Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds - Softcover

Erickson, Laura; Read, Marie

 
9781612122298: Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1612122299 ISBN 13: 9781612122298
Verlag: Storey Publishing LLC, 2015

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See the intimate lives of birds as never before! Laura Erikson and Marie Read document the family lives of more than 50 common North American birds through breathtaking close-up photography. Stunning images of hummingbirds, owls, tanagers, and more showcase different stages of avian development and capture the loving bond that exists within each bird family. Bird enthusiasts of all feathers will cherish these beautiful images of courting, nest construction, eggs, nestlings, feeding time, and much more.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Laura Erickson is the author of The Love Lives of Birds and The Bird Watching Answer Book, and is coauthor of Into the Nest. A recipient of the American Birding Association’s prestigious Roger Tory Peterson award, she has served as science editor at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, an editor of Bird Scope magazine, and a columnist and contributing editor for Birdwatching magazine. She produces For the Birds, a long-running public radio program and podcast, and lives in Duluth, Minnesota. Marie (pronounced "Maury") Read's photographs and articles have been featured in numerous magazines, including National Geographic, Bird Watching, Birds & Blooms, and Bird Watcher’s Digest. Marie previously worked at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology as photo/illustrations editor for the Home Study Course in Bird Biology, and later as photo editor/content developer for the All About Birds website. She lives in Freeville, New York.

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THE HIDDEN LIVES OF BIRDS REVEALED

From grand flight displays to the quiet pipping of an egg, this intimately photographed book offers a rare glimpse into the breeding and nesting cycles of birds, including the fascinating details of courtship, mating, and parenting that are so often hidden from view. With the support of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, authors Laura Erickson and Marie Read bring the diverse personal lives of raptors and hummingbirds, woodpeckers and wrens, into stunning focus.

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Verlag
Storey Publishing LLC
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1612122299
ISBN 13 
9781612122298
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
208
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