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Waiting to Fly: My Escapades with the Penguins of Antarctica
Waiting to Fly: My Escapades with the Penguins of Antarctica
by Ron Naveen
Publisher Comments
A tour de force of nature writing, Ron Naveen's Waiting to Fly captures the spirit of the gentle and charming creatures called penguins while also beautifully rendering the frozen, windswept landscapes through his magical prose.In Waiting to Fly, Naveen... (read more)

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Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl
by Stacey Obrien
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On Valentine's Day 1985, biologist Stacey O'Brien first met a four-day-old baby barn owl -- a fateful encounter that would turn into an astonishing 19-year saga. With nerve damage in one wing, the owlet's ability to fly was forever compromised, and he... (read more)

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The Complete Book of Hummingbirds
The Complete Book of Hummingbirds
by Tony Tilford
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Hummingbird plumage comes in all colorsemerald, ruby, sapphire, azure, garnet, and topazno wonder theyre often called “jewels in flight.” Discover these remarkable little birds in The Complete Book of Hummingbirds by avian expert Tony Tilford.... (read more)

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Bird Atlas of Kenya
Bird Atlas of Kenya
by Adrian Lewis
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Explanatory overview of Kenya's 1065 species. From typescript. Many range maps. A couple of b&w photos. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)... (read more)

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Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird
Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird
by Andrew D. Blechman
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Many people consider the ubiquitous pigeon to be a pest. But as Blechman demonstrates in his enjoyable and informative book, this much-maligned bird has served humans well for thousands of years.... (read more)

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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Western Region (Audubon Society Field Guide)
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Western Region (Audubon Society Field Guide)
by National Audubon Society
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Regional guides to birds, animals, trees, wildflowers, insects, weather, nature preserves, and much more within these western states. Beautifully illustrated with 1,500 photographs, drawings, and maps. The essential guide to the West's natural world.... (read more)

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The Complete Birder: A Guide to Better Birding
The Complete Birder: A Guide to Better Birding
by Jack Connor
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Lively, anecdotal, and authoritative, this guidebook takes the birder by the hand and leads him or her into the field showing exactly what is needed and not needed to be a better birder.... (read more)

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A Field Guide to Western Birds, 2nd Edition
A Field Guide to Western Birds, 2nd Edition
by Roger Tory Peterson
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"The Birder's Bible" for more than 60 years, Roger Tory Peterson's classic Field Guide to Western Birds includes all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. Featuring the unique Peterson Identification System... (read more)

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Rustic Birdhouses and Feeders: Unique Thatched-Roof Projects Designed to Audubon Specifications
Rustic Birdhouses and Feeders: Unique Thatched-Roof Projects Designed to Audubon Specifications
by Colin Mcghee
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Bring a Bit of Old-World Charm into Your Yard! North America's Master Thatcher, Colin McGhee, shows you how to make charming and functional birdhouses and feeders using simplified thatch-roof techniques, basic woodworking skills, and decorative painting... (read more)

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Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds
Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds
by Bernd Heinrich
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In Mind of the Raven,Bernd Heinrich, award - winning naturalist, finds himself dreaming of ravens and decides he must get to the truth about this animal reputed to be so intelligent. Much like a sleuth, Heinrich involves us in his quest, letting one clue... (read more)

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Hawks: All the Day-Flying Birds of Prey Seen in North America
Hawks: All the Day-Flying Birds of Prey Seen in North America
by Roger Tory Peterson
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All the day-flying birds of prey seen in North America. Peterson FlashGuides are the most compact and convenient field guides ever made: slim as road maps and ideal for hikers, bikers, canoeists, or anyone who wants to travel light.... (read more)

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Birds of Oregon: Field Guide
Birds of Oregon: Field Guide
by Stan Tekiela
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- Organized by color - State-specific range map - Flight, juvenile and morph insets - Stan's Notes include "gee-whiz" facts - Full page photos with corresponding full-page descriptions - Contains state-specific species Our... (read more)

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The Sibley Guide to Birds
The Sibley Guide to Birds
by David Sibley and The National Audubon Society Staff
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David Allen Sibley