THE HIDDEN LIVES OF BIRDS REVEALED From grand flight displays to the quiet pipping of an egg, this intimately photographed book offers a rare glimpse into the breeding and nesting cycles of birds, including the fascinating details of courtship, mating, and parenting that are so often hidden from view. With the support of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, authors Laura Erickson and Marie Read bring the diverse personal lives of raptors and hummingbirds, woodpeckers and wrens, into stunning focus.
THE HIDDEN LIVES OF BIRDS REVEALED From grand flight displays to the quiet pipping of an egg, this intimately photographed book offers a rare glimpse into the breeding and nesting cycles of birds, including the fascinating details of courtship, mating, and parenting that are so often hidden from view. With the support of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, authors Laura Erickson and Marie Read bring the diverse personal lives of raptors and hummingbirds, woodpeckers and wrens, into stunning focus.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Laura Erickson is the author of The Love Lives of Birds and The Bird Watching Answer Book, and is coauthor of Into the Nest. A recipient of the American Birding Association’s prestigious Roger Tory Peterson award, she has served as science editor at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, an editor of Bird Scope magazine, and a columnist and contributing editor for Birdwatching magazine. She produces For the Birds, a long-running public radio program and podcast, and lives in Duluth, Minnesota. Marie (pronounced "Maury") Read's photographs and articles have been featured in numerous magazines, including National Geographic, Bird Watching, Birds & Blooms, and Bird Watcher’s Digest. Marie previously worked at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology as photo/illustrations editor for the Home Study Course in Bird Biology, and later as photo editor/content developer for the All About Birds website. She lives in Freeville, New York.
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Part One The Facts of Bird Life Courting and Mating Enter the Egg Nesting and Parenting Part Two The Family Lives of Selected Species Mallard Great Blue Heron Red-Tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle, and Turkey Vulture Killdeer Herring Gull Rock Pigeon and Mourning Dove Great Horned Owl Hummingbirds Woodpeckers Peregrine Falcon Phoebes Blue Jay American Crow Tree and Barn Swallows Chickadees and Nuthatches House Wren Bluebirds and Robins Northern Mockingbird Cedar Waxwing Yellow Warbler Chipping Sparrow Tanagers Northern Cardinal Blackbirds and Orioles American Goldfinch Appendix Nesting Facts at a Glance Glossary Acknowledgements Index
Part One The Facts of Bird Life Courting and Mating Enter the Egg Nesting and Parenting Part Two The Family Lives of Selected Species Mallard Great Blue Heron Red-Tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle, and Turkey Vulture Killdeer Herring Gull Rock Pigeon and Mourning Dove Great Horned Owl Hummingbirds Woodpeckers Peregrine Falcon Phoebes Blue Jay American Crow Tree and Barn Swallows Chickadees and Nuthatches House Wren Bluebirds and Robins Northern Mockingbird Cedar Waxwing Yellow Warbler Chipping Sparrow Tanagers Northern Cardinal Blackbirds and Orioles American Goldfinch Appendix Nesting Facts at a Glance Glossary Acknowledgements Index
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