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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
400 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the plight of seabirds, whose numbers are on the decline, and relays the importance of their voyages on sustaining life on Earth.
43) Birds
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Reference, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
112 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
This field guide highlights 100 birds found throughout the world. Readers will gain a greater understanding about the behaviors and appearance of each bird and will be able to identify these creatures after seeing the vivid photographs and useful labels within the book. Features include a helpful introduction to the topic, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
xvi, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Birds are capable of detecting scents, and those scents and the microbiome that creates them are pivotal drivers of avian evolution. The author explains how birds produce complex chemical signals that are important to their social and reproductive behavior"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Publisher
Neon Squid
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Soar through the skies to follow the lives of our feathered friends as they fight, dance, and play their way through their day. Ornithologist Dr. Alex Bond tells the story of the world's most amazing birds in the style of a nature documentary, including gentle science explanations perfect for future biologists." -- Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Looks at the adaptive significance of bird behavior. A lifetime spent in ornithological research and old-fashioned bird-watching has convinced the author that "we have consistently underestimated what goes on in a bird's head." He describes how using the latest available tools, neurobiologists have uncovered new aspects of bird perception--e.g., the fact that female birds that see in the ultraviolet range chose mates on the basis of characteristics...
48) Eyewitness: Bird
Series
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (62 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Takes you soaring through the sky and around the world in an exciting journey from the bird's distant dinosaur past to its present astonishing variety. Take an up-close look at the staggering range of sizes, shapes, and habitats of these creatures.
Author
Publisher
Ivy Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"Describes how birds design, engineer, and build their nests, deconstructing 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 300 full-color images and more than 35 case studies that profile key species worldwide. Each chapter covers a different type of nest, from tunnel nests and mound...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 289 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
How does the cuckoo get away with laying its eggs in the nests of other birds and tricking them into raising young cuckoos rather than their own offspring? Early observers who noticed a little warbler feeding a monstrously large cuckoo chick concluded the cuckoo's lack of parental care was the result of faulty design by the Creator, and that the hosts chose to help the poor cuckoo. These quaint views of bad design and benevolence were banished after...
Author
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
337 pages, 52 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Why are the eggs of the marsh wren deep brown, the winter wren's nearly white, and the gray catbird's a brilliant blue? And what in the DNA of a penduline tit makes the male weave a domed nest of fibers and the female line it with feathers, while the bird-of-paradise male builds no nest at all, and his bower-bird counterpart constructs an elaborate dwelling? These are typical questions that Bernd Heinrich pursues in the engaging style we've come to...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
xxiv, 355 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A wild bird rehabilitator and nature artist describes her painstaking efforts to rescue injured birds and her experiences when those birds come back to visit, looking at the personality and quirks of individual birds of different species.
Author
Series
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xiii, 286 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Birding is an extremely rewarding and fun hobby, but some situations can be frustrating or unsuccessful because of a variety of challenging viewing conditions. This guide to identifying birds offers the holistic "birding by impression" method, which not only helps with these difficult conditions, but also develops an efficient mental identification process using left- and right-brain skills. It begins with a conscious assessment of a bird's unchanging...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Atlas of Birds captures the breathtaking diversity of birds, and illuminates their conservation status around the world. Full-color maps show where birds are found, both by country and terrain, and reveal how an astounding variety of behavioral adaptations -- from flight and feeding to nest building and song -- have enabled them to thrive in virtually every habitat on Earth. Maps of individual journeys and global flyways chart the amazing phenomenon...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
224 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
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...
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
4 CDs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Professor John Kricher leads a discussion of the approximately 10,000 species of birds that share our world, expanding on such topics as bird anatomy, the mechanics of flight, migration, reproduction, and song.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray.
Physical Desc
4 Blu-rays + 4 4K Ultra HD Blu-rays : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rear window: A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Vertigo: A former police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with a hauntingly beautiful woman.
Psycho: A Phoenix secretary embezzles cash from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his...
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