Zoologi: fugle (ornitologi)

"Identify birds of the eastern United States with this pocket-size guide. Whether you're hiking with your family, on a camping trip, or gardening in your backyard, you're sure to notice a variety of birds. If you're curious about these feathered friends-from water birds like the Great Blue Heron to raptors like the Bald Eagle to backyard birds like the American Robin-then Bird Finder by Dr. Roger J. Lederer is just what you need. With the handy, easy-to-use format, you can identify common and noteworthy birds east of the Mississippi River"--

The lives and habitats of two majestic bird species are shared through striking space, aerial, and surface photographs to artfully convey the fragile elegance of life on Earth.New perspectives can inspire us to think differently about our place in the universe. The first photos of Earth from space showed the home of all known life as a small “blue marble” in a vast darkness and are thought by many to have inspired the environmental movement. For Dr. Roberta L. Bondar, the first female Canadian astronaut and the world’s first neurologist in space, the rare perspective she enjoyed aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery enhanced her reverence for the world we share with non-human life— especially birds, the only animals also able to fly vast distances across the globe.In Space for Birds: Patterns and Parallels of Beauty and Flight, Bondar, also an accomplished professional nature and landscape photographer, focuses her lens on two international species: the endangered Whooping Crane, which migrates from its boreal nesting grounds in Canada’s Wood Buffalo National Park to the seaside abundance of its winter habitat in Texas; and the near-threatened Lesser Flamingo, which is seen in dazzling pink flocks on and above East African Rift Valley soda lakes. Photos from the International Space Station convey the continental scale of these birds’ travels, and Bondar’s aerial and surface photos, accompanied by insights both scientific and personal, offer intimate glimpses of their daily lives and unique behaviours. While these birds lead different lives on opposite sides of the globe, they share, with each other and with us, an imperative to survive and a reliance on Earth’s fragile ecosystems.This book complements a travelling photographic exhibit, Patterns & Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive.

"Identify West Virginia birds with this easy-to-use field guide, organized by color and featuring full-color photographs and helpful information. Make birdwatching in West Virginia even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela's famous bird guides, field identification is simple and informative. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don't live in your area. The Birds of West Virginia Field Guide features 125 species of West Virginia birds organized by color for ease of use. Full-page photographs present the species as you'll see them in nature, and a "compare" feature helps you to decide between look-alikes"--

Have you ever wondered why so many scientific handbooks on birds use paintings rather than photographs, or why the painters Killian Mullarney and Lars Johnson are such significant figures in ornithology? This book gives an account of the 500 years during which bird-painting reached such heights, and it traces the growth of scientific realism in this field. It shows how scientific understanding has shaped the art, and how artistic style has left its mark on the science. Birds cross frontiers unhindered, and the language of painting too knows no national barriers. This book explores the huge contribution of German painting to the international tradition. It looks at the work of great artists - Dürer and Rembrandt. It introduces the fascinating but neglected artists who made the landmark handbooks of the past. It pays tribute to those major figures of the last 150 years who brought the art to its perfection: Josef Wolf and Bruno Liljefors, and looks briefly at the competition with photography at the start of the twentieth century. It reveals the interlocking of art with the science of ornithology, as it was developed by figures such as Buffon and Darwin.

Crows are all around us, shouting from lamp posts, poking around on lawns, and generally taking a bright-eyed interest in everything that moves st of us don't know much about their lives. In How to Know a Crow, award-winning author Candace Savage invites us into the fascinating world of these big, brash, and surprisingly brainy birds.

A gorgeously illustrated story of a swallow who goes against the flock, and the wonderful friendship that emerges from her decision. For kids 3-7, The Swallow Who Stayed is a beautiful celebration of the seasons and what happens when we have the courage to be different.Iris asked the other birds, “What happens to the forest when we leave?”But nobody knew the answer. No swallow had ever stayed long enough to see.It’s time for the swallows to fly South for the winter. But not for Iris, a curious swallow, who has always wondered what the winter is like and decides to stay. One by one, the leaves fall from the trees and the cold begins to settle. Soon an icy wind blows and big snowflakes tumble from the sky. Maybe staying for the winter was a mistake… Though everything changes when Iris stumbles into the home of a squirrel.Philip Giordano’s geometric art perfectly captures the changing seasons and the different skyscapes we experience in the morning and at night as seasons change. This heartfelt story shares the incredible surprises that happen when we dare to do something different, and celebrates a friendship that lasts from winter to spring.

"The story of one woman's remarkable work with a trio of charismatic, endangered bird species-and her discoveries about the devastating threats that imperil them. In Feather Trails, wildlife biologist and birder Sophie A. H. Osborn reveals how the harmful environmental choices we've made-including pesticide use, the introduction of invasive species, lead poisoning, and habitat destruction-have decimated Peregrine Falcons, Hawaiian Crows, and California Condors. In the Rocky Mountains, the cloud forests of Hawai'i, and the Grand Canyon, Sophie and her colleagues work day-to-day to try to reintroduce these birds to the wild, even when it seems that the odds are steeply stacked against their survival. With humor and suspense, Feather Trails introduces us to the fascinating behaviors and unique personalities of Sophie's avian charges and shows that what endangers them ultimately threatens all life on our planet. More than a deeply researched environmental investigation, Feather Trails is also a personal journey and human story, in which Sophie overcomes her own obstacles-among them heat exhaustion, poachers, rattlesnakes, and chauvinism. Ultimately, Feather Trails is an inspiring, poignant narrative about endangered birds and how our choices can help to ensure a future not only for the rarest species, but for us too"--

