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Lädt ... Nests: Fifty Nests and the Birds that Built Them (2011. Auflage)von Sharon Beals (Fotograf)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Gorgeous photos of nests. The accompanying texts are interesting and informative, although they give a little stab in the heart since most of them end with a comment on the perilous loss of habitat due to human expansion. My favorite nests came from the Spotted Nightingale-Thrush, Anna's Hummingbird, Pine Siskin, and the Green Heron (whose pile of twigs made me smile as I recognized an all-thumbs/no thumbs kindred spirit). ( ) The photos are stunning, if sterile. There were some puzzling errors in the text, including referring to egg laying as "hatching" in the African Palm Swift section and the misspelling of drey as dray. Lots of good information as well, but I always focus on the errors. Beals' writing style can be hard to follow, to wit: "Their feathers adorning the bonnets of the fashionable in the 1800s, it was this bird, not the egret, lamented in an editorial by George Bird Grinnell in an 1886 issue of Field and Stream, that led to the formation of the Audubon Society." The photos are certainly interesting and detailed. What I thought I was getting, when I picked up the book, was a book of nests photographed in situ rather than collected nests with blown eggs. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
Sharon Beals' gorgeous photographs of nests offer a new window onto the life and beauty of birds. Drawn from the collections of the California Academy of Sciences, the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley, and the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, these birds' nests from around the world offer astonishing insight into the intricate detail wrought by nature's most fastidious architects. Lovely images of nests and eggs are set against rich black backgrounds, and are accompanied by fascinating and informative portraits--conveyed through words and illustrations--of the birds that built them. A beautiful volume, Nests is the perfect gift for birders, bird lovers, and anyone captivated by the fleeting and fascinating splendor of the natural world. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)598.1Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Birds Specific topics [Reptiles now at 597.9]Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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