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White Feathers

Release on 2020 | by Bernd Heinrich

From the author of the beloved books Ravens in Winter and A Naturalist at Large, this richly engaging view of the lives of wild birds, as always with Heinrich, yields "marvelous, mind-altering" insight and discoveries. --Los Angeles Times

Author: Bernd Heinrich
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 9781328604415
Category: Nature
Page: 256
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White Feathers

The surprising, rich life of tree swallows in nesting season--with Heinrich's beautiful illustrations and photographs--by the acclaimed naturalist. Heinrich is sparked one early spring day by a question: Why does a pair of swallows in a nest-box close to his Maine cabin show an unvarying preference for white feathers--not easily available nearby--as nest lining? He notices, too, the extreme aggressiveness of "his" swallows toward some other swallows of their own kind. And he wonders, given swallows' reputation for feistiness, at the extraordinary tameness and close contact he experiences with his nesting birds. From the author of the beloved books Ravens in Winter and A Naturalist at Large, this richly engaging view of the lives of wild birds, as always with Heinrich, yields "marvelous, mind-altering" insight and discoveries. --Los Angeles Times

Language: en
Pages: 256

White Feathers

Authors: Bernd Heinrich

Categories: Nature

Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Language: en
Pages: 555

Life Histories of North American Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, and Their Allies

Authors: Arthur Cleveland Bent

Categories: Birds

Type: BOOK - Published: 1942 - Publisher:

This is the fourteenth in a series of bulletins of the United States National Museum on the life histories of North American birds, with previous numbers issued as follows: 107, 113, 121, 126, 130, 135, 142, 146, 162, 167, 170, 174, 176. This bulletin deals with the Order Passeriformes, specifically

Language: en
Pages: 236

Our Life With Birds

Authors: Gloria A. Tveten

Categories: Nature

Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

For nearly a quarter of a century, John and Gloria Tveten wrote a weekly column, called “Nature Trails,” for the Houston Chronicle. Wide ranging in both subject matter and geography, their writings reflected a rewarding life of travel, study, and observation in nature, including many memorable encounters with birds. Through

Language: en
Pages: 675

Lives of North American Birds

Authors: Kenn Kaufman

Categories: Nature

Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-10 - Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

A natural history of birds provides information on more than nine hundred species of birds, including what they eat, where they build their nests, how many eggs they lay, what habitat they choose, when they migrate, and their current conservation status.

Language: en
Pages: 360

Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior

Authors: John Kricher

Categories: Birds

Type: BOOK - Published: 2020 - Publisher: Peterson Reference Guides

A fascinating look at what birds do and why they do it Both casual and serious birdwatchers can take their skills to the next level with this detailed consideration of bird behavior. This book makes it possible to move beyond identifying birds to understanding some of the underpinning and meaning