Outdoor–Bird Titles Spring 2015 · Birds, Bees and Educated Fleas An A -Z Guide to the Sexual...

Outdoor–Bird Titles Spring 2015

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9781784180102 Pub Date: 5/1/15 Ship Date: 5/1/15 $16.95 Hardcover

288 Pages Carton Qty: 32 Nature NAT000000

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Birds, Bees and Educated Fleas An A-Z Guide to the Sexual Predilections of Animals from Aardvarks to Zebras Bruce Montague

An amusing A to Z of the courtship and mating habits of animals—including Homo sapiens

"Birds do it, bees do it, Even educated fleas do it." So wrote Cole Porter in his famous song from 1928, "Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love." To which Bruce Montague, author of this enlightening and amusing collection, silently replied, "Yes, but how do they do it?" From well-hung South American drakes to shy camels arranging secret love trysts, female chameleons whose skin darkens when they're no longer in the mood to giraffes who swing their hips and swish their tails when they're feeling frisky, oysters that can change sex pretty much at will to stud rhinoceroses that can copulate three or four times a day for a week, this is a wide ranging, light-hearted but well-researched look at the world of animal love and lust. Arranged alphabetically by species, here is the perfect handbook for anyone who wants to know what goes on in the animal world behind the—metaphorical—bedroom curtains.

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Bruce Montague is probably best known for his five-year run in the popular BBC sitcom Butterflies. He has appeared in more than 300 TV productions and has written several plays, a number of scripts for the BBC, and screenplays. His previous books include The Book of Royal Useless Information and Wedding Bells and Chimney Sweeps.

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9781908489043 Pub Date: 4/1/15 Ship Date: 4/1/15 $7.99 Trade Paperback

18 Pages Carton Qty: 100 Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books JNF001000 Series: Let's Look

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Let's Look for Garden Birds A Spot & Learn, Stick & Play Book Andrea Pinnington, Caz Buckingham

Get children outside with these fun activities which form the perfect introduction to birds

Encouraging children to get outside, this activity book includes a general introduction to the world of birds, plus an array of fascinating facts, a guide to what different birds eat, and how to listen to birdsong. At the heart of the book are the easy and hard "what can you spot" pages with a colorful picture gallery of birds to find and tick off. When children aren't out and about looking for birds, there are 30 bird stickers to use on the fold-out garden play scene at the back of the book.

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Caz Buckingham trained as an illustrator and graphic designer. She worked for more than 20 years for large corporate publishers before setting up Fine Feather Press with her business partner, Andrea Pinnington. Caz's distinctive designs and illustrations are a combination of artwork and photography that draw children into the world of plants and animals. Andrea Pinnington is the author of numerous children's activity books, including Animals, My Body, and The Princess Creativity Book. Caz and Andrea take all the photographs for their books. This provides the inspiration for their titles, which are designed to give parents the tools with which to engage their children with nature.

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9781908489159 Pub Date: 5/1/15 Ship Date: 5/1/15 $4.99 Novelty Book

10 Pages Carton Qty: 56 Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books JNF001000 Series: Sticker Play Scenes

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Sticker Play Scene: Garden Birds Andrea Charlotte Pinnington, Caz Buckingham

Encourage imaginative play and help children learn about nature and birds with this on-the-go activity pack

Inside this pack is a fold-out garden play scene, two colorful garden bird sticker sheets, and a simple identifcation guide to help children learn about the most common birds. It helps develop imaginative play skills and offers more than the usual packs of stickers.

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Caz Buckingham trained as an illustrator and graphic designer. She worked for more than 20 years for large corporate publishers before setting up Fine Feather Press with her business partner, Andrea Pinnington. Caz's distinctive designs and illustrations are a combination of artwork and photography that draw children into the world of plants and animals. Andrea Pinnington is the author of numerous children's activity books, including Animals, My Body, and The Princess Creativity Book. Caz and Andrea take all the photographs for their books. This provides the inspiration for their titles, which are designed to give parents the tools with which to engage their children with nature.

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128 Pages Carton Qty: 44 Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals JNF003030 Series: Young Naturalists

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Birdology 30 Activities and Observations for Exploring the World of Birds Monica Russo, Kevin Byron

An engaging book that encourages young nature enthusiasts to explore the world of birds This generously illustrated, full-color book teaches kids that birds can be seen almost anywhere: in city parks and streets, zoos, farms, and backyards. Using “Try This,” “Look For,” and “Listen For” prompts, Birdology promotes independent observation and analysis, writing and drawing skills, and nature literacy. Kids observe the diversity of shapes, colors, patterns, and behavior of birds; listen for their songs and the clap of wings; make a juice-box feeder; plant flowers that attract hummingbirds; start a birding journal and sketchbook; and much more. Other topics that are presented in clear, kid-friendly prose include migration, nesting, food, territories, and conservation and preservation. Additional resources, such as a glossary, bird orders and scientific names, bird and wildlife organizations, and “Teacher Topics” to initiate classroom discussion and investigation, are also included.

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Contributor BioMonica Russo is the author and illustrator of several children’s nature books, including Amazing Insects, Chilly

Creatures, Tree Almanac, and Watching Nature. She wrote the “Nature Notes” column for southern Maine’s Sun

Chronicle for many years. She is an experienced birdwatcher and a founding member of the Maine Entomological Society. Kevin Byron is a photographer who specializes in nature, wildlife, and ship images and whose work has appeared in many books, magazines, and newspapers, including BirdScope magazine, the Kennebunk Post, the New York Times, and Watching Nature. They both live in Kennebunk, Maine.



9780966276114 Pub Date: 9/1/01 $7.95 Paperback Picture Book

32 Pages Carton Qty: 32 Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals JNF003030 Series: Accelerated Reader Program series

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The Robins in Your Backyard Nancy Carol Willis

This educational tale of the migration, mating, and nesting habits of a pair of robins as they raise and care for their young will delight parents, teachers, and children. Beginning with the welcome return of the robins in early spring, simple language and beautifully detailed colored-pencil illustrations reveal exactly what is happening in those nearby but hidden nests. Included are kid-pleasing details, such as the fact that a newly hatched robin equals the weight of one nickel, and that each robin can eat up to 14 feet of earthworms a day! A glossary, breeding-season time line, and tips on helping injured or orphaned baby songbirds make this book as practical as it is charming.

