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The Birds of Leicestershire and Rutland
A&C Black 2009; US$ 58.50The County Avifaunas are a growing series of books, each of which gives details of the status and range of every species on the county list, with a detailed breakdown of rarity records. Each has introductory sections describing the county's ecology and habitats, climate, ornithological history and conservation record. This new avifauna covers Leicestershire... more...
Current Ornithology, Volume 17
Springer 2010; US$ 179.99"Current Ornithology" publishes authoritative, up-to-date, scholarly reviews of topics selected from the full range of current research in avian biology. Topics cover the spectrum from the molecular level of organization to population biology and community ecology. The series seeks especially to review: fields in which an abundant recent... more...
Red-Tails in Love
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011; US$ 15.95Marie Winn is our guide into a secret world, a true wilderness in the heart of a city. The scene is New York's Central Park, but the rich natural history that emerges here--the loons, raccoons, woodpeckers, owls, and hundreds of visiting songbirds--will appeal to wildlife lovers everywhere. At its heart is the saga of the Fifth Avenue hawks, which... more...
A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada
A&C Black 2010; US$ 65.00While good general guides to North American birds are widely available, these days careful and avid birders require the most specialised information on bird identification, especially for the more complex species groups. A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada provides comprehensive and up to... more...
The American Bird Conservancy Guide to the 500 Most Important Bird Areas in the
Random House Publishing Group 2011; US$ 25.95The American Bird Conservancy Guide to the 500 Most Important Bird Areas in the United States offers both bird enthusiasts and conservationists specialized information never before compiled in a single comprehensive volume. This expert resource organizes the United States into 36 ornithologically distinct bird regions, then identifies and describes... more...
Birds of Essex
A&C Black 2009; US$ 52.00The County Avifaunas are a growing series giving full details of the status and range of every species recorded in the county in question. Each title covers all species on the county list, with a detailed breakdown of rarity records, and each has introductory sections describing the county's general ecology, climate, weather patterns, its ornithological... more...
Lady of the Loch
Constable & Robinson 2011; US$ 11.65During the last decade, the osprey has risen, phoenix-like, from the ashes - once extinct in Britain, now returned as a powerful symbol of hope. The opreys' story is a moving tale of triumph over adversity. Their slow but sure resurgence has attracted huge public interest and support; that of one bird in particular, Lady, at 25, Britain's oldest breeding... more...
Wesley
Constable & Robinson 2009; US$ 11.65On Valentine's Day 1985, biologist Stacey O'Brien met a four-day-old baby barn owl - a fateful encounter that would turn into an astonishing 19-year saga. With nerve damage in one wing, the owlet had no hope of surviving on his own in the wild. O'Brien, then a young assistant in the owl laboratory at Caltech, was immediately smitten, promising to... more...
Man and Wildfowl
A&C Black 2010; US$ 64.99The involvement of humans with ducks, geese and swans has probably been closer than with any other group of birds, today and for several millenia past. This involvement, in its many aspects, is the theme of this compelling and readable account by an Assistant Director of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust. Dr Kear ranges widely, from a summary of the... more...
The Manx Shearwater
A&C Black 2010; US$ 65.00A knowledgeable and thorough study of the Manx shearwater, accompanied by illustrations and photographs. more...









