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Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Birder extraordinaire Tim Laman is a superstar in one of photography's most challenging pursuits: The quest to portray birds in the wild. A naturalist and explorer as well as a brilliant image maker, he has spent thousands of hours over more than 30 years wedged precariously in the tops of trees, often in remote jungles, in the hope that careful planning and good fortune will align to produce the perfect picture. His is a passion shared by all birders,...
Publisher
Amber Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
With more than 1,600 photographs and artworks, this appealing, accessible encyclopedia explores the world of birds. Did you know that marabou storks are known as "undertaker birds?" Or that the spoonbill's bill is actually a highly specialized tool? Birds are some of the oldest and most intriguing creatures on the planet, dating from the time of the dinosaurs. From the flamingo to the hummingbird, the eagle to the ostrich, this encyclopedia profiles...
34) Birds
Author
Publisher
EDC Pub
Pub. Date
2001, c2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Referring readers to Web sites specially chosen by Usborne editors and web researchers, this book takes a look at some of the amazing powers of birds flight, elaborate courtship displays, and incredible nest-building abilities.
39) Birds
Author
Series
Publisher
Troll Associates
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
Discusses the habitat, behavior, flight, appearance, reproduction, nesting, and migration of birds.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Following in the footsteps of the bestselling first book THE FIELD GUIDE TO DUMB BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA, the ever-annoyed-by-birds author Matt Kracht brings us THE FIELD GUIDE TO DUMB BIRDS OF THE WHOLE STUPID WORLD. This time he ventures around the globe to include snarky names and descriptions of stupid birds from the whole dang world. Packaged with the same charmingly crappy drawings, maps, and handwriting of the original, this follow-up will...
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