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Nancy Carol Willis is a writer, illustrator, and nature lover whose publications include Delaware Bay Shorebirds and Kids Page. Her illustrations are featured in The Rock, Kindermusik Adventures, and Birds of Delaware. She lives in Middletown, Delaware.

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32 Pages Carton Qty: 46 Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals JNF003030

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A Children's Guide to Arctic Birds Mia Pelletier, Danny Christopher

A children’s introduction to the avians of the Arctic With a simple layout and easy-to-follow format, this beautiful book introduces young readers to a dozen birds that call the Arctic home. From the Long-tailed Duck and the Red-throated Loon to the Snowy Owl and the Rock Ptarmigan, this picture book features migratory birds as well as those that live in the Arctic year-round and is filled with fun, useful facts, including where to look for eggs and nests during the short Arctic summer and how to recognize each bird’s call. Northern-specific elements, such as Inuktitut names for various birds and migratory patterns told from an Arctic perspective, are also included.

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Mia Pelletier is the author of Avati: Discovering Arctic Ecology and works with Arctic seabirds and with Inuit on the comanagement of protected areas. She lives on Baffin Island. Danny Christopher is an illustrator who

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travels throughout the Canadian Arctic as an instructor for Nunavut Arctic College. He is the illustrator of The

Legend of the Fog. He lives in Toronto.




320 Pages Carton Qty: 28 Nature / Birdwatching Guides NAT004000 Series: American Birding Association State Field

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American Birding Association Field Guide to the Birds of Colorado Ted Floyd, Brian E. Small

From the tiny rufous hummingbird to the majestic bald eagle, Colorado is home to more than 496 types of birds, making it one of the finest birding destinations in the world. Preserved habitats created by local, state, and national authorities have helped foster and protect nesting sites for hundreds of species, 235 of which are featured in their natural habitats, from Great Plains to Rocky Mountains, in this ornithological guide. The birds are organized by type from waterfowl to finches and appear in beautiful color photographs accompanied by clear and concise introductions, identification tips, and habitat and birdsong descriptions. The book also includes a complete state bird checklist and a directory of birding destinations, making this field guide the perfect companion for anyone interested in learning more about the natural history of Colorado and the diversity of the state’s birds and where to see them.

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Ted Floyd is the editor of Birding, the American Birding Association’s (ABA) flagship publication, and an instructor with the ABA’s Institute for Field Ornithology program. He has published widely on birds and ecological topics and

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is the author of Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America and a coauthor of Atlas of the Breeding

Birds of Nevada. He is a frequent speaker at birding festivals and ornithological meetings and has organized birding trips and conducted workshops throughout North America. He lives in Lafayette, Colorado. Brian E. Small is a professional bird and nature photographer with more than 20 years of experience. His father, Dr. Arnold Small, was one of the founding members and a former president of the ABA. He lives in the Los Angeles area.



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American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of California Alvaro Jaramillo, Brian E. Small

California has it all for birders—lush coastal coniferous forests, dry chaparral, oak woodlands, grasslands, alpine slides, riparian valleys, watered suburbs, and desert scrubs. Hundreds of types of birds nest in the Golden State or stop by seasonally on migration routes. California has one of the largest state and federal parks programs, as well as extensive protected wildlife areas, which preserve and protect bird habitats. From geese and ducks, herons and storks, eagles, hawks, and owls to hummingbirds, warblers, and sparrows, California is one of the finest birding destinations on earth. The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of California includes more than 300 species birders are most likely to see in the state. Illustrated with nearly 450 crisp, color photographs, it includes clearly written descriptions along with tips of when and where to see birds penned by an expert Californian birder. It's the perfect companion for anyone interested in the amazing diversity and beauty of California's birds.

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Alvaro Jaramillo is a senior biologist at the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory and the owner of Alvaro’s Adventures, an international birding and nature tour company. He is the author of numerous articles and books about birds and birding, including Birds of Chile and was awarded the Eisenmann Medal of the Linnean Society of New York. He lives in Half Moon Bay, California. Brian E. Small has been a full-time professional bird and nature photographer for more than 20 years. He served as the photo editor for the American Birding Association’s membership magazine, Birding, for the past 15 years. He lives in Los Angeles.

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American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Pennsylvania George L. Armistead, Brian E. Small

Pennsylvania is one of the best places to go birding in North America. From the shores of Lake Erie in the northwest and the great river basins of the Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela to the central Allegheny Mountains and east along the Pocono Mountains and the rich farmlands and rolling hills of the south, the

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Keystone State has a great diversity of birds. The American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of

Pennsylvania includes more than 275 species birders are most likely to see in the commonwealth. Illustrated with hundreds of crisp, color photographs, it includes descriptions of each birds along with tips of when and where to see them, written by an expert Pennsylvanian birder. It's the perfect companion for anyone interested in the amazing diversity and beauty of Pennsylvania's birds.

George L. Armistead is the events coordinator for the American Birding Association, guides birding tours for Field Guides, Inc., and is the secretary for the Delaware Valley Ornithological Club, one of the nation’s oldest bird clubs. He lives in Philadelphia. Brian E. Small has been a full-time professional bird and nature photographer for more than 20 years. He served as the photo editor for the American Birding Association’s membership magazine, Birding, for the past 15 years. He lives in Los Angeles.

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368 Pages Carton Qty: 24 Nature / Animals NAT043000 Series: American Birding Association State Field

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American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Massachusetts Wayne R. Petersen, Brian E. Small

From the rolling Berkshire Mountains and river valleys of the west to the coastal eastern plains, dunes, and scrub forests of Cape Cod, Massachusetts is a birder’s paradise. Nearly 500 species have been recorded in the Bay State making it one of the “birdiest” places in the nation. Massachusetts is rich in protected and preserved habitats, including 15 national parks and 143 state parks, while conservation organizations maintain many sanctuaries for wildlife throughout the state, attracting birds and providing access for visitors to enjoy the outdoors. Written by expert birder Wayne R. Petersen and filled with crisp, gorgeous color photography by Brian E. Small, American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Massachusetts is the perfect companion for anyone learning more about the natural history and diversity of the Commonwealth’s birds and when and where to see them.

