Presents a fascinating foray into the world of the penguin, detailing their life cycle, intelligence, antics, survival techniques, and extraordinary working communities; shares his adventures on the A
New York City Birds is a portable reference guide featuring over 140 species of birds found in the five boroughs. This richly illustrated and detailed guide is printed on durable material an
As millions of bird lovers around the world know, a bird in the wild embodies a dream of pure freedom. The magic of avian beauty lifts us not only into a realm of wonder, but into a union with the nat
From the snowcapped Himalayas and the Indus valley, to the Ganges delta and the Sri Lankan forests, the Indian subcontinent is home to 13% of the world's species of birds and thousands of birders and
Describing 395 species and including illustrations, maps, and charts, Birds of Mississippi will delight the avid birder and deeply inform the casual bird watcher. Compiled by two long-time employees o
Oklahoma Birds is a pocket-sized, folding Pocket Naturalist guide highlighting the most commonly seen birds in Oklahoma. Laminated for durability, these handy guides are a great source of po
The great naturalist artist's journals, memoirs, and letters are published here for the first time, accompanying a rich portfolio of his well-known bird illustrations.
Renowned science writer Wayne Lynch has a passion and fascination for the members of the penguin family. A self-described "penguin addict," he has logged more than 130,000 miles to sit among hundreds
Renowned science writer Wayne Lynch has a passion and fascination for the members of the penguin family. A self-described "penguin addict," he has logged more than 130,000 miles to sit among hundreds
A Neotropical Companion is an extraordinarily readableintroduction to the American tropics, the lands of Central and SouthAmerica, their remarkable rainforests and other ecosystems, and thecreatures t
Explore the Expanding Peterson Line. Leave your reading glasses behind. Now Roger Tory Peterson's classic Field Guide to Eastern Birds has been reissued in a larger format specially produced for thos
This monumental book is a comprehensive and profusely illustrated exploration of all that is known about the origin of birds and of avian flight. Alan Feduccia, a leading ornithologist and evolutionar
"As I write this, I am sitting in a cabin at Cedar Point Biological Station in southwestern Nebraska.... The glorious elemental mixture of earth, water, and sky around me is the home of nearly three h
Among the most important of all bird groups, pheasants account for the most abundant domesticated species (the domestic fowl), the most extensively hunted upland game bird (the common pheasant), and s
Terance James Bond is rightly regarded as one of the foremost bird illustrators in Britain. The range and ability of this artist and his meticulous attention to the most delicate of details have been
Mount Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti Plains, tropical beaches, coral reefs,and such wildlife as elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras, and rhinos.With all this, Kenya and northern Tanzania are the ultimatede
