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Swallow
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Author : Angela Turner
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2015-11-15
Swallow written by Angela Turner and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-15 with Nature categories.
Known as heralds of spring and beautiful, elegant flyers, swallows are among the most beloved of familiar birds. Because they return with the spring, swallows, as Angela Turner explains, have long been associated with the renewal of life, love, fidelity, and fertility, while their ability to travel incredible distances has given them associations with freedom and speed. That freedom, however, hasn’t kept them from becoming familiar figures in towns and cities. They often seem to even seek out human company—for example, barn swallows are known for nesting in our buildings and purple martins in our back yards. Destruction of their natural habitat, however, has proved dangerous to some species of swallow, and recent years have seen some populations dwindling to the point of near-extinction. Turner outlines the reasons for these declines as part of her engaging account of the natural and cultural history of this beloved bird.
Swallow
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Author : Stephen Savage
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Release Date : 2008-07-15
Swallow written by Stephen Savage and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Introduces swallows, discussing their physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle, food, hunting and migration habits, and predators.
Swallow
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Author : Mary Cappello
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2010-11
Swallow written by Mary Cappello and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An American half-dollar. A beaded crucifix. Tooth roots shaped like a tiny pair of pants. A padlock. Scads of peanut kernels and scores of safety pins. A metallic letter Z. A toy goat and tin steering wheel. A Perfect Attendance Pin. One of the most popular attractions in Philadelphia's world-famous Mtter Museum is the Chevalier Jackson Foreign Body Collection; a beguiling set of drawers filled with thousands of items that had been swallowed or inhaled, then extracted nonsurgically by a pioneering laryngologist using rigid instruments of his own design. How do people's mouths, lungs, and stomachs end up filled with inedible things, and what do they become once arranged in Jackson's aura-laden cabinet? What drove Dr. Chevalier Jackson's peculiar obsession not only with removing foreign bodies from people's upper torsos but also with saving and cataloging the items that he retrieved? Animating the space between interest and terror, curiosity and dread, award-winning author Mary Cappello explores what seems beyond understanding; the physiology of the human swallow, and the poignant and baffling psychology that compels people to ingest non-nutritive things. On a quest to restore the narratives that haunt Jackson's uncanny collection, she discovers that all things are secretly edible. Combining original research with a sympathetic and evocative sensibility, Cappello uncovers a history of racism and violence, of forced ingestion and hysteria, of class and poverty that left children to bank their family's last quarters in their mouths. Here, the seemingly disparate but equally marvelous worlds of the circus and the medical amphitheater meet in characters ranging from sword swallowers and women who lunched on hardware to the sensitive, bullied boy who grew up to be the father of endoscopy.
The Barn Swallow
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Author : Angela Turner
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2010-01-29
The Barn Swallow written by Angela Turner and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-29 with Nature categories.
The Barn Swallow is a familiar and popular bird throughout the world. It is one of the most widely distributed bird species, breeding in North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa and wintering in South America, southern Africa, southern Asia and even northern Australia. Its habit of nesting close to human habitation has made this elegant bird a part of farmyard and village life and a welcome herald of spring. This book examines all aspects of the life of this endearing bird, with chapters on its flying skills and feeding habits, mate choice, breeding strategies, nest sites, eggs and incubation, nestling rearing, productivity and survival, migratory behaviour and population dynamics. It also considers changes in populations and behaviour in relation to intensive agriculture and climate change. The Barn Swallow is both engaging and authoritative; birdwatchers will enjoy amazing insights into the life of the species, such as the importance of tail feathers when finding a mate, or the sinister way that some birds kill of the chicks of rivals. Academic scholars will appreciate the book's broad overview of current research on this species.
Swallow
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Author : Sam Schill
language : en
Publisher: Wattpad Books
Release Date : 2021-07-27
Swallow written by Sam Schill and has been published by Wattpad Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-27 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Swallow
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Author : Haggard H.R.
language : en
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Release Date : 1923
Swallow written by Haggard H.R. and has been published by Рипол Классик this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1923 with Fiction categories.
A Dutch girl raised in South Africa among the Kaffirs. Lonely, she gazes from shore over the waves of a storm-tossed sea, and dreams of a brother entering her life… and soon finds herself face-to-face with a shipwrecked waif cast ashore by the storm.
A Handbook To The Swallows And Martins Of The World
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Author : Angela Turner
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2010-06-30
A Handbook To The Swallows And Martins Of The World written by Angela Turner and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-30 with Nature categories.
This reference guide gives general details about the swallows and martins of the world. These include appearance, the basic coloration and differences between the sexes and immatures and the function of other areas of colouring. Several species within the same geographical area are often segregated by feeding in different habitats or at different heights or by eating different size-classes of insects. The two sub-families, one being the two river martins, the other containing about 72 species mainly in the genus hirundo, are dealt with, including their distribution and migration patterns. Feeding, courtship and breeding habits are considered, together with details of nesting sites, clutch size, incubation and life-span. Finally, the population sizes of the various species are examined, noting that whilst many have expanded their range by using man-made structures, forest species probably remain small and one species, the Red Sea swallow is known from only one specimen. The book follows the same approach, style and presentation as The Herons Handbook published in 1985. It is illustrated by the winner of the prestigious British Birds Illustrator of the Year Award and the author has contributed to many scientific papers and journals including BBC's Wildlife Magazine.
Swallow
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Author : Ian Hamilton Finlay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Swallow written by Ian Hamilton Finlay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Concrete poetry categories.
The Life Cycle Of A Swallow
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Author : John Williams
language : en
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Release Date : 1989
The Life Cycle Of A Swallow written by John Williams and has been published by Franklin Watts this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, life cycle, and habitats of the graceful migratory bird the swallow.
The Migration Of The Swallow
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Author : Collingwood Ingram
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
The Migration Of The Swallow written by Collingwood Ingram and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Birds categories.