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Extreme Birds
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Author : Dominic Couzens
language : en
Publisher: Firefly Books Limited
Release Date : 2011
Extreme Birds written by Dominic Couzens and has been published by Firefly Books Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Nature categories.
"A wonderful collection of bird superlatives. ... Fascinating facts and beautiful photographs make this one a winner." -- Library Journal
Extreme Birds
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Author : Dominic Couzens
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2008
Extreme Birds written by Dominic Couzens and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Nature categories.
A well-illustrated look at the solutions birds utilize - be it a matter of size, speed or behavior - including their intricate nests, elaborate courtships, deadly attacks and food foraging, this book explores the most extreme ways they've found to do it.
Tales Of Remarkable Birds
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Author : Dominic Couzens
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-03-12
Tales Of Remarkable Birds written by Dominic Couzens and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-12 with Nature categories.
Throughout the bird world, examples of strange and seemingly inexplicable behaviours abound. For example: Why do Male Fairywrens bring flowers to females as a nuptial gift in the pre-dawn darkness? Especially when the gift-givers are not the official mates of the females concerned, but visitors, and furthermore they may give these gifts in full view of the official mate. Why do gangs of White-winged Choughs 'kidnap' their neighbours' fledglings and then keep them in their 'gang'. Which bird is so big, strong and fierce that stories abound of it killing humans? This book looks at accounts of murderous Cassowaries and explains just what might have happened. What happens in an albatross 'divorce'? This book divides the world by continent and takes a series of extraordinary stories from each to illustrate a great diversity of bird behaviour. Each continent will have around five or six stories, each described in 1500 to 2000 words and examining the truths and the mythology behind each example. An intriguiguing book from an author with an ability to engage with his audience.
Birds An Introduction
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Author : Baranidharan Krishnamoorthy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-11-28
Birds An Introduction written by Baranidharan Krishnamoorthy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-28 with categories.
The Blues Go Extreme Birding
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Author : Carol Malnor
language : en
Publisher: Blues Go Birding
Release Date : 2011
The Blues Go Extreme Birding written by Carol Malnor and has been published by Blues Go Birding this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Are you looking for a way to introduce a young child to the wonderful world of birds? The BLUES series offers solid information about birds in a delightful, entertaining package to inspire a future generation of birders. The five intrepid BLUES are caricatures of little bluebirds, yet the featured REAL birds are accurate and carefully researched. In this volume, the Bird X-Games are coming soon. Sammi, thesportster, is determined to enter. "But I don't have a clue what to do," she worried. In her quest, Sammi and the other BLUES travel the globe to see the most "extreme" birds--the fastest-moving, longest migrating,deepest-diving, and many other record-holders. And in the process, they discoverthat they have become X-treme themselves. X-citing!
Extreme Birds
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Author : Dominic Couzens
language : en
Publisher: Firefly Books Limited
Release Date : 2008
Extreme Birds written by Dominic Couzens and has been published by Firefly Books Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Nature categories.
Presents a collection of miscellaneous facts about the extreme mating rituals, nests, characteristics, and behaviors of birds.
Brilliant Birds
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Author : Isabel Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Raintree
Release Date : 2013
Brilliant Birds written by Isabel Thomas and has been published by Raintree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Looks at some of the most amazing and bizarre birds from around the world.
Birds
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Author : Charlie Ogden
language : en
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2016-12-15
Birds written by Charlie Ogden and has been published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Some of the most unique animals on the planet are classified as birds. As readers explore this amazing animal group, they discover fun facts about a wide variety of birds. They also learn the essential scientific skill of classifying animals by common characteristics. Important information is presented to readers through engaging text, fact boxes, and detailed graphic organizers such as diagrams. Colorful photographs of familiar and exotic birds seem to fly off the page, creating a memorable learning experience that enhances common science curriculum topics.
Extreme Measures
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Author : Brian K. McNab
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2012-04-02
Extreme Measures written by Brian K. McNab and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-02 with Science categories.
Along with reproduction, balancing energy expenditure with the limits of resource acquisition is essential for both a species and a population to survive. But energy is a limited resource, as we know well, so birds and mammals—the most energy-intensive fauna on the planet—must reduce energy expenditures to maintain this balance, some taking small steps, and others extreme measures. Here Brian K. McNab draws on his over sixty years in the field to provide a comprehensive account of the energetics of birds and mammals, one fully integrated with their natural history. McNab begins with an overview of thermal rates—much of our own energy is spent maintaining our 98.6?F temperature—and explains how the basal rate of metabolism drives energy use, especially in extreme environments. He then explores those variables that interact with the basal rate of metabolism, like body size and scale and environments, highlighting their influence on behavior, distribution, and even reproductive output. Successive chapters take up energy and population dynamics and evolution. A critical central theme that runs through the book is how the energetic needs of birds and mammals come up against rapid environmental change and how this is hastening the pace of extinction.
Extreme Birder
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Author : Lynn E. Barber
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2011-03-17
Extreme Birder written by Lynn E. Barber and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-17 with Nature categories.
One woman . . . one year . . . 723 species of birds. . . In 2008, Lynn Barber's passion for birding led her to drive, fly, sail, walk, stalk, and sit in search of birds in twenty-five states and three provinces. Traveling more than 175,000 miles, she set a twenty-first century record at the time, second to only one other person in history. Over 272 days, Barber observed 723 species of birds in North America north of Mexico, recording a remarkable 333 new species in January but, with the dwindling returns typical to Big Year birding, only eight in December, a month that found her crisscrossing the continent from Texas to Newfoundland, from Washington to Ontario. In the months between, she felt every extreme of climate, well-being, and emotion. But, whether finally spotting an elusive Blue Bunting or seeing three species of eiders in a single day, she was also challenged, inspired, and rewarded by nearly every experience. Barber's journal from her American Birding Association-sanctioned Big Year covers the highlights of her treks to forests, canyons, mountain ranges, deserts, oceans, lakes, and numerous spots in between. Written in the informal style of a diary, it captures the detail, humor, challenges, and fun of a good adventure travelogue and also conveys the remarkable diversity of North American birds and habitat. For actual or would-be “travel birders,” Lynn Barber’s Extreme Birder provides a fascinating, binoculars-eye view of one of the best-loved pastimes of nature lovers everywhere. "Lynn Barber challenges a traditionally male-dominated pursuit--the birding big year--and is successful beyond her wildest dreams. She is an inspiration for all who love adventure, nature, and birds."--Lynn Hassler, author, Birds of the American Southwest