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Wayne R. Petersen is the director of the Massachusetts Important Bird Areas program at Mass Audubon. He is the coauthor of Birds of Massachusetts, a coeditor of volumes 1 and 2 of the Massachusetts Breeding Bird Atlas, and a New England regional editor for North American Birds magazine. In 2005 he was the recipient of the American Birding Association’s Ludlow Griscom Award for outstanding contributions in regional ornithology. He lives in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Brian E. Small is a professional bird and nature photographer with more than 20 years of experience. He served as the photo editor for the American Birding Association’s membership magazine Birding for the past 15 years. His father, Dr. Arnold Small, was one of the founding members and a former president of the ABA. He lives in Los Angeles.

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American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Florida Bill Pranty, Brian E. Small

From the dunes and great river swamps of the Panhandle, the flat woods, scrubs, dry prairies, and wetlands of the Peninsula to the coral reefs of the Keys, the Sunshine State provides habitats for an amazing variety of birds. Florida is rich in protected and preserved habitats, including 11 National Parks, 171 State Parks and Trails, and 100 important Bird Areas. Conservation organizations maintain many sanctuaries for wildlife throughout Florida, attracting birds and providing access for visitors to enjoy the outdoors. Written by expert birder Bill

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Pranty and filled with crisp, gorgeous color photography by Brian E. Small, American Birding Association Field

Guide to Birds of Florida is the perfect companion for anyone learning more about the natural history and diversity of the state’s birds and when and where to see them.

Bill Pranty has been birding since age 14 and joined both the American Birding Association (ABA) and Florida Ornithological Society (FOS) in 1984. He has compiled bird sightings statewide for the FOS Field Observations Committee since 1992 and is a former member of the FOS Records Committee. He serves as chair of the ABA Checklist Committee and a technical reviewer for Birding magazine. He has contributed more than 275 publications to the ornithological and birding literature, including the ABA Checklist, A Birder’s Guide to Florida, and Birds of Florida. He lives in Port Richey, Florida. Brian E. Small is a professional bird and nature photographer with more than 20 years of experience. He served as the photo editor for the American Birding Association’s membership magazine Birding for the past 15 years. His father, Dr. Arnold Small, was one of the founding members and a former president of the ABA. He lives in Los Angeles.

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American Birding Association Field Guide to the Birds of New Jersey Rick Wright, Brian E. Small

From High Point State Park to Cape May Point, New Jersey is home to an amazing diversity of bird species. More than 375 types of birds nest in the dozens of state parks, forests, and natural areas created by local, state, and national authorities, including the centimeters-long ruby-throated hummingbird and large raptors such as the bald eagle. This guide to the Garden State’s birds features 235 bird species in their natural habitats, presented in stunning color photographs complemented by detailed information on their habitats, birdsongs, and tips on when and where to see them. The birds are organized by species for quick reference, and the book includes a complete state bird guide and a directory of birding destinations. This is an excellent resource for birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts who want to learn more about New Jersey’s natural history and the diversity of its birds.

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Rick Wright is a professional birding tour leader with WINGS Birding Tours and a department editor at Birding, the American Birding Association’s flagship publication. He is a regular speaker at birding festivals and conventions. He lives in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Brian E. Small is a professional bird and nature photographer with more than 20 years of experience. His father, Dr. Arnold Small, was one of the founding members and a former president of the ABA. He lives in the Los Angeles area.

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174 Pages Carton Qty: 20 Nature / Animals NAT043000

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Common Birds of Nunavut Mark L. Mallory

Readers will discover the vibrant natural life of Nunavut with this richly visual guide to the diverse bird populations of the Arctic. This book pairs beautiful photographs with detailed information on more than 50 species, providing information on the appearances, traditional uses, and behaviors of Arctic birds. Alongside such scientific information, the inclusion of Inuit traditional knowledge about uses for bird feathers, down, and eggs makes this Arctic avian guide a unique and valuable reference.

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Mark L. Mallory is the coeditor and contributor of A Little Less Arctic and has worked as a seabird biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service. He lives in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.

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9781849534369 Pub Date: 8/1/13 $16.95 Hardcover


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The Birdwatcher's Year Richard Williamson

This charming and practical handbook is bursting with tips, facts, and folklore to help guide any bird watcher through the year

Find out how to identify birds by sight or song, everything you need to know about their behavior, habitats, and breeding and migration habits, and tips for encouraging birds into your garden. It also includes handy diary pages for making your own notes each month. A must-have for any eager birdwatcher, this small, portable book will fit into a pocket or small bag for bird-watching trips.

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Richard Williamson was for 30 years the manager of Kingley Vale National Nature Reserve. He is the author of 52 Favourite West Sussex Walks.

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The Egg René Mettler

See the egg inside the chicken and the chick inside the egg. Watch as the chick develops, grows, and hatches.

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René Mettler is the author of Animal Camouflage, Birds, Flowers, The Jungle, and Penguins.

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Sparrowhawks A Falconer's Guide Ben Crane

Written for the beginning falconer, this remarkable book encapsulates the timeless beauty and joy of sparrowhawking

Flying imprint sparrowhawks is often unfairly portrayed as being overly complex and highly technical. Crane aims to paint a far more informed picture, and to perhaps dispel some of the myths. Written with the beginner in mind, this book is based on Crane's considerable first-hand experience and a number of other respected falconers who have specialized in flying sparrowhawks. It draws comparisons with some of the most ancient trapping and training techniques of the East, making connection with modern Western falconry practices. Topics include equipment, preparing to receive your sparrowhawk chick, and imprinting; training, behavior, quarry, entering, field craft, and hawking in many different types of terrain; sparrowhawk health and welfare; and important aspects of sparrowhawking in Croatia, Ireland, and Turkey. The methodologies of captive breeding in the West are discussed, as are problems associated with the rehabilitation and release of wild sparrowhawks in the UK.