DE RIGTIGE DUER er ikke kun en fantastisk deling af supermodige duer, der bekæmper kriminalitet og beskytter byen. Men når der forsvinder en smaragd fra verdens MEST PELSEDE museum, en sulten væsel jagter en SJÆLDEN FUGL, og et gammelt træ FORSVINDER i løbet af natten, må de Rigtige Duer forsøge at redde dagen.Femte bind i serien om "Rigtige duer", der er et hold af fugle, som bekæmper uret og forbrydere, hvor de kan finde dem. Hver fugl har sin egen styrke og særlige superevne, men lige så vigtigt er det, at duerne kan arbejde sammen som et hold, når skurkene bliver for slemme.Serien om de RIGTIGE DUER er fuld af hæsblæsende spænding, hamrende morsomme replikker og rablende skæve illustrationer, der fløjter rundt med teksten og som nok skulle kunne kalde et smil frem. Med over 200.000 solgte bøger og bunker af fans verden over, er RIGTIGE DUER-serien også perfekte til fans af Aaron Blabeys “Bad Guys” og serien “Hundemand” fra Carlsens forlag. Nickelodeon er ved at udvikle en animeret film og tv-serie baseret på den originale australske version af RIGTIGE DUER, som skal produceres af James Corden og Ben Winston!

This birdwatching site guide, written by an acknowledged expert on Nepalese birds, is designed to provide the travelling birdwatcher with all the information he or she will need to make the most of a birdwatching holiday or tour. This is a site guide, not an identification guide.

"This book fills an important niche for the birdwatching community by offering comprehensive entries detailing the best locations for finding birds throughout the state for enthusiasts of all levels of skill and interest. It contains descriptions of 201 birding sites in Maine, with explicit directions on how to get there, for all sixteen of the state's counties (several as large as other New England states!). Each chapter features a county map, a brief overview by Derek J. Lovitch, numerous specific site guides, and a list of rarities. The book also contains a detailed and useful species accounts guide for finding the most sought-after birds"--

The essential illustrated guide to how birds design and build their nests—now fully revised and expandedBirds are the most consistently inventive builders, and their nests set the bar for functional design in nature. Describing how birds design, engineer, and build their nests, Avian Architecture deconstructs all types of nests found around the world using architectural blueprints and detailed descriptions of the construction processes and engineering techniques birds use.This spectacularly illustrated book features more than 300 full-color images and more than 40 case studies that profile key species worldwide. Each chapter covers a different type of nest, from tunnel nests and mound nests to floating nests, hanging nests, woven nests, and even multiple-nest avian cities. Other kinds of avian construction—such as bowers and food stores—are also featured.Now with more case studies and an updated foreword, this revised and expanded edition includes intricate step-by-step sequences, visual spreads on nest-building materials and methods, and insightful commentary by a leading expert.Illustrates how birds around the world design, engineer, and build their nestsFeatures architectural blueprints, step-by-step sequences, visual spreads on nest-building materials and methods, and expert commentaryIncludes more than 300 full-color imagesCovers more than 100 bird species worldwide

"Make birdwatching in Oklahoma even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela's famous bird guides, field identification is simple and informative. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don't live in your area. The Birds of Oklahoma Field Guide features 122 species of Oklahoma birds organized by color for ease of use. Full-page photographs present the species as you'll see them in nature, and a "compare" feature helps you to decide between look-alikes"--

Parrots: A Celebration of their BeautyRosemary Low: My personal look at favourite parrot speciesOne of the most obvious traits about parrots is their outstanding beauty. Yet the extraordinary truth is that no one had ever written a book to celebrate this aspect of these amazing birds! Until now!Rosemary Low: My personal look at favourite parrot speciesInternationale Neuerscheinung, englischsprachig.Über 150 eindrucksvolle Seiten, exzellente Fotos, persönliche Erinnerungen, professionelle und liebevolle Blicke auf die Schönheit der Papageien. Ein ausgezeichnetes Geschenk!One of the most obvious traits about parrots is their outstanding beauty. Yet the extraordinary truth is that no one had ever written a book to celebrate this aspect of these amazing birds! Until now!Rosemary Low takes a look at parrots and their plumage in a way that has never been done before. For 60 years she has marvelled at their unparalleled variety of colours and designs. From the 12 cm long Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus) a living tropical jewel, to the startling hyacinth plumage of the biggest parrot of the Neotropics (one metre in length), the surprises among the many species are never-ending.The first part of this book focuses on their colours and their beauty. In one fascinating chapter, she describe the results of a poll of 44 leading parrot scientists, conservationists, artists and photographers from 15 countries for their "Top Ten most Beautiful Parrots". Not to be missed! Part II provides details and more technical information on how parrot feathers get their colours (including pigments that are unique to parrots), why different areas of plumage vary in colour and what drives coloration - not only the need for camouflage. In Part III 45 parrot species are selected for an in-depth look at their plumage and habits.