Penguin Books, May 2021. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Genius of Birds, a radical investigation into the bird way of being, and the recent scientific research that is dramatically shifting our understanding of birds -- how they live and how.....
Three Rivers Press, January 2005. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy. Like a lot of young people in the 1970s, Mark Bittner took the path of the "dharma bum." When the counterculture faded, Mark held on, seeking shelter in the nooks and crannies of San Francisco's fabled bohemian neighborhood, North.....
Milkweed Editions, September 2023. Trade Paperback. A new copy. "Birds are my almanac. They tune me into the seasons, and into myself."So begins this lively collection of essays by acclaimed filmmaker and novelist Priyanka Kumar. Growing up at the feet of the Himalayas in northern India, Kumar took for granted.....
Penguin Press, June 2023. Hardcover. A new copy. An instant New York Times bestseller! From the author of The Genius of Birds and The Bird Way, a brilliant scientific investigation into owls--the most elusive of birds--and why they exert such a hold on human imagination For millennia, owls have captivated.....
Penguin Books, April 2017. Trade Paperback. A new copy. "Lovely, celebratory. For all the belittling of 'bird brains, ' [Ackerman] shows them to be uniquely impressive machines . . ." --New York Times Book Review "A lyrical testimony to the wonders of avian intelligence." --Scientific American An award-winning science writer.....
Vintage, February 2022. Trade Paperback. A new copy. An enthralling account of a modern voyage of discovery as we meet the clever, social birds of prey called caracaras, which puzzled Darwin, fascinate modern-day falconers, and carry secrets of our planet's deep past in their family history. "Deftly intertwine[s] natural history.....
NYRB Classics, October 2007. Trade Paperback. Very good paperback copy. The predecessor to Helen Macdonald's H is for Hawk, T. H. White's nature writing classic, The Goshawk, asks the age-old question: what is it that binds human beings to other animals? White, the author of The Once and Future King.....
Lyons Press, September 2013. Hardcover. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Through a hundred short vignettes accompanied by stunning avian portraits, Bird Brains takes a look at the antics, behaviors, and idiosyncrasies of wild birds from the viewpoint of a professional wildlife biologist and award-winning wildlife.....
1898-1899. Trade Paperback. 1. ALS from Thayer, dated Dec. 18 (?1899), Scarboro, N.Y. addressed My dear Sir: 'If Brewster and I raise you money enough to make it pay, will the A.O.U. Committee on Protection use it toward making arrests of plumers on the coast especially in the case of.....
Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. Hardcover. 482 pages. 7-1/4 by 9-1/4 inches. Illustrated in black-and-white. A very good copy in a very good dust jacket. Listen to birds sing as you've never listened before, as the world-renowned birdsong expert Donald Kroodsma takes you on personal journeys of discovery and intrigue. Read.....
W. W. Norton & Company, March 2022. Trade Paperback. Very good in wrappers (paperback). In the past two decades, our understanding of the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans, fly above the highest mountains, or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch has.....
Heyday, May 2022. Hardcover. A new copy. A book to help the ordinary birdwatcher appreciate the fascinating songs, stories, and science of common birds Jack Gedney's studies of birds provide resonant, affirming answers to the questions: Who is this bird? In what way is it beautiful? Why does it matter.....
Dover Publications, Inc., 1963. Trade Paperback. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ...and tame; they did not seem to be greatly disturbed or.....
Peter Owen, 1977. Hardcover.
Tfh Pubns Inc, January 2000. Trade Paperback. A fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Instructs parents how to interest children from preschoolers to teenagers in watching birds. Also covers types of birds and how they live.
American Museum of Natural History, 1954. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Bulletin of American Museum of NaturaL History Vol. 103, Article 4, pp. 317-373 with plates 13-34, tables 1-8. One plate in color First edition (first printing). A near fine copy in blue wrappers (paperback).
Blandford Press, January 1965. Hardcover.
Rodale Press, January 2008. Hardcover. Grab a front row seat for the sights and sounds of feeding, nesting, and bathing birds right in your backyard using these tips shared by experienced birders. Whether the aim is to attract tiny hummingbirds or large and raucous blue jays, or lay out the.....
Mariner Books, April 1999. Trade Paperback.
Little, Brown and Company, June 1990. Trade Paperback. Copiously illustrated with line drawings and full-color photographs, this large format paperback book contains the essential information that backyard nature enthusiasts want and need -- to build and seek out birdhouses, including the right birdhouse for many popular species.
Gulf Pub Co, June 1998. Hardcover. This book is for birders, nature enthusiasts, wildlife photographers, and anyone interested in photography.
Smithsonian Institution, 1967. Unknown. 126 pages. 7-3/4 by 10-1/4 inches. Printed from typescript. Illustrated in black-and-white. A fine copy in illustrated white wrappers (paperback).
David & Charles Uk, March 1990. Hardcover.
Studio, October 1980. Hardcover.
Pacific Search Pr, May 1984. Hardcover.