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Ben Crane has writtten extensively about trapping, training, and hawking with sparrowhawks, goshawks, falcons, and eagles. His articles on falconry have been published in several magazines worldwide.

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Tweet of the Day A Year of Britain's Birds Brett Westwood, Stephen Moss, Sir David Attenborou...

A beautiful and imaginative guide for the armchair naturalist A vivid biography of 225 of our favorite birds, what they look like, sound like, and where and when you can see them, this elegantly designed book is also packed full of folklore, poetry, and ornithological observation. Award-winning naturalist Brett Westwood and bestselling author Stephen Moss have distilled a lifetime's knowledge, insights, and enthusiasm into these pages. Full of diverting nuggets of information and atmospheric illustrations of birds and their habitats, this is a perfect gift book for the birder.

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Brett Westwood is an award-winning producer, presenter, and naturalist. He is the BBC's expert on birds for Springwatch and regularly presents episodes of The Living World and Nature. Stephen Moss is a TV presenter and author whose books include The Birder's Companion and The Bumper Book of Nature. Sir David Attenborough's broadcasting career has spanned 60 years. He has long been a prominent face and voice of

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natural history broadcasting, including cowriting and narrating Life and narrating The Blue Planet and Planet

Earth.

9781742233680 Pub Date: 10/1/13 $39.99 Trade Paperback

256 Pages Carton Qty: 28 Nature / Birdwatching Guides NAT004000

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Best 100 Birdwatching Sites in Australia Sue Taylor

From suburban parks to remote offshore islands, veteran and respected birder Sue Taylor offers her top 100 Australian bird-watching sites in this essential guide for bird enthusiasts. Taylor puts her years of experience to use in answering questions such as Where can you see 400,000 breeding pairs of rockhopper penguins? Where is the best place in Australia to observe yellow chats? and Where is the only place in Australia where it is possible to have a close encounter with nesting lesser noddies? Readers will want to pack up their binoculars and hit Australian roads after perusing this profusely illustrated guide.

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Sue Taylor is a respected birder and the author of How Many Birds Is That?, John Gould’s Extinct and Endangered Birds of Australia, and Why Watch Birds?

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A Filth of Starlings (2nd Edition) A Compilation of Bird Collective Nouns

A compilation of bird collective nouns with a modern, contemporary and fresh design approach A flock of geese, a murder of crows, a parliament of owls: these are some of the bird collective nouns you may already know. But have you heard of a bouquet of pheasants, a chime of wrens, or a circus of puffins? Would you like to get down with a party of jays, go for a swim with a paddle of ducks, or go over the game plan with a huddle of penguins? Then turn the pages of this book to discover a collection of lesser-known and sometimes more fanciful avian collective nouns. Illustrated with bold, punchy shapes and colors that are powerful to the eye and the mind, the first edition of this engaging title was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Award.

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PatrickGeorge is an independent publisher that offers a full range of graphic design and illustration services. By focusing on unique designs and bold illustrations, they aim to produce books for kids that are witty and educational, colorful and accessible, challenging and stimulating, and—perhaps most importantly—fun.

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9781851033973 Pub Date: 10/1/12 On Sale Date: 10/1/12 $12.99 Spiral Bound


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Birds René Mettler

Discover the world of birds, their feathers and their flight, their nests and their eggs.

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René Mettler is a children's book creator.

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Buller's Birds of New Zealand The Complete Work of J. G. Keulemans Geoff Norman, John Gerrard Keulemans, Stephen Fry

An all-new edition of JG Keulemans’s masterful illustrations from A History of the Birds of New Zealand, featuring fresh reproductions of the original watercolour paintings. This landmark publication includes the complete set of 95 artworks from both editions and the subsequent supplement of Walter Buller’s iconic 19th-century history of New Zealand’s native birds, accompanied by a selection of Buller’s original text. The book features fresh reproductions of Keulemans’s original watercolour-and-pencil paintings for the second edition and its supplement, which author Geoff Norman rediscovered at the British Natural History Museum. Bound in cloth and beautifully presented in a slipcase, this edition makes these prized works available to a general audience

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A keen hiker and ecologist, Geoff Norman holds qualifications in science and environmental studies and has worked in publishing for over 25 years. Buller's Birds of New Zealand is his first full-length book.

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128 Pages Carton Qty: 32 Art / Subjects & Themes ART050030

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Chickens, Ducks and Geese Madeleine Floyd

The follow-up to Birdsong is another collection of exquisite watercolor paintings paintings from Madeleine Floyd Artist Madeleine Floyd turns her attention to the world of chickens, ducks, and geese—some familiar, some less so—in this lovely book. Her paintings include a huge variety of breeds, both domestic and wild, from the statuesque Buff Orpington chicken to the magnificent Faverolle, from splendid mallards to the slightly comical Indian Runners, the familiar farmyard goose, and elegant swans.The artist's work showcases the diversity and beauty of these charming birds, and includes both farmyard and wild species. Each painting is accompanied by insightful, whimsical text that pinpoints what she loves about these wonderful creatures. The perfect present, this beautiful book is ideal for bird lovers, keepers of domestic fowl, and fans of Madeleine Floyd alike.

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Madeleine Floyd is an artist who paints, draws, writes, and illustrates and whose work is widely commissioned around the world. Her clients have included the Independent, Oxford University Press, Saatchi & Saatchi, the Sunday Times, Toyota, and Vogue. She is the author of Birdsong, Captain Purr, and Cold Hands, Warm Heart.

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9781851033805 Pub Date: 8/1/12 $12.99 Spiral Bound


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See the egg inside the chicken and the chick inside the egg. Watch as the chick develops, grows, and hatches, and learn about different kinds of bird eggs.

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René Mettler is a children's book creator.

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Keeping Geese Breeds and Management Chris Ashton

Keeping Geese is a complete guide to the domesticated goose. It shows how this intelligent bird has been absorbed into different cultures throughout history: from the taming of the Greylag and the Swan goose to the exhibition of the mighty Toulouse, the story of the goose is intimately involved in both Eastern and Western cultures.

