Discovering the Diverse Features of Owls, Ostriches, and Peacocks

Discovering the Diverse Features of Owls, Ostriches, and Peacocks
Author: Amrahs Hseham
Publisher: Mahesh Dutt Sharma
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2024-01-27
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

The section dedicated to owls unfolds the mysteries of these nocturnal predators, examining their specialized adaptations for silent flight, keen nocturnal vision, and exceptional hearing. Readers gain insight into the various owl species worldwide, each with its own set of features and behaviors, showcasing the diversity within this enigmatic bird family. Shifting the focus to ostriches, the book explores the intriguing world of flightless birds renowned for their impressive speed and powerful legs. Readers discover the adaptive features that make ostriches uniquely suited to their environments, from their large, powerful eyes to their strong, agile limbs. The book also explores the social dynamics and survival strategies of these flightless giants, enriching the reader's appreciation for the avian diversity present on our planet.

Birders of Africa

Birders of Africa
Author: Nancy J. Jacobs
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2016-01-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0300209614

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Bringing Back the Birds

Bringing Back the Birds
Author: American Bird Conservancy
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9781680512113

Foreword by Jonathan Franzen Original poem by Margaret Atwood With species ranging from tiny iridescent-green hummingbirds to giant, gangly flightless rheas, the Americas feature an astonishing array of birds that rely upon the region's tremendous diversity of habitats. That reliance may be very localized or it may reach across continents: Swainson's Thrushes travel from South America all the way to Alaska, while certain grebes spend their entire lives on a single lake. Treasured songbirds feed at northern backyard feeders yet often arrive from points far to the south. The American Bird Conservancy (ABC) works across the Americas with a goal to have birds routinely prioritized in all land-use and policy decision-making. Bringing Back the Birds showcases these efforts, alongside the stunning photography of Owen Deutsch and eloquent essays from renowned experts in the field: Peter P. Marra, Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center; researchers Kimberly and Kenn Kaufman; John W. Fitzpatrick, Cornell Lab of Ornithology; and Mike Parr, EJ Williams, and Clare Nielsenof ABC.

Rubens & Brueghel

Rubens & Brueghel
Author: Anne T. Woollett
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2006
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0892368489

Truly collaborative paintings, that is, not simply mechanical but also conceptual co-productions, are rare in the history of art. This gorgeously illustrated catalogue explores just such an extraordinary partnership between Antwerp's most eminent painters of the early seventeenth century, Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) and Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625). Rubens and Brueghel executed approximately twenty-five works together between around 1597 and Brueghel's death in 1625. Highly prized and sought after by collectors throughout Europe, the collaborative works of Rubens and Brueghel were distinguished by an extremely high level of quality, further enhanced by the status of the artists themselves. Published to coincide with an exhibition at the Getty Museum to be held July 5 to September 24, 2006, the catalogue features twenty-six color plates of such Rubens/Brueghel paintings as The Return from War, The Feast of Achelo�s, and Madonna and Child in a Garland of Flowers, along with Rubens and Brueghel's collaborations with important contemporaries such as Frans Snyders and Hendrick van Balen. This is the first such publication to fully address and reproduce these works in depth.

Country-side

Country-side
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 382
Release: 1908
Genre: Natural history
ISBN:

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Bird-watcher's Bible

Bird-watcher's Bible
Author: Jonathan K. Alderfer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2012
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1426209649

A guide to bird watching covers topics ranging from mythology and birdhouses to the work of Audubon and Angry Birds, combining images with trivia, top ten lists, and bird watching guidelines.