Download or read book Chasing Warblers written by and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known to many as "the butterflies of the bird world," wood warblers allure even the most experienced and discriminating birders. Their annual migrations to and from nesting areas in the United States and Canada draw thousands of birders to places such as High Island, Texas; Crane Creek, Ohio; and Point Pelee, Ontario, where warblers stop to rest and feed during the long journey. There birders have a chance to see and photograph these colorful, elusive songbirds whose quick, darting flight among high branches and thick cover makes them some of the most challenging birds to observe and identify. In this entertaining, beautifully illustrated book, Bob Thornton recounts his and Vera Thornton's cross-continent adventures in finding and photographing all 52 species of wood warblers that nest in the United States. In addition to describing where and how they photographed each species, Thornton tells marvelous stories of the colorful characters they encountered along the way. He also touches on the current human threats to wood warblers that come from loss of habitat.
Download or read book The Winter Exploitation Systems of Bay breasted and Chestnut sided Warblers in Panama written by Russell Greenberg and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chasing Neotropical Birds written by Bob Thornton and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-07-22 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Belize to Brazil, the forests of the American neotropics are home to an astonishing array of birds—over 3,700 different species, or nearly 40 percent of all the birds on earth. Because of this overwhelming abundance, birders come from all over the world to try to catch glimpses of species that can be found nowhere else, such as toucans and antbirds, motmots and manakins, bellbirds and cocks-of-the-rock, and practically all of the planet's hummingbirds. Two such birding enthusiasts are Vera and Bob Thornton, who have spent fifteen years photographing these special and exotic birds in the rainforests of eleven different countries of Central and South America. In this book, you'll find more than a hundred spectacular color photographs they took during their travels, along with a highly entertaining account of their adventures—and misadventures—in chasing these exotic neotropicals. The birds pictured here are among the Thorntons' personal favorites—birds that, in their words, "either dazzled us with their beauty, or charmed us by their behavior, or, in a few cases, simply challenged us by the mystique of their rarity." This latter category includes such elusive and sought-after birds as the Black-crowned Antpitta, the Zigzag Heron, the Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo, the Bare-necked Umbrellabird, and the monkey-eating Harpy Eagle. In the accompanying text, Bob Thornton engagingly describes the challenges as well as the magic of negotiating the neotropical rainforests in search of colorful birds to photograph. For those who would like to follow in the Thorntons' footsteps, there are also helpful tips about photographic gear and techniques, preferred places to see the birds, lodging, and guides. For everyone who enjoys excellent nature photography, Chasing Neotropical Birds is a must-have volume on the coffee table or in the library.
Download or read book A Field Guide to Warblers of North America written by Jon Lloyd Dunn and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1997 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes sixty species of North American warblers.
Download or read book The Warblers of North America written by Frank Michler Chapman and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers Part One and Part Two written by Arthur Cleveland Bent and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-04 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers, Part One and Part Two" by Arthur Cleveland Bent. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Life Histories of North American birds Wood warblers written by Arthur Cleveland Bent and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Birding Across North America written by and published by Timber Press (OR). This book was released on 2002 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This remarkable book cannot always answer these questions, but it never fails to fascinate the reader with the details, large and small, Keenan observed in his "life with birds."" "With more than 100 color illustrations, Keenan's book is as much treat for the eyes as it is for the mind. With commentary on ornithological literature, painting, history, and conservation, Birding Across North America contains a wealth of information that belies its modest size."--Jacket.
Download or read book Birds as Individuals written by Len Howard and published by Random House. This book was released on 2024-09-05 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the secret lives of Britain's ordinary garden birds and the brilliant, unconventional woman who opened her doors to them. In the late 1930s, Len Howard packed up her life in London, bought a plot of land in Sussex and built herself a little house there. This was to be Bird Cottage, a place where the doors of the house were open to the birds of the garden – great tits, blue tits, robins, blackbirds, willow warblers and many others. Len lived the rest of her life alongside her bird neighbours, with some sleeping in her bedroom and many flitting in and out all day long. This is the book she wrote about the birds – a study not just of their behaviour but their individual personalities. We learn about their intelligence, emotional lives, and characters, their capacity for play and humour, the range of their song, their likes and dislikes, and their bond with Len. Enchanting, life-enriching, revelatory and completely original, this is a gorgeous evocation of a life lived in intimate contact with nature and a book about birds unlike any other. ‘A unique, engaging and elegant insight into the lives of our precious and magical songbirds’ Arthur Parkinson ‘A quiet revelation of attentiveness and sympathy. It impressed and moved me very much’ Steven Lovatt, author of Birdsong in a Time of Silence
Download or read book Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World written by Marshall Cavendish Corporation and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2001 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reference encyclopedia providing information on endangered wildlife and plants throughout the world.
Download or read book Chasing Monarchs written by Robert Michael Pyle and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-29 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although no one had ever followed North American monarch butterflies on their annual southward journey to Mexico and California, in the 1990s there were well-accepted assumptions about the nature and form of the migration. But to Robert Michael Pyle, a naturalist with long experience in monarch conservation, the received wisdom about the butterflies’ long journey just didn’t make sense. In the autumn of 1996 he set out to uncover the facts, to pursue the tide of “cinnamon sailors” on their long, mysterious flight. Chasing Monarchs chronicles Pyle’s 9,000-mile journey to discover firsthand the secrets of the monarchs’ annual migration. Part road trip, part outdoor adventure, and part natural history study, Pyle’s book overturns old theories and provides insights both large and small regarding monarch butterflies, their biology, and their spectacular migratory travels. Since the book’s first publication, its controversial conclusions have been fully confirmed, and monarchs are better understood than ever before. The Afterword for this volume includes not only updated information on the myriad threats to monarch butterflies, but also various efforts under way to ensure the future of the world’s most amazing butterfly migration.
Download or read book A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore written by Allen Jeyarajasingam and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-22 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fully comprehensive, modern field guide to all of the bird species in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Featuring numerous colour illustrations and detailed descriptions of the key identification features, the book will be equally valuable for ornithologists and birdwatchers.
Download or read book Of Birds and Texas written by Stuart Gentling and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2001-11-15 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Audubon's "Birds of America" was the most magnificent ornithological publication of the 19th century, "Of Birds and Texas" may rightfully claim that honor for the 20th. A.C. Greene praised it as "the most stunning and prodigious book in Texas history (and possibly forever)." 50 color plates.
Download or read book Season at the Point written by Thomas Connor and published by Atlantic Monthly Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conveys the story of the birds and birders that gather in Cape May Point, N.J., describing the adaptations, migratory patterns, and aerodynamics of the birds.
Download or read book Chasing Birds Across Texas written by Mark Thomas Adams and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author tells of his trek across thousands of miles of Texas territory to explore nearly five hundred different species of birds and their habitats.
Download or read book Life Histories of North American Wood Warblers order Passeriformes written by Arthur Cleveland Bent and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Foot path Way written by Bradford Torrey and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-13 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Letter to Grover Cleveland" by Lysander Spooner is a thought-provoking critique that challenges the actions of political leaders and questions the impact of policies on society. With eloquent prose and a sharp analytical lens, Spooner addresses issues related to governance, law, and social justice. The author's arguments are presented in a compelling manner, urging readers to reconsider prevailing norms and ideologies. "A Letter to Grover Cleveland" serves as a reminder of the importance of critical thinking and holding those in power accountable for their decisions.