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Contributor BioDr. Chris Ashton is the author of Keeping Geese. Dr. Ashton and her husband Mike are co-authors of The

Domestic Duck and Domestic Geese, and they have contributed articles to magazines such as Smallholder and Fancy Fowl for many years.





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1Parrots Henri Galeron

Discover the huge range of bright-colored plumage of the many species of parrots and their cousins: macaws, parakeets, lorikeets, and rosellas.

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Henri Galeron is the illustrator of the limited edition of The Ugly Duckling that is edited by Maria Tatar.

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Was Beethoven a Birdwatcher? A Quirky Look at Birds in History and Culture David Turner, Joe Beale

An engaging guide that illustrates the significance of birds throughout history Did the Cettia's Warbler inspire the opening notes of the last movement of Beethoven's Second Symphony? Who among a host of rivals wrote the best poem about the nightingale? And is there a James Bond film named after a duck? Find out the answers to these ornithological conundrums and others in this engaging book that delves into literature, science, religion, fine art, and popular culture to reveal how a bird can be far more than the sum of its feathered, winged, and webbed parts. Worshipped as gods and damned as agents of the devil in equal measure, birds have also fostered scientific breakthroughs and even helped provoke a war. This entertaining guide is full of fascinating insights into the humble bird's surprisingly large role in history and culture.

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David Turner is a journalist who has worked for the Financial Times and Reuters.

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A Patch Made in Heaven A Year of Birdwatching in One Place Dominic Couzens

The popular view of birdwatchers (or "twitchers") is of people who rush madly from one end of the country to another to tick birds off their lists. But behind the headlines are an army of enthusiasts who do quite the reverse—they stay devotedly within a small local area, their Patch, and enthuse and obsess about the birds

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within it. They are every bit as committed and eccentric as their far-traveling counterparts. A Patch Made in

Heaven is the diary of a wildlife-watching year in a single square kilometer of southern England. Written in wryly humorous style, it details the birds, the animals, and the human visitors that turn up and use this tiny parcel of land. It chronicles the delights, disappointments, and frustrations that go with dedicated "patch-watching," and also uncovers all sorts of unusual and unexpected details about what we might think are familiar British creatures. Although the book is set on one particular Patch, the real location is not revealed because most of its wildlife, and most of its events, can be witnessed anywhere by anyone, making A Patch Made in Heaven a ...

Dominic Couzens is one of Britain’s best known writers on birds and wildlife. He has produced numerous books, including The Secret Lives of Garden Birds, Extreme Birds, The Secret Lives of Garden Wildlife, and the travel memoir My Family and 50 Other Animals.

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9780091945008 Pub Date: 4/1/12 On Sale Date: 5/14/12 $14.95 Hardcover

128 Pages Carton Qty: 0 Nature / Animals NAT043000 Sales Restrictions: Canada only

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Our Garden Birds Matt Sewell

In this beautiful, collectible new volume, street artist Matt Sewell offers his own unique take on 52 of Britain's favorite garden birds. Since its first appearance in July 2009, Matt's "Bird of the Week" feature for the Caught by the River website has quickly become a cult hit. His pop-art watercolors are distinctive and enchanting, as are his innovative descriptions. With 52 birds, one for each week of the year, this delightful gift book will appeal to birders, children, and adults, and art and design fans alike.

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Matt Sewell has illustrated for the Guardian and Big Issue, as well as being an avid ornithologist and regular contributor to the Caught by The River website (he also designed their logo).

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Cerulean Blues A Personal Search for a Vanishing Songbird Katie Fallon

Taking the reader from the mountains of Appalachia to a coffee plantation near Bogotá, Colombia, this investigation into the plight of the cerulean warbler—a tiny migratory songbird—describes its struggle to survive in ever-shrinking bands of suitable habitat. This elusive creature—a favorite among bird watchers and the fastest-declining warbler species in the United States—has lost three percent of its total population each year since 1966. This precipitous decline means that today there are 80 percent fewer ceruleans than 40 years ago, and their numbers continue to drop because of threats including deforestation, global warming, and mountaintop-removal coal mining. With scientific rigor and a sense of wonder, Fallon charts their path across more than 2000 miles and shows how the fate of a creature weighing less than an ounce is vitally linked to that of our own.

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Katie Fallon has had nonfiction pieces in a variety of magazines and journals, including Appalachian Heritage, Isotope: A Journal of Literary Nature and Science Writing, and River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative. Her essay “Lost,” published in The Fourth River, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2008. She teaches creative writing at West Virginia University. She lives in Morgantown, West Virginia.

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9781935622055 Pub Date: 10/31/11 $29.95 Poster


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Sibley's Raptors of North America David Allen Sibley

The majestic raptors of North America are artfully displayed in this premium wall poster. Illustrated by the world’s premiere bird artist, this work features illustrations of 32 species of raptors, including the black vulture, the snail kite, the ferruginous hawk, the American kestrel, and the peregrine falcon. Juveniles, adults, and regional populations of each species are shown in relative scale, both perched and in flight—to give the viewer an impression of the differences in sizes. This splendid piece of artwork makes an ideal gift for both birdwatchers interested in identifying raptors and casual observers alike.

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David Allen Sibley has been watching and drawing birds since 1969 and has traveled throughout North America

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studying the natural world, both on his own and as a leader of bird-watching tours. He is the author of The

Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America, The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America, The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior, The Sibley Guide to Birds, Sibley’s Birding Basics, and The Sibley Guide

to Trees. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts.





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Bill Oddie's Little Black Bird Book Bill Oddie

In this book, comedian Bill Oddie writes about the glory of birdwatching, offering both serious advice as well as hilarious anecdotes. He dissects the proper uniform for birdwatching, debates whether he'd liked to be called an "ornithologist" or a "bird spotter," and tells tales of the birdwatching trips he has taken across the globe.

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Bill Oddie is one of Britain's best-loved personalities. One-time star of The Goodies, he is latterly most famous for his popular BBC shows Springwatch and Autumnwatch. Bill is popularly acknowledged as one of the UK's leading experts on bird-watching, and in October 2003 he was awarded an OBE for his services to Wildlife Conservation.

