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The Snow Geese: A Story of Home by William Fiennes Publisher Comments Every year, millions of geese embark on a three-thousand-mile migration from their winter quarters in the southern United States to their breeding grounds in the Canadian Arctic. Intrigued by what he’d read about the birds’ amazing annual... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Geese of Beaver Bog by Bernd Heinrich Publisher Comments In the summer of 1998, award-winning writer and biologist Bernd Heinrich found himself the unwitting — but doting — foster parent of an adorable gosling named Peep. Good-natured, spirited Peep drew Heinrich into her world — one he found to... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $5.49 Used - Hardcover
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The Snow Geese: A Story of Home by William Fiennes Review “The Snow Geese is a rare travel book, and not only for the outstanding literary promise of its author. More important for the genre is the fact that Fiennes has unearthed a theme perfectly suited to the travel book’s structure... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ducks, Geese and Swans of North America: A Completely New and Expanded Version of the Classic Work by F. H. Kortright by Frank Chap Bellrose Synopsis "If I were permitted only one reference book on waterfowl this would be my choice ... important not only to professional wildlife administrators, but to all sportsmen, naturalists, and conservationists". -- Sports... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Solitary Goose by Sydney Landon Plum Publisher Comments In the fall of 1996 Sydney Plum encountered a solitary Canada goose on a pond near her home in New England. Caring for the animal became a way for her to reconnect with nature. Walks to the pond were daily rituals--reflective times during which Plum... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Snow Geese by William Fiennes Publisher Comments William Fiennes decided to follow the snow geese on their northward migration from Mexico to the Canadian Arctic, and to write about his travels. What he produced turned out to be about very much more than geese. A blend of autobiography and reportage... (read more) Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Swan (Reaktion Books - Animal) by Peter Young Publisher Comments The graceful winged form of the swan has inspired works of art from fairy tales to ballets, and its profile is recognized immediately by even the most cursory of bird admirers. Now the newest addition to Reaktions acclaimed Animal series examines the... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Waterfowl in Your Pocket: A Guide to Water Birds of the Midwest (Bur Oak Guide) by Dana Gardner Publisher Comments Waterfowl in Your Pocket is a welcome aid to identifying the many colorful and intriguing water birds of the midwestern states, from the Great Lakes west to the Dakotas, east to Ohio, and south to Kansas and Missouri. Illustrator Dana Gardner has created... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Hardcover
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Guide to Ducks and Geese by Chuck Hagner Publisher Comments Common, numerous, and often easy to observe, ducks and geese are nonetheless sometimes difficult to identify. This straightforward introduction to ducks and geese will help you put a name to almost every duck or goose you'll find in the wild. It offers... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Calls of Duck and Geese with CD (Audio) by Kevin Colver Synopsis An audio soundtrack combined with detailed text and beautiful color photographs of fifty North American waterfowl species make this a useful guide for any birder. From the distinctive quack of the American black duck and whistled peep of the cinnamon... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Song of the North Wind by Paul A Johnsgard Publisher Comments For centuries the snow goose has signified the passing seasons to the Indians—its white feathers a symbol of the breadth of life and a reminder of the roles the birds played as messengers between heaven and earth. The importance of the geese in... (read more) List Price $17.50 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Duck (Reaktion Books - Animal) by Victoria De Rijke Publisher Comments The squat, noisy duck occupies a prominent role in the human cultural imagination, as evidenced by everything from the rubber duck of childhood baths to insurance commercials. With Duck, Victoria de Rijke explores the universality of this quacking bird... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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The hunt for the whooping cranes :a natural history detective story by J J Mccoy Publisher Comments Conservationists embark on a desperate hunt to find the last of the whooping cranes' nesting grounds.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Geese of Beaver Bog by Bernd Heinrich Publisher Comments When award-winning writer and biologist Bernd Heinrich became the unwitting -- but doting -- foster parent of an adorable gosling named Peep, he was drawn into her world. And so, with a scientist's training and a nature lover's boundless enthusiasm, he... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Waterfowl in Winter by Milton W Weller Publisher Comments Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible to scholars, students, researchers, and general readers. Rich with historical and cultural value, these works are published unaltered from the... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Familiar Birds of Lakes and Rivers: National Audubon Society Pocket Guide by Richard Walton Publisher Comments National Audubon Society Pocket Guides Animal Tracks -- Birds (East and West) -- Birds of Prey -- Birds of Sea and Shore -- Butterflies -- Cacti -- Dinosaurs -- Flowers (East and West) -- Fossils -- Insects and Spiders -- Mammals -- Marine Mammals... (read more) List Price $9.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Private Eye: Observing Snow Geese by Mary Burns Book News Annotation A kaleidoscopic view of the northern water fowl. Native people harvest them, scientists track their movements, artists portray them, hunter lure and stalk them, dairy farmers put up with them, and Canadian fiction writer and playwright Burns herself... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Father Goose: One man, a Gaggle of Geese & their Real Life Incredible Journey South by Bill Lishman Book News Annotation After discovering that many bird species had lost the ability to migrate due to human interference with their habitat, Lishman became determined to restore the migration pattern to a flock of Canada geese and spent months training a litter of goslings... (read more) Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ruddy Ducks and Other Stifftails: Their Behavior and Biology by Paul A Johnsgard Publisher Comments In this text, Johnsgard introduces general readers, ornithologists, and bird enthusiasts to the ruddy duck in all its aspects.... (read more) List Price $44.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Hardcover
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Call of the Loon (Northword Wildlife Series) by Paul Strong Synopsis -- Offers an up-to-date, authoritative book on loons. -- A perfect blend of personal experience and research.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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