This book follows closely the successful field guide format of Owls of the World, published by Firefly Books Ltd. and praised by Science Books and Film (among others) in a starred review: The highlights of Owls of the World are the stunning photographs..
What he did not realize that freedom had a price that almost cost his life on more than one occasion. In the Woodpeckers journey from childhood being discontent that he had to live in a hole and with his arrangement of feathers He sought out many different..
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Long thought extinct, the elusive Ivory-billed Woodpecker was rediscovery in a remote region of Arkansas. This book i..
Their legendary ability to excavate holes in wood is well known, and they are uniquely adapted for living in trees - though a few species have become more adapted to ground-dwelling. The family ranges from the tiny piculets of tropical forests to the m..
Owl does nothing but complain about Woodpecker''s pecking, which interrupts his daytime sleeping. The feud between the two gets so big, and Owl''s temper so foul, that the other forest anilmals try to intercede -- to no avail. Even a pa..
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When a kayaker thought he spotted an ivory-billed woodpecker in 2004, the birding community took notice. Two birders traveled to the bayou where the sighting occurred, well aware that the last confirmed sighting of an ivory-b..
Author-photographer Paul Bannick evokes an intimate sense of the birds' daily rhythms-- feeding, mating, nesting-- as well as the vitality and spirit of our wild places"--Jacket p. [4]. Language: ENGLISH Pages: 199 Dimensions: 10.25 x 9.25 x 0.75 Weight: 2..
A series of expeditions continue to search for the rare bird, and all seekers rely on this elegant treatise. Written by James Tanner as his doctoral thesis, it was published by the National Audubon Society in 1942, when a few of the species could still be ..