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160 Pages Carton Qty: 20 Art / Techniques ART010000

8.5 in W | 11 in H | 0.4 in T | 1.3 lb Wt

Drawing and Painting Birds Tim Wootton

Artists can master a shorthand way to capture the movement and attitudes of birds—not always the most cooperative of models Birds have been featured in art for many thousands of years, but they pose a challenge to paint. By understanding their anatomy and recognizing their type, the artist can learn to capture movement and attitude. With technique and color mastered, style develops, and a special scene can be captured uniquely forever. This artists' resource explains bird types, and how identifying specific similarities can help the artist. It advises on painting in the field, using photographs, and working in the studio; describes how to paint plumage and birds in flight; and demonstrates how to compose a painting with emphasis on the birds' habitat. Thirty leading artists give their insights into painting birds, along with illustrations of their work, including John Busby—the author of Drawing Birds—Ontario's Robert Bateman, and Charles Tunnicliffe.

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Tim Wootton was awarded a gold medal from Wildscape Magazine's Wildlife Artist of the Year.

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Birdsong Madeleine Floyd

Fifty exquisite drawings of birds include details of the songs and sounds made by each The art of Madeleine Floyd is beautifully presented in this sweet little gem of a book that will delight all bird lovers. Celebrating birds and their songs, lovely drawings of the birds and their specific eggs are captured here for wildlife enthusiasts. The illustrations include details of the songs and sounds made by each of the birds, from sparrows and bearded tits to the lyrical nightingale—the latter of whom has up to 250 different phrases in his song, with each performance made up of a unique composition.

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Madeleine Floyd is an artist who paints, draws, writes, and illustrates and whose work is widely commissioned around the world. Her clients have included the Independent, Oxford University Press, Saatchi & Saatchi, the Sunday Times, Toyota, and Vogue. She is the author of Captain Purr and Cold Hands, Warm Heart.

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Amazing Gulls Acrobats of the Sky and Sea Marlin Bree

Seafarer Marlin Bree captures the poetry of the seagull’s flight, the majesty of its soaring wings, and its amusing antics as gulls gregariously interact with humans. Through black-and-white digital stop-sequence photography, this tribute introduces their habits and habitats, their special abilities, and their remarkable intelligence. Via detailed drawings and illustrations, Bree examines the gulls’ “wings of wonder” and how they achieve their amazing sense of air, control their soaring and hovering, and remain aloft over great distances. The work also recounts fascinating legends that have sprung up over the years about gulls and their mystical symbolism in life and death, as well as lighthearted stories, such as that of Sam, a gull who walks into a seafront store and picks up the same brand bag of chips day after day.

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Marlin Bree is an award-winning marine journalist and a two-time winner of the Boating Writers International Grand Prize Writing Award. He is a former magazine editor for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, a past president of the Minnesota Press Club, and a contributor to publications such as Cruising World, DIY Boat Owner, the Ensign,

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Good Old Boat, and Lakeland Boating. He is the author of several boating books, including In the Teeth of the

Northeaster and Wake of the Green Storm. He lives in Shoreview, Minnesota.




200 Pages Carton Qty: 30 Pets / Birds PET002000

7.5 in W | 9.5 in H | 0.5 in T

Domestic Geese Chris Ashton

Domestic Geese is a comprehensive book for pet keepers, breeders, and exhibitors. Written from years of first hand experience with these delightful birds, this revised paperback edition gives a special insight into their behavior. Pure breeds of geese, hand reared, are tame, responsive, and intelligent. Reared well, they will give hours of interest and pleasure for life.

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Dr. Chris Ashton is a teacher by profession and a waterfowl breeder by choice. She and her husband live on a smallholding in Wales where they specialize in pure breeds of ducks and geese. They have developed their stock to be amongst the top waterfowl breeders in the UK over the last 25 years. Chris, together with Mike Ashton, has also written The Domestic Duck, Colour Breeding in Domestic Ducks, and The Indian Runner Duck. They both contribute regularly to Fancy Fowl and Smallholder magazines.

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9781935622079 Pub Date: 10/1/10 $24.95 Poster


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Sibley's Hummingbirds of North America David Allen Sibley

The meticulous paintings of an acclaimed artist and distinguished naturalist are represented in this exceptional collection of hummingbirds. This superb poster replicates breathtakingly detailed illustrations of all 18 of the hummingbird species native to North America. Included in relative, life-size scale are both male and female birds in various stages of development—adult, subadult, and juvenile birds—to reflect the differences in sizes. From the green violet-ear to the buff-bellied hummingbird, no hummingbird is left out, and birders and nature lovers will be dazzled by the array of species presented here.

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9781840896435 Pub Date: 9/1/10 $10.99 Board Book

14 Pages Carton Qty: 32 Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals JNF003030 Series: Animal Families

10 in W | 10 in H | 0.9 lb Wt

Ducks and Ducklings Anita Ganeri, Anni Axworthy

In Ducks and Ducklings young readers can follow the transformation from fluffy duckling to sleek adult bird. Animal Families provides a first look at the lifecycles of familiar animals, both wild and domestic. The stories are told in simple text and friendly illustrations, and the index introduces early reference skills.

Summary

Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author who was born in India but grew up and went to school and university in England. Anita spent many years working for publishers as an editor and foreign rights manager. Since then, she has written a staggering 300-plus books and is especially well know for the best-selling Horrible Geography series. The latest title in the series, Planet in Peril, won the Blue Peter Book Award 2009 for the Best Book with

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Facts. Anita is also the author of the hit 2009 title, The Explorers' Handbook: How to Be The Best Around the

World. Anni Axworthy is a freelance illustrator who also makes puppets and wooden animals from salvaged materials. She is the author of the Animals on the Move series, as well as The Dragon Who Couldn't Do Dragony

Things and Little Dragon and the Haunted House.

