Birds
All Items
Eyewitness: Eagles & Birds of Prey (Eyewitness Books)

Eyewitness: Eagles & Birds of Prey (Eyewitness Books)




Review ...a mini museum between the covers of a book. [Eyewitness series] -- The New York Times These books' striking vi...
Bird (DK Eyewitness Books)

Bird (DK Eyewitness Books)


David Burnie



Review "[A] striking combination of copious graphics, elegant typography, and concise text [makes BIRD] a glorious work...
Bird Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques (Techniques in Ecology & Conservation)

Bird Ecology and Conservation: A Handbook of Techniques (Techniques in Ecology & Conservation)


Ian Newton, William J. Sutherland, Rhys E. Green



Review This book is the first of an intended series each of which will treat a taxonomic group, or a broad subject area ....
First Aid For Birds: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

First Aid For Birds: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet


Julie Rach Mancini, Gary A. Gallerstein



From the Back Cover At last, a book for pet owners that focuses on administering first aid to birds. You'll not only lear...
The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior

The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior


David Allen Sibley



Amazon.com Review From the creator of the seminal field guide, , comes another indispensable book for bird watchers. This...
DK Handbooks: Birds of the World

DK Handbooks: Birds of the World


Alan Greensmith



From Library Journal It is hard to imagine a raison d'etre for this book, for its pretentions to be a field guide, as bru...
Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds

Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds


Bernd Heinrich



Amazon.com Review Beyond croaking, "Nevermore," what exactly do ravens do all day? Bernd Heinrich, biology professor at t...
The Christian God

The Christian God


Richard Swinburne



Review "Like his previous works [this book] is marked by the application of philosophically rigorous argumentation to the...
Sturkie's Avian Physiology, Fifth Edition

Sturkie's Avian Physiology, Fifth Edition


G. Causey Whittow



Review "...remains the primary reference for avian physiologists. ...I recommend this book to anyone with even a passing ...
Avian biochemistry and molecular biology

Avian biochemistry and molecular biology


Stevens L.



Review '... absolutely the first book devoted to such a specific theme ... a book of great value.' Cellular and Molecular...
Bird Migration and Global Change

Bird Migration and Global Change


George W. Cox



Review "A wonderful and insightful work, Bird Migration and Global Change provides the first accessible and comprehensive...
Owl at Home (I Can Read Book 2)

Owl at Home (I Can Read Book 2)


Arnold Lobel



Review What seems at first to be the winter of Owl's discontent proves in the end, like all true melancholy, to have its ...
The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation

The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation


Daniel J. Lebbin, George H. Fenwick, Michael J. Parr



Review "Hands down, this is the most important book of the year, one every birdwatcher should own. It provides distributi...
The Birds of Leicestershire and Rutland (Helm County Avifauna)

The Birds of Leicestershire and Rutland (Helm County Avifauna)


Andrew Harrop, Dave Gamble, Rob Fray, Roger Davies, Steve Lister



Review 'Book of the month...a magnificent volume...' Leicestershire & Rutland Life (November 2009) 'A weighty and thorou...
Saving Migrant Birds: Developing Strategies for the Future (Corrie Herring Hooks Series)

Saving Migrant Birds: Developing Strategies for the Future (Corrie Herring Hooks Series)


John Faaborg



Review "This book will attract a great deal of attention and some controversy, and it is very timely.... It presents a ca...
The Gyrfalcon (Poyser Monographs)

The Gyrfalcon (Poyser Monographs)


Eugene Potapov, Richard Sale



Review "a good read, presenting much previously inaccessible information, as well as some interesting insights into some ...
North American Pelicans (Nature Watch)

North American Pelicans (Nature Watch)


Lynn M. Stone



North American Pelicans (Nature Watch)...
Urban Water Cycle Processes and Interactions: Urban Water Series - UNESCO-IHP (Urban Water-Unesco-Ihp)

Urban Water Cycle Processes and Interactions: Urban Water Series - UNESCO-IHP (Urban Water-Unesco-Ihp)


Jiri Marsalek



Urban Water Cycle Processes and Interactions: Urban Water Series - UNESCO-IHP (Urban Water-Unesco-Ihp)...
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Birds ...But Were Afraid to Ask (Rspb)

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Birds ...But Were Afraid to Ask (Rspb)


Stephen Moss



Review "Concise and informative, in a chatty everyday style. It is a great book for dipping into and could even be used a...
The Ecology of Bird Communities (Volume 2, Processes and variations) (Cambridge Studies in Ecology)

The Ecology of Bird Communities (Volume 2, Processes and variations) (Cambridge Studies in Ecology)


John A. Wiens



Book Description This second volume of Ecology of Bird Communities discusses the way in which bird community patterns hav...
Pigeon (Reaktion Books - Animal)

Pigeon (Reaktion Books - Animal)


Barbara Allen



Review “Joining a pleasingly diverse menagerie that also includes the cockroach and the oyster, this latest additi...
The Birds of Gwent (Helm County Avifauna)

The Birds of Gwent (Helm County Avifauna)


Andrew Baker, Gwent Ornithological Society



About the Author This book is the collaborative work of 10 senior members of the Gwent Ornithological Society. Lead auth...
Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings

Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings


Suzie Gilbert



Review “Charms, delights, and educates while providing a fascinating tale of love and devotion to the feathered cr...
The Hawaiian Honeycreepers: Drepanidinae (Bird Families of the World)

The Hawaiian Honeycreepers: Drepanidinae (Bird Families of the World)


H. Douglas Pratt



Review Review rec'd L'ornithologue, May/June 2006 - not translated About the Author H.D. Pratt is at Lousiana Sta...
Eye Wonder: Birds

Eye Wonder: Birds


Dk Publishing



About the Author Consultant Mark fox is a Senior Lecturer at the Royal Veterinary college and co-Director of the Wild Ani...
The Year the Swallows Came Early

The Year the Swallows Came Early


Kathryn Fitzmaurice



From Publishers Weekly With her passion for cooking, 11-year-old Eleanor, aka Groovy, dreams of becoming a professional c...
Seeking the Sacred Raven: Politics and Extinction on a Hawaiian Island

Seeking the Sacred Raven: Politics and Extinction on a Hawaiian Island


Mark Jerome Walters



From Publishers Weekly The 'alala, a member of the raven family, is for native Hawaiians a sacred bird, revered as a gua...
Birds of the Salton Sea: Status, Biogeography, and Ecology

Birds of the Salton Sea: Status, Biogeography, and Ecology


Guy Mccaskie, Michael A. Patten, Philip Unitt



Review "Astonishing new book. . . . Whether this book stands as a farewell to this rich haven or a rallying cry of suppor...
Swan (Reaktion Books - Animal)

Swan (Reaktion Books - Animal)


Peter Young



Review “When contemplating the serene splendour of the swan, one may be disagreeably surprised by it hissing react...
Birds of a Feather (Beyond Projects: The CF Sculpture Series, Book 6)

Birds of a Feather (Beyond Projects: The CF Sculpture Series, Book 6)


Christi Friesen



Birds of a Feather (Beyond Projects: The CF Sculpture Series, Book 6)...