tundra but clutches of eggs depend on the availability of food. Pairs are territorial and may not breed if food is scarce. This book covers owls from their evolution to their conservation status in today’s environment.
Download or read book Wild Turkeys Nature s Nervous Birds written by Dr. Richard A. NeSmith and published by Applied Principles of Education & Learning. This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turkeys are All-American birds, predating the European settlers. Turkeys, though misnamed, are a historical part of America and American Culture. These birds are the largest land birds, the most hunted, and nearly were lost to extinction by the late 1930s. They have keen eyesight (in color), keen hearing, and their reflex/reaction time puts humans to shame. This ability to avoid and outsmart hunters, avoid detection with camouflage feathers, and successfully reproduce offspring comes with a price. They are one of the most alerted, alarmed, and anxious birds in the forest. They are nature’s nervous birds, but they will leave and disappear from the scene before you barely get a second look at them.
