Zoology: birds (ornithology)
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Around the World in 80 Birds
£14.99Around the World in 80 Birds
This inspiring book tells the stories of 80 birds around the world: from the Sociable Weaver Bird in Namibia which constructs huge, multi-nest ‘apartment blocks’ in the desert, to the Bar-headed Goose of China, one of the highest-flying migrants which crosses the Himalayas twice a year. Many birds come steeped in folklore and myth, some are national emblems and a few have inspired scientific revelation or daring conservation projects. Each has a story to tell that sheds a light on our relationship with the natural world and reveals just how deeply birds matter to us.
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Birds as individuals
£16.99Birds as individuals
Enter the secret lives of Britain’s ordinary garden birds and the brilliant, unconventional woman who opened her doors to them. In the late 1930s, Len Howard packed up her life in London, bought a plot of land in Sussex and built herself a little house there. This was to be Bird Cottage, a place where the doors of the house were open to the birds of the garden – great tits, blue tits, robins, blackbirds, willow warblers and many others. Len lived the rest of her life alongside her bird neighbours, with some sleeping in her bedroom and many flitting in and out all day long. This is the book she wrote about the birds – a study not just of their behaviour but their individual personalities. We learn about their intelligence, emotional lives, and characters, their capacity for play and humour, the range of their song, their likes and dislikes, and their bond with Len.
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Birds, sex and beauty
£25.00Birds, sex and beauty
In his new book, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley looks to the peculiar mating rituals of birds to better understand the rich origins and ongoing significance of Darwin’s sexual selection theory.
‘Matt Ridley is one of our finest science writers ? A treat for bird lovers and evolutionary biologists alike’ Richard Dawkins
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How to Know a Crow
£13.99How to Know a Crow
For readers 9-12, get up close and personal with a clever corvid and discover the fascinating world of crows.Crows are all around us, shouting from lamp posts, poking around on lawns, and generally taking a bright-eyed interest in everything that moves. But most of us don’t know much about their lives. In How to Know a Crow, award-winning author Candace Savage invites us into the fascinating world of these big, brash, and surprisingly brainy birds.From the moment baby crow Oki pokes her egg tooth through her shell and emerges into her nest, we are her constant companions. As we follow her through the seasons of her life, we explore how crows see and sense the world.With How to Know a Crow, uncover the answers to questions such as:Do crows have families?How do crows communicate with one another?Do crows play?How can we interact with them?Featuring gorgeous illustrations from Rachel Hudson, How to Know a Crow is a memorable journey of dis
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Identifying migratory birds by sound in Britain and Europe
£25.00Identifying migratory birds by sound in Britain and Europe
Identify migrants at dusk or at night with this book, containing detailed text on flight and contact calls, annotated sonograms and QR codes to the calls themselves. Every spring and autumn, millions of birds fly over us to en route to their summer or winter quarters, with these migratory flights often being at night. A profusion of sounds fills the air, making it possible to put a name to these fleeting silhouettes – because the best way to identify these migrants is by sound. Often neglected in traditional identification guides, these calls are described in this book with precision.
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Match a Baby Bird
£16.99Match a Baby Bird
Match 25 pairs of adult and young birds from around the world in this avian memory game. Collect the most pairs to win but watch out as not all baby birds look like their parents! Includes a booklet packed with feathered facts.With all kinds of species from around the world – from the bald eagle to the emu and the snowy owl to the scarlet ibis – this fun and educational game is an ideal gift that will appeal to bird lovers everywhere.50 BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED CARDS with 25 pairs of birds to match!EXPERT AUTHOR Mike Unwin guides you through a range of birds in the accompanying booklet. Mike Unwin is an award-winning writer of popular natural history books for adults and children.STUNNINGLY DETAILED ARTWORK from Christine Berrie whose intricately drawn illustrations bring the birds to life.LAURENCE KING has been capturing imaginations and inspiring creativity in new and unexpected ways for over 30 years, with playful and eye-catching gam
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RSPB bird tales
£22.00RSPB bird tales
‘RSPB Bird Tales’ celebrates 25 of our most familiar and best-loved British birds. Organised by month and highlighting important moments for birds throughout the year – including courtship, nest-building and migration – in-depth portraits of each species give vivid insights into their fascinating, hidden lives. Each beautifully illustrated bird biography includes a roll call of folk names, a traditional tale, fascinating folklore covering traditions, superstitions and beliefs, key identification features, tips to help birdlife thrive and awe-inspiring facts that reveal the true wonder of birds’ lives. From learning to recognise distinctive bird songs and calls to making a mini pond and bird box to benefit garden birds, this enriching and practical book encourages readers to reconnect with nature through bird-related activities for the whole family.
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RSPB birding year
£16.99RSPB birding year
A seasonal approach to bird behaviour – get closer to nature and discover the drama on your doorstep.
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RSPB ID Spotlight – Birds of Towns and Cities
£5.00RSPB ID Spotlight – Birds of Towns and Cities
RSPB ID Spotlight Birds of Towns and Cities is a reliable fold-out chart that presents illustrations of 50 of our most widespread and familiar urban birds by renowned artist Stephen Message. Whether you’re spending time in a city centre, walking your usual route to the office or enjoying your local park, a rich variety of birds inhabit the UK’s towns and cities. Our urban green spaces offer us easy access to nature in our neighbourhoods, and even the most built-up areas can present exciting and surprising birdwatching opportunities.Observant urban birdwatchers might spy Peregrines nesting high on city buildings or witness thousands of Starlings gathering in impressive murmurations.The species in the chart are grouped by family and helpfully labelled to assist with identification, while artworks are shown side by side for quick comparison and easy reference at home or in the field. The reverse of the chart provides information on the hab
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The curious life of the cuckoo
£9.99The curious life of the cuckoo
Is there any bird more mysterious than the cuckoo? It is invariably heard, and not seen. And if seen, it is mistaken for a sharp-winged hawk. The female cuckoo – by a trick that borders on alchemy – is able to disguise its egg as another’s. In Greek myth the god Zeus assumed the form of a cuckoo to seduce Hera. But we forgive the cuckoo its con-artistry, because it is the true herald of spring. It is the bird that uplifts our wintered hearts, with that first two-note ‘cuk-koo’ unmistakable as it sounds across the country. John Lewis-Stempel explains one of nature’s greatest enigmas in vivid, lyrical prose, and celebrates this iconic bird.
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The great auk
£20.00The great auk
Since 1950 more than 70% of the world’s seabirds have been lost through human activity. The great auk was the first species to go. A goose-sized seabird superbly adapted for underwater flight, their lives were idyllic prior to the appearance of humans: three months ashore to breed, the rest of the time riding the ocean waves. This book details the life, death and afterlife of one of the true icons of extinction.
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The starling
£14.99The starling
Though it is easy to overlook a solitary starling, even with its beautiful iridescent plumage, when they come together in the thousands they take to the skies in awe-inspiring swooping flocks called murmurations. Starlings live almost all over the world – they’re a common bird throughout Europe and the Palearctic to western Mongolia, and are recent residents of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Argentina, South Africa and Fiji, migrating seasonally as far North as Scandinavia. Discover how their love of fruit gets them into trouble, how they can help farmers by eating insects, how their skill for mimicry has inspired centuries of folklore and how they were brought to new continents by one man’s passion for Shakespeare.
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What an owl knows
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