2006, ISBN: 0811701417

[EAN: 9780811701419], [SC: 35.17], [PU: Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books, 2006.], BEHAVIOUR BIOLOGY BIRD BREEDING NESTS NORTH AMERICA REPRODUCTION ZZ_GALLERY_NEW ZZ_INPRINT ZZ_R_NORTH, Jack… Altro …

[EAN: 9780811701419], [SC: 35.17], [PU: Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books, 2006.], BEHAVIOUR BIOLOGY BIRD BREEDING NESTS NORTH AMERICA REPRODUCTION ZZ_GALLERY_NEW ZZ_INPRINT ZZ_R_NORTH, Jacket, Quarto, dustwrapper,158 pp.,colour photographs. With more than 200 stunning images by one of America's top nature photographers, this beautiful and informative book tells the age-old story of how birds migrate to their nesting grounds, select a mate, establish a nest site, and raise their young in the wild. The nesting cycle starts when early migrants return to snow-covered breeding territories. It includes colourful courtship displays; intricate nest-building techniques; egg laying, brooding, and hatching and the never-ending hunt for food. It also includes ingenious methods of protection and the miraculously quick growth of chicks. It can end with a fall migration flight thousands of miles long. Songbirds, owls, hummingbirds, shorebirds, raptors, waterfowl.All engage in breeding rituals, and all are included here. Featuring a wealth of information conveyed by words and pictures, this handsome book offers a fascinating look at a rarely observed world., Books<

ISBN: 9780811701419

With more than 200 stunning images by one of the country's top nature photographers, this beautiful and informative book tells the age-old story of how birds migrate to their nesting grou… Altro …

With more than 200 stunning images by one of the country's top nature photographers, this beautiful and informative book tells the age-old story of how birds migrate to their nesting grounds, select a mate, establish a nest site, and raise their young in the wild. The nesting cycle starts when early migrants return to snow-covered breeding territories. It includes colorful courtship displays; intricate nest-building techniques; egg laying, brooding, and hatching; and the never-ending hunt for food. It also includes ingenious methods of protection and the miraculously quick growth of chicks. It can end with a fall migration flight thousands of miles long. Songbirds, owls, hummingbirds, shorebirds, raptors, waterfowl. . . . All engage in breeding rituals, and all are included here. Featuring a wealth of information conveyed by words and pictures, this handsome book offers a fascinating look at a rarely observed world. Media > Book, [PU: Stackpole Books]<