Bird Impressions

Bird Impressions
Author: Darren Rees
Publisher: Swan Hill Press
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1993
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Acclaimed wildlife artist Darren Rees lives in Wales and in this illustrated book he depicts the birds of the area. He takes as his theme a typical year and the birds that he will encounter in a wide variety of habitats. There are the familiar woodland birds, whooper swans at Charles Tunnicliffe's old house, Shorelands, kites, wheatears in Snowdonia, merlins and harriers, puffins, kittiwakes, gulls and other sea birds. Migrant birds are also captured by the artist, and as well as formal paintings there are sketches and notes from Darren Rees' sketchbook.

Peterson Reference Guide To Birding By Impression

Peterson Reference Guide To Birding By Impression
Author: Kevin T. Karlson
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2015-05-05
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0547527861

A highly visual guide to identifying birds in the field based on the important, unchanging features of size, shape, structure, and behavior Birding is an extremely rewarding and fun hobby, but some situations can be frustrating or unsuccessful because of a variety of challenging viewing conditions. This guide to identifying birds offers the holistic “birding by impression” method, which not only helps with these difficult conditions, but also develops an efficient mental identification process using left- and right-brain skills. It begins with a conscious assessment of a bird’s unchanging physical characteristics, including general size, body shape, structural features (bill, legs, neck, and wings), and behavior. Using this approach, birders can quickly assess all birds and distinguish new and uncommon species from familiar ones. They can then examine more detailed field marks to fine-tune the identification. Rather than a traditional field guide, this book presents an interactive how-to approach to a more complete identification process.

Animals That Fly and Birds That Don't

Animals That Fly and Birds That Don't
Author: David and Patricia Armentrout
Publisher: Britannica Digital Learning
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2020-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1625137826

Updated for 2020, Engaging text describes animals that don't always do what the rest of their species do.

Not Quite the Classics

Not Quite the Classics
Author: Colin Mochrie
Publisher: Diversion Publishing Corp.
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2013-07-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1626811121

The improv star of Whose Line Is It Anyway? puts his “unique comic vision” to work on a range of literary classics (Toronto Star). Based on the improv game First Line, Last Line, actor and comedian Colin Mochrie puts his own spin on works of classic literature. Taking the first line and last line from classic books and poems, Colin recasts these familiar stories in his own trademark offbeat style. Join in the fun as a rainy day at home becomes a zombie-killing adventure in The Cat and My Dad . . . as well as riffs on everything from A Tale of Two Cities to a classic Sherlock Holmes novel, proving that no literary masterpiece is too big, or too small, for the improvisational comedy treatment. “Colin Mochrie is a comedic and creative force to be reckoned with. Therefore, this book is a literary force to be reckoned with. If you are too lazy for reckoning, just read this book and everything will work out nicely.” —Brad Sherwood “Colin Mochrie is devastatingly handsome, perilously smart, and smells like warm maple syrup. Step inside his hilarious and complex mind, and abandon all hope.” —Aisha Tyler

Drawing Birds with Colored Pencils

Drawing Birds with Colored Pencils
Author: Kaaren Poole
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2008
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1402752636

Describes techniques used to draw birds with colored pencils and offers instructions for drawing twelve different species, including robins, cactus wrens, and others.

Transactions

Transactions
Author: Royal Society of New Zealand
Publisher:
Total Pages: 470
Release: 1872
Genre:
ISBN:

National Geographic Birding Essentials

National Geographic Birding Essentials
Author: Jonathan K. Alderfer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2007
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781426201356

Offers tips and advice for how to improve bird watching skills, from choosing equipment and guides to where to watch and what features to look for when trying to identify a bird.

Kaufman Field Guide to Advanced Birding

Kaufman Field Guide to Advanced Birding
Author: Kenn Kaufman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 452
Release: 2011
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0547248326

A guide that helps intermediate birders advance their skills by teaching principles that apply to all groups of birds in addition to details about the most challenging groups to identify.