I Like Northern Mockingbird Birds and Maybe Three People
Title | I Like Northern Mockingbird Birds and Maybe Three People PDF eBook |
Author | Birdwatching Log book Publishing |
Publisher | |
Pages | 110 |
Release | 2020-12-30 |
Genre | |
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This is a Log Book Tracker. Simple and elegant Planner for birders and bird watchers. It includes Space to track Sightings & trips ( Pictures, Name of Bird, Time Seen, Location, description, Notes and personal reflection ). 110 pages, high quality cover and (6 x 9) inches in size. It makes the perfect gift for any Bird lover.
How to Know the Birds
Title | How to Know the Birds PDF eBook |
Author | Ted Floyd |
Publisher | |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | House & Home |
ISBN | 1426220030 |
"In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.
Lives of North American Birds
Title | Lives of North American Birds PDF eBook |
Author | Kenn Kaufman |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Pages | 708 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9780618159888 |
The bestselling natural history of birds, lavishly illustrated with 600 colorphotos, is now available for the first time in flexi binding.
Birdpedia
Title | Birdpedia PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher W. Leahy |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2021-07-06 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0691218234 |
A captivating A–Z treasury about birds and birding Birdpedia is an engaging illustrated compendium of bird facts and birding lore. Featuring nearly 200 entries—on topics ranging from plumage and migration to birds in art, literature, and folklore—this enticing collection is brimming with wisdom and wit about all things avian. Christopher Leahy sheds light on "hawk-watching," "twitching," and other rituals from the sometimes mystifying world of birding that entail a good deal more than their names imply. He explains what kind of bird's nests you can eat, why mocking birds mock, and many other curiosities that have induced otherwise sane people to peer into treetops using outrageously expensive optical equipment. Leahy shares illuminating insights about pioneering ornithologists such as John James Audubon and Florence Bailey, and describes unique bird behaviors such as anting, caching, duetting, and mobbing. He discusses avian fossils, the colloquial naming of birds, the science and history of ornithology, and more. The book's convenient size makes it the perfect traveling companion to take along on your own avian adventures. With charming illustrations by Abby McBride, Birdpedia is a marvelous mix of fact and fancy that is certain to delight seasoned birders and armchair naturalists alike. Features a cloth cover with an elaborate foil-stamped design
Duet
Title | Duet PDF eBook |
Author | Phillip Hoose |
Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
Pages | 122 |
Release | 2022-09-13 |
Genre | Young Adult Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0374388784 |
The story of the impactful partnership between humans and mockingbirds, both scientifically and culturally over the centuries, written for young adults by award-winning nonfiction powerhouse Phil Hoose. The Northern mockingbird’s brilliant song—a loud, bright, liquid sampling of musical notes and phrases—has made it a beloved companion and the official bird of five states. Many of our favorite songs and poems feature mockingbirds. Mockingbirds have been companions to humans for centuries. Many Native American myths and legends feature mockingbirds, often teaching humans to speak. Thomas Jefferson’s mockingbird, “Dick”, was the first White House pet. John James Audubon’s portrait of a rattlesnake raiding a mockingbird’s nest sparked outrage in the world of art. Atticus Finch’s somber warning to his children, “Remember, it’s a sin to kill a Mockingbird,” is known throughout the world. Some jazz musicians credit mockingbirds with teaching them a four-note call that says, “Break’s over.” And mockingjays—a hybrid between jabberjays and mockers—are a symbol of the rebel cause in the Hunger Games trilogy. But in the early 1900s the mocker was plummeting toward extinction. Too many had been trapped, sold, and caged. Something had to be done. To the rescue came a powerful and determined group of women. Now, National Book Award and Newbery honor-winner Phillip Hoose brings the story of the important and overlooked connection between humans and mockingbirds—past, present, and future. It is the third volume of his bird trilogy. Duet is a study in the power of song. As author Steve Sheinkin puts it, “This book will change how you listen to the world.”
Waiting for a Warbler
Title | Waiting for a Warbler PDF eBook |
Author | Sneed B. Collard III |
Publisher | Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 2021-02-02 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0884488543 |
Short listed for the Green Earth book award In early April, as Owen and his sister search the hickories, oaks, and dogwoods for returning birds, a huge group of birds leaves the misty mountain slopes of the Yucatan peninsula for the 600-mile flight across the Gulf of Mexico to their summer nesting grounds. One of them is a Cerulean warbler. He will lose more than half his body weight even if the journey goes well. Aloft over the vast ocean, the birds encourage each other with squeaky chirps that say, “We are still alive. We can do this.” Owen’s family watches televised reports of a great storm over the Gulf of Mexico, fearing what it may mean for migrating songbirds. In alternating spreads, we wait and hope with Owen, then struggle through the storm with the warbler. This moving story with its hopeful ending appeals to us to preserve the things we love. The backmatter includes a North American bird migration map, birding information for kids, and guidance for how native plantings can transform yards into bird and wildlife habitat.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Title | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings PDF eBook |
Author | Maya Angelou |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 289 |
Release | 2010-07-21 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 030747772X |
Here is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right. Maya Angelou’s debut memoir is a modern American classic beloved worldwide. Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old and back at her mother’s side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age—and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns that love for herself, the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors (“I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare”) will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned. Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings liberates the reader into life simply because Maya Angelou confronts her own life with such a moving wonder, such a luminous dignity.”—James Baldwin From the Paperback edition.