9780982510216 Pub Date: 9/13/10 $29.95 Poster


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Sibley's Backyard Birds Western North America David Allen Sibley

Featuring the top 100 bird species in eastern and western North America, these high-quality, illustrated posters include a selection of beautifully rendered paintings designed to highlight the intricate details of each bird. Both male and female birds are represented in relative scale, offering birdwatchers the opportunity to view the most common birds at a glance and giving an accurate impression of the differences in sizes. To aid in identification, birds are arranged by type—from blackbirds to woodpeckers to songbirds, and beyond. Using the foothills of the Rocky Mountains as the dividing line for east and west, these essential guides can be used for easy identification of backyard birds in North America. These meticulously detailed posters make remarkable additions to any birder’s reference collection.

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9781935622062 Pub Date: 9/1/10 $29.95 Poster

1 Pages Carton Qty: 35 Nature / Plants NAT034000

24 in W | 3 ft H | 2 in T | 0.7 lb Wt

Sibley's Waterfowl of North America David Allen Sibley

Covering an array of more than 45 species of geese, swans, and ducks, this dynamic poster will bring vibrant life to any wall. Reproduced in relative scale, multiple images of each species are shown—including the black-bellied whistling duck, the blue-winged teal, the surf scoter, and the long-tailed duck—to convey the differences in sizes and to make them identifiable in the wild. Birders, art-lovers, and naturalists alike will discover that this high-quality poster is a fine addition to any collection.

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9780982510209 Pub Date: 4/1/10 $29.95 Poster


24 in W | 3 ft H | 2.7 in T | 0.8 lb Wt

Sibley's Backyard Birds Eastern North America David Allen Sibley

Featuring the top 100 bird species in eastern and western North America, these high-quality, illustrated posters include a selection of beautifully rendered paintings designed to highlight the intricate details of each bird. Both male and female birds are represented in relative scale, offering birdwatchers the opportunity to view the most common birds at a glance and giving an accurate impression of the differences in sizes. To aid in identification, birds are arranged by type—from blackbirds to woodpeckers to songbirds, and beyond. Using the foothills of the Rocky Mountains as the dividing line for east and west, these essential guides can be used for easy identification of backyard birds in North America. These meticulously detailed posters make remarkable additions to any birder’s reference collection.

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6 in W | 8.5 in H | 0.6 in T | 1 lb Wt

Sydney Birds and Where to Find Them Peter Roberts

Sydney Birds and Where to Find Them features the 30 top bird-watching localities in and around Sydney. These birding hot spots stretch from Tuggerah Lakes on the Central Coast to Lake Illawarra near Wollongong and from the Blue Mountains in the west to some surprisingly accessible sites tucked away in the heart of the city. Each locality entry lists the key species to look out for, including rare and seasonal visitors. It describes how to access the location, both by public transport and road, and what amenities to expect; maps are featured wherever necessary. The main section gives precise details about where to look for certain birds. There is also a handy list of Sydney birds, each entry providing information on the best spots to find it, its rarity or otherwise, and helpful tips about its habits and haunts, such as where it roosts or nests. This invaluable guide will take you to some beautiful places, many of which you may never otherwise discover.

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Peter Roberts has spent 50 years observing birds in the Sydney region. He is an Honorary Life Member of the Gould League and a former President and Honorary Life Member of Birding New South Wales.

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6 in W | 8.5 in H | 0.5 in T | 0.9 lb Wt

Where to See Birds in Victoria Tim Dolby, Penny Johns, Sally Symonds

Where to See Birds in Victoria features the very best places in Victoria for seeing birds. Despite being Australia's smallest mainland state, its varied landscapes provide habitat for more than 500 bird species. It is without question one of Australia's best-kept birding secrets. Compiled, written, and photographed by a dedicated team from Birds Australia, this guide features over 40 destinations throughout Victoria, including such classic birding spots as Wyperfeld, Hattah, Kulkyne, Little Desert, Chiltern, Mount Pilot, Terrick Terrick, the Grampians, Croajingolong, Geelong, and the Bellarine Peninsula, the Otway Ranges, Wilsons Promontory and Mount Buffalo, as well as many places in and around Melbourne and along the coast. Where to See Birds in Victoria provides information on how to get to each destination, what facilities and accommodation to expect and, importantly, precisely where to look for those special or rare birds. The book also provides a comprehensive and up-to-date list of birds, with the degree of rarity and where to see it noted for each species. So, for Victorians ...

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Tim Dolby is a committee member and former president of Birds Australia. Penny Johns is the editor of its quarterly newsletter, the Vic Babbler.

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352 Pages Carton Qty: 32 Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs

BIO026000

5 in W | 8 in H | 0.9 in T | 0.5 lb Wt

Bearded Tit Rory McGrath

A poignant but hilarious journey into the arcane world of birdwatching by one of the most popular names in British comedy, Bearded Tit is Rory McGrath’s story of life among birds. From a Cornish boyhood wandering gorse-tipped cliffs listening to the song of the yellowhammer with his imaginary girlfriend, or drawing gravity-defying jackdaws in class when he should have been applying himself to physics, to quoting the Latin names of birds to give himself a fighting chance with the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. As an adult, or what passes for one, Rory recounts becoming a card-carrying birdwatcher, observing his first skylark—peerless king of the summer sky—while stoned; his repeatedly failed attempts to get up at the crack of dawn like the real twitchers; and his flawed bid to educate his utterly unreconstructed drinking mate Danny in the ways of birding. Rory’s tale is a thoroughly educational, occasionally lyrical, and highly amusing romp through the hidden byways of birdwatching and all its attendant arcane knowledge.

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Rory McGrath is one of the best-known faces in British comedy, appearing in shows such as Grumpy Old Men, QI, and They Think It’s All Over.

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160 Pages Carton Qty: 32 Nature / Birdwatching Guides NAT004000 Series: Pocket Companion

3.5 in W | 5.5 in H | 0.8 in T | 1 lb Wt

The Birdwatcher's Pocket Companion Malcolm Tait

There are many species of birdwatcher, and they are all catered to in this unique book. From the serious (why vultures are dying out in Asia) to the bizarre (the parrot that can read minds); the informative (why waxwings have waxy wings) to the completely ridiculous (avian footballing); The Birdwatcher’s Pocket Companion takes the reader through a veritable aviary of notes, quotes, facts, and stats. But this book doesn’t just contain fascinating snippets of information, it also offers extracts from the finest writing about birds over the centuries—Gilbert White shares space with Chaucer, while Flora Thompson nestles up to D. H. Lawrence.

