8040 livres sur les oiseaux.

The Geese of Beaver Bog
de Bernd Heinrich (Ed. Ecco) Isbn : 0060197455
19.87 € / 130.34 FF
In the summer of 1998, award-winning writer and biologist Bernd Heinrich found himself the unwitting -- but doting -- foster parent of an adorable gosling named Peep. Good-natured, spirited Peep drew Heinrich into her world -- one he found to be filled with as much color and drama as that of her human counterparts. And so, with a scientist's training and a nature lover's boundless curiosity and enthusiasm, Heinrich set out to observe and understand the travails and triumphs of the Canada geese,...

Audubon's Wilderness Palette: The Birds of Canada
de David M Lank (Ed. Key Porter Books Ltd) Isbn : 1550139789
31.82 € / 208.73 FF
In the summer of 1833, John James Audubon, his son and several friends embarked on the schooner«Ripley»and sailed from Eastport, Maine to Nova Scotia to the St. Lawrence. Audubon kept a detailed diary describing the land, the sea, the vegetation, the people and, above all, the birds that he encountered. Many of the paintings he created along the way are considered his most beautiful and are reproduced here in«Audubon's Wilderness Palette.»Many of the birds represented here have become extinct or are threatened. With the strokes of his brush, Audubon has in many ways preserved a natural legacy, permitting those who view his paintings and engravings the opportunity to visit a world that has vanished. David Lank has written twenty-one books on subjects ranging from wildlife art to trekking in...

Ecology and Management of Cowbirds and Their Hosts: Studies in the Conservation of North American Passerine Birds
de Jamie Smith (Ed. University of Texas Press) Isbn : 0292777388
67.71 € / 444.15 FF
In the past two centuries, cowbirds have increased in numbers and extended their range across North America, while many of the native songbird species whose nests they parasitize to raise their young have declined. This timely book collects forty essays by most of the principal authorities on the biology and management of cowbirds. The book's goals are to explore the biology of cowbirds, the threats they pose to host species and populations, and the management programs that are being undertaken to minimize these threats. The book is organized into five sections, each with an extended editors' introduction that places the contributions in a broad, up-to-date setting. The sections cover : sum ; The changing abundance of cowbirds and the ways in which their numbers can be estimated. sum ; Hos...

The Imperative Call: A Naturalist's Quest in Temperate and Tropical America
de Alexander F. Skutch (Ed. University Press of Florida) Isbn : 0813011493
15.89 € / 104.23 FF
In The Imperative Call, Alexander F. Skutch recounts his early years growing up in Maryland and Maine and his adventures in Central America and Jamaica during the 1920s and 1930s, well before modernization affected the region, when the began his classic studies of nesting birds. Weaving precise descriptions of tropical plan, bird, and animal life into a personal philosophy about man and nature, the book is both autobiography and natural history.

One Wing's Gift: Rescuing Alaska's Wild Birds
de Joan Harris (Ed. Alaska Northwest Books) Isbn : 0882405608
13.50 € / 88.55 FF
In the cleanup following the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill, workers rescued dozens of wild birds from the shores of Prince William Sound. One bald eagle, poisoned by oily prey, came to the rescue center with a wing so mangled it had to be amputated. No one expected the bird to survive. But even after vets repeatedly took the eagle's blood for transfusions to other eagles,«One Wing»clung to life, an unexpected survivor. ONE WING'S GIFT tells the heartwarming stories of this special bird and a...

Saving Migrant Birds: Developing Strategies for the Future
de John Faaborg (Ed. University of Texas Press) Isbn : 0292725485
18.28 € / 119.91 FF
In the 1980s, numerous scientific surveys documented both declining bird populations, especially among Neotropical songbirds that winter in the tropics, and the loss of tropical rain forest habitat. Drawing the seemingly obvious conclusion, scientists and environmental activists linked songbird declines to loss of tropical habitats and alerted the world to an impending ecological catastrophe. Their warnings led to the establishment of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Program, also known as Partners in Flight, the self-proclaimed largest conservation effort in history. Looking back over more than a decade of efforts to save migrant birds, John Faaborg offers the first serious evaluation of the state of songbird populations today, the effectiveness of conservation programs such as...

Partnerships in Birds: The Ecology of Monogamy
de Jeffrey M. Black (Ed. Oxford University Press) Isbn : 0198548605
99.99 € / 655.89 FF
In pairs, male and female birds appear to work as a team, competing for food, defending nests, and protecting predators, but in fact, because each individual strives to maximize its own reproductive potential, conflicts can occur if one finds a better partner. So while some birds choose one mate for life, others have many partners. In this book, fourteen classic studies of bird behavior are brought together to compare the different partnership patterns from ecological and evolutionary...

Crows and Jays
de Steve Madge (Ed. Princeton University Press) Isbn : 0691088837
25.77 € / 169.04 FF
In no other group of perching birds has evolution produced such a degree of variation as in the 120 species of crows and jays that inhabit the world today. They range from the tiny Hume's Ground-jay of the steppe-highlands of Tibet to the huge Thick-billed Raven of the mountains of Ethiopia. Some are exceedingly beautiful in color, grace, and form ; others are sinister in appearance. Some appear in tales of mythology and superstition ; others are merely regarded as agricultural pests. The great majority, however, remain largely unknown, coming into contact with humans mainly when their specialized habitats are destroyed. Over 20 species are now regarded as internationally endangered and some may disappear before we have a chance to learn much about them. This guide details all species of c...

Attracting Butterflies and Hummingbirds: Watch Your Garden Come Alive With Beauty on the Wing
de Sally Roth (Ed. Rodale Press) Isbn : 0875968619
23.86 € / 156.51 FF
In her newest book for Rodale, the irrepressible Sally Roth zeroes in on one of North America's best-loved backyard birds-the hummingbird-and on the beautiful, delicate insects that are all the rage among nature enthusiasts-butterflies. Becoming a dual hummingbird/butterfly watcher couldn't be more natural for backyard gardeners and nature lovers because both of these types of winged creatures are attracted to beautiful nectar flowers. Sally Roth is a passionate gardener, and she shares all her...

The Life History of a Texas Birdwatcher: Connie Hagar of Rockport
de Karen Harden McCracken (Ed. Texas A M University Press) Isbn : 1585441449
23.86 € / 156.51 FF
In any other context, saying that someone was«for the birds»would hardly be polite. But applied to Connie Hagar, it would be high praise. The diminutive birdwatcher nicknamed Connie was reared as Martha Conger Neblett in early twentieth-century Texas, where she led a genteel life of tea parties and music lessons. But at middle age she became fascinated with birds and resolved to learn everything she could about them. In 1935, she and her husband, Jack, moved to Rockport, on the Coastal Bend of...