The Wood Duck And The Mandarin
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The Wood Duck And The Mandarin
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Author : Lawton L. Shurtleff
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1996-11-11
The Wood Duck And The Mandarin written by Lawton L. Shurtleff and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-11-11 with Nature categories.
This is a story of conservation told through the natural histories of two of the world's most fascinating birds, the Wood Duck of North America and the Mandarin of Asia. The only two species in their genus (Aix), these Northern Wood Ducks are native to different continents but have long been kept together in captivity. Now, for the first time in history, they are also flying side by side in the wild in a small area of northern California. This rare circumstance has given Lawton L. Shurtleff and Christopher Savage the opportunity to observe the Northern Wood Ducks' close relationship and is the starting point of this informative and beautifully rendered book. The opening chapters tell how the Wood Duck and the Mandarin came to inhabit the Pacific Flyway and explain their extraordinary similarities. Subsequent chapters discuss the distinctive histories of the two species and describe the birds throughout the seasons in their native flyways. The Mandarins' place in Asian art and literature is the subject of Chapter Five. The final chapter illuminates the successful work done to protect the North American Wood Duck, which has made a remarkable recovery from near extinction, and the beginning efforts to protect the Mandarin, whose existence in East Asia is seriously threatened. Stunning full-color photographs by renowned wildlife photographers, along with photographs by the authors, capture the exquisite beauty of these much revered birds. Detailed maps show the Wood Ducks' territory in North America and the Mandarins' territory in East Asia and Great Britain. Three appendices--plans for building nestboxes, instructions for banding birds, and lists of books and conservation organizations--and a thorough index are valuable resources in a book that will delight bird-lovers and general readers alike.
The Mandarin Duck
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Author : Christopher Lever
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2013-02-28
The Mandarin Duck written by Christopher Lever and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-28 with Nature categories.
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Mandarin Duck, one of the largest and best-studied is in southern England. The Mandarin Duck is a small and (in the case of the males) spectacularly colourful species of waterfowl. Widely kept in aviaries around the world, populations often escaped to form wild colonies. Although declining and nowadays surprisingly hard to find, Britain's wild Mandarin population is probably more numerous than that of the duck's true home, China and the Russian Far East, where it is now endangered. This Poyser monograph is a detailed account of this beautiful duck's lifestyle and biology, with particular emphasis on invasive populations in Britain and overseas. It is a superb addition to the long-running and acclaimed Poyser series.
Mandarin Duck
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Author : Renee Wood
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2019-01-31
Mandarin Duck written by Renee Wood and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-31 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Mandarin Duck: Beautiful Pictures & Interesting Facts Children Book About Mandarin Duck
The World Of The Wood Duck
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Author : Jack Dermid
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
The World Of The Wood Duck written by Jack Dermid and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Nature categories.
Explores the life cycle and habitat of the wood duck and comments on its relationship with man.
The Tale Of The Mandarin Duck
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Author : Bette Midler
language : en
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Release Date : 2021-02-16
The Tale Of The Mandarin Duck written by Bette Midler and has been published by Random House Books for Young Readers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-16 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Inspired by the real-life rainbow-colored Mandarin Duck who appeared in New York’s Central Park in 2018, this modern fable by Bette Midler celebrates the connections people make with each other and the world around them. How do you get people to appreciate what is right in front of them? In The Tale of the Mandarin Duck, it takes a mysterious, beautiful duck and a clear-eyed kid to point out the obvious! Bette Midler’s distinctive voice joins striking photos of the real duck by Michiko Kakutani and charming black-and-white drawings by Joana Avillez. This book will have readers of all ages coming back to visit the fantastical interpretation of New York City and its odd ducks—both feathered and human. An afterword by Ms. Kakutani adds details to the facts behind this one-of-a-kind story of the Mandarin Duck.
Ecology And Management Of The Wood Duck
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Author : Frank Chapman Bellrose
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Ecology And Management Of The Wood Duck written by Frank Chapman Bellrose and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Nature categories.
Reference on the wood duck includes basic biology, life history, population characteristics, and research and management techniques.
The North American Perching And Dabbling Ducks
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Author : Paul Johnsgard
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2017-03
The North American Perching And Dabbling Ducks written by Paul Johnsgard and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03 with Science categories.
This volume, the fourth in a series of books that collectively update and expand P.A. Johnsgard's 1975 The Waterfowl of North America, summarizes research findings on this economically and ecologically important group of waterfowl. The volume includes the mostly tropical perching duck tribe Cairinini, of which two species, the muscovy duck and the wood duck, are representatives. Both species are adapted for foraging on the water surface, mostly on plant materials, but typically perch in trees and nest in elevated tree cavities or other elevated recesses. This volume also includes the dabbling, or surface-feeding, duck tribe Anatini, a large assemblage of duck species that mainly forage on the water surface but nest on the ground, or only very rarely in elevated locations. Of this tribe, 12 species that regularly breed in North America are included, among them such familiar species as mallards, wigeons, pintails, and teal. Descriptive accounts of the distributions, populations, ecologies, social-sexual behaviors, and breeding biology of all these species are provided, together with distribution maps. Five additional Eurasian and West Indian species have been reported several times in North America; these have been included with more abbreviated accounts, but all 17 species are illustrated by drawings, photographs, or both. The text includes about 84,000 words and contains more than 1,000 references. There are also 12 distribution maps, 21 drawings, 28 photographic plates, and 58 anatomical or behavioral sketches.
The Tale Of The Mandarin Ducks
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Author : Katherine Paterson
language : en
Publisher: Turtleback
Release Date : 1995-01
The Tale Of The Mandarin Ducks written by Katherine Paterson and has been published by Turtleback this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A pair of mandarin ducks, separated by a cruel lord who wishes to possess the drake for his colorful beauty, reward a compassionate couple who risk their lives to reunite the ducks.
The Heart Of Ma Yuan
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Author : Richard Edwards
language : en
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Release Date : 2011-03-01
The Heart Of Ma Yuan written by Richard Edwards and has been published by Hong Kong University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-01 with Art categories.
"Ma Yuan emerges as an artist who captures the reality of season, time, and mood in a dazzlingly abbreviated style that is nonetheless utterly convincing in its rendering of the natural world.---Maxwell K. Hearn Metropolitan Museum of Art ichard Edwards and Ma Yuan have something in common: both are deeply committed to the work of art and the medium of ink painting. And like Ma Yuan's brushwork, Edwards's prose couples formal restraint with expressive power. This book is a major contribution to the literature on the art of ink painting at the Southern Song court.---Robert Sharf University of California, Berkeley Ma Yuan, one of China's best-known artists, was a key figure in the period widely celebrated as the golden era of Chinese landscape painting. The Heart of Ma Yuan offers a careful discussion of Ma Yuan's painting as it emerged within the sophisticated artistic environment of Hangzhou in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. Beautifully illustrated with more than 300 illustrations from leading museums and private collections around the world, the book includes discussions of Ma Yuan's family of six generations of skillful painters, his many patrons, and his distinctive style in engaging Confucian, Taoist and Buddhist genres and his superb landscapes, including animals, flowers, and detailed studies of water. Widely noted for his own keen eye and masterful stylistic analysis, Richard Edwards cultivates the art of looking for a broad readership, from general art lovers to specialists in art history. As a Western scholar exploring the significance of a highly refined Eastern culture, he draws on natural history, poetry, and relevant contemporary writing as well as the work of other artists.
Ducks Geese And Swans Species Accounts Cairina To Mergus
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Author : Janet Kear
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Ducks Geese And Swans Species Accounts Cairina To Mergus written by Janet Kear and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Nature categories.