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Contributor BioMalcolm Tait is the editor of The Birdwatcher's Companion: Winged Wonders, Fantastic Flocks and Outstanding

Ornithology, and The Wildlife Companion, and the coauthor of Wildlife Walks. A committed amateur naturalist, he writes a monthly bird column for The Ecologist and edits Butterfly and Conserver magazines.





5.5 in W | 8 in H | 1 in T | 0.8 lb Wt

Big Twitch One Man, One Continent, a Race Against Time?A True Story about Birdwatching Sean Dooley

As a self-proclaimed twitcher—a birdwatching extremist who travels around the country trying to catch a glimpse of as many species of birds as possible—the author took a year off in 2002 with the goal of seeing 700 birds and thereby breaking the national record for most birds seen in one year. In this amusing memoir, he recounts his quest, including how he spent all of his inheritance from the untimely death of his parents to make his dream a reality. Populated by unusual characters and interesting species of birds, this part confessional–part travelogue for both bird nerds and the general population follows the author as he works out what it means to be normal despite his unusually avid compulsion toward twitching.

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Sean Dooley is a comedy writer for television. He has worked as a stand-up comedian and has performed a one-man show about birdwatching.

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8.5 in W | 11 in H | 0.4 in T | 1.3 lb Wt

Red Knot A Shorebird's Incredible Journey Nancy Carol Willis

Narrated in journal entries from the point of view of a red knot—a robin-sized shore bird that migrates 20,000 miles annually, from the tip of South America to the Arctic Circle and back—this book depicts one such dramatic journey in stunningly detailed colored-pencil illustrations of the flight over the Atlantic Ocean, a landing in Delaware Bay, the northern nesting grounds, chicks feeding on hatching insects, a close call with an arctic fox, and the return home. At the heart of the story is a message about conservation: the birds stop only a few times as they travel and always in the same coastal areas where dwindling food supplies have caused a precipitous decline in their numbers over the past decade. Science concepts such as animal life cycles, climate, extinction, the food chain, and migration are introduced by information about how bird-banding and protecting the horseshoe crab—whose eggs are a principal food for red knots—can help them survive. A four-page appendix includes a map of the western hemisphere, a range and route map for migrating birds, a glossary, a timeline, and...

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Nancy Carol Willis is the author and illustrator of Raccoon Moon and The Robins in Your Backyard. She lives in Middletown, Delaware.

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6.5 in W | 7 in H | 0.5 lb Wt

Birds René Mettler

All the miracles and marvels of the world of birds—their flight and their feathers, their nests and their eggs. Take off through the pages as cleas as a summer sky, and get closer to birdlife than you've ever been before.

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René Mettler is the author of Animal Camouflage, The Egg, Flowers, The Jungle, and Penguins.

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See the egg inside the chicken and the chick inside the egg. Watch as the chick develops, grows, and hatches.

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René Mettler is the author of Animal Camouflage, Birds, Flowers, The Jungle, and Penguins.

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32 Pages Carton Qty: 20 Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals JNF003030 Series: Take a Walk series

8.5 in W | 11 in H | 0.2 in T | 0.4 lb Wt

Take a Backyard Bird Walk Jane Kirkland

Teaches children to learn through observation the unique characteristics of birds—what species they belong to, where they nest, what they eat, how and why they migrate, how they adapt and survive, and their habitat requirements.

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Jane Kirkland is a naturalist and photographer whose work has been featured on National Public Radio and Animal Planet TV, and in such magazines as Family Circle, Green Teacher, Parenting, and Parents. She is the author of Take a City Nature Walk, Take a Tree Walk, and Take a Walk with Butterflies and Dragonflies. She lives in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.

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Across the Territories Travels from Orkney to Rangiroa Kenneth White

An initial mapping of this book might say that it goes from the Orkneys to Polynesia via Scandinavia and the Baltic regions, the Iberian peninsula, and North America. But Kenneth White's method is impossible to sum up: the thing is to get out on the road with him. Along with, for example, three Quebeckers from the St Lawrence river-country through the forest and along the coast of Maine, or with an eleven-century Jewish poet across Spain. Other chapters will take the reader to the haunts of migrating cranes in Sweden, the misty margins of Portugal, across the plains of Poland, into the Atlas mountains, or along the coast of Norway into the Lofotens. The book ends on the atoll of Rangiroa in the Tuamotu archipelago, on a shore of dark jagged coral, wild bird cries and empty sea. The result of the whole complex process is an acutely increased sensation of life, a vastly enlarged experience of the world.

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Kenneth White was born in Glasgow and studied at the universities of Glasgow, Munich and Paris. He began to be published in London in the 1960s, but broke with the British scene in 1967 and moved to France. He held the Chair of XXth century Poetics at the Sorbonne from 1983 to 1996, and in 1989 he founded the International Institute of Geopoetics. He is the author of numerous books, including On Scottish Ground and House of Tides. He regularly lectures and tours in both Scotland and France and his appearances at the Edinburgh Book Festival sell out every year. He lives in Brittany.

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144 Pages Carton Qty: 32 Sports & Recreation SPO000000

7.7 in W | 9.7 in H | 0.6 in T | 1.2 lb Wt

Racing Pigeons David Glover, Marie Beaumont

This is a comprehensive guide to the popular sport of pigeon racing. Topics covered include the history of the sport; physiology of the pigeon; housing, management, and breeding; training for young and old birds; ailments and diseases; and race administration. Illustrated throughout, this is essential reading for the fancier, or anyone interested in this popular sport.

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6.5 in W | 7 in H | 1 lb Wt

Penguins René Mettler

What are these strange animals? Birds or fish? Watch penguins swim with seals in icy water.

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René Mettler is the author of Animal Camouflage, Birds, The Egg, Flowers, and The Jungle.

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9781897330487 Pub Date: 2/1/10 $40.00

Carton Qty: 0 Nature / Birdwatching Guides NAT004000

BIRDS Robert Bateman


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