QuickTide south east: tide times for 2019 and 2020
by W Duncan Ogilvie
Collins British Bird Guide (Collins Pocket Guide)
by Lars Svensson, Killian Mullarney, Dan Zetterstrom, and Peter J. Grant
Experience the joy of discovering the natural world around you with this beautiful pocket guide to British birds, an inspiration and treat designed to enthral all nature lovers. This new, abridged edition of the hugely successful Collins Bird Guide is a must for every birdwatcher. The book provides all the information needed to identify any common British species at any time of the year, covering size, habitat, range, identification and voice. Accompanying every species entry is a distribution m...
Have you ever wanted to take a sabbatical from work and go travelling? `Reading these stories again takes me back immediately to the windswept green hills of Rum, the howling huskies of Greenland and the far-off plains of Alaska, where a green camper bus waits for me to board. What are you doing next summer?' This is a book about puffins and polar bears. Santa's elves and wife carrying. About wonderful people doing strange things in faraway places. About letting your guard down and the wo...
I Believe In My Dreams. Creo En Mis Suenos. (Bilingual ESL Collection, #2)
by By Kate and Sophie
In Boom and Bust, the authors draw on the natural history of Australia's charismatic birds to explore the relations between fauna, people and environment in a continent where variability is 'normal' and rainfall patterns not always seasonal. They consider changing ideas about deserts and how these have helped us understand birds and their behaviour in this driest of continents. The book describes the responses of animals and plants to environmental variability and stress. It is also a cultural c...
John James Audubon: Writings and Drawings (LOA, #113)
The breathtaking art of John James Audubon’s Birds of America has been celebrated throughout the world since it first appeared over 150 years ago. Less well known is Audubon’s literary legacy: the magnificent volumes of natural history he published during his lifetime, as well as the remarkable journals, memoirs, and letters left behind at his death. In this unprecedented collection from The Library of America, Audubon the great nature writer takes his rightful place alongside Audubon the artist...
I Might Look Like Im Listening To You But In My Head I'm Hugging My Parrot
by Queen Pencils
A Guide to Keeping and Caring for the Domesticated Pigeon
by Various
Filled with down-to-earth, common-sense advice, this absolute beginner's guide for first-time chicken keepers teaches you everything you want and need to know about raising a backyard flock. Keeping backyard chickens can be fun and simple, even if you have limited backyard space. To get started keeping backyard poultry, you'll learn about: The benefits of a backyard chicken flockTips on negotiating chicken-keeping regulationsHow to select a breed to suit your needsThe incubation processThe art...
Having devoted much of his life to studying hawks in all parts of Britain, Dick Orton recounts some of his experiences, including stories about the ospreys of Speyside, golden eagles of Sutherland, buzzards in Devon, merlins in the Welsh Marches and the rare peregrine falcon. The author is a regular contributor to "The Field" and other ornithological journals. He has written several books including a monograph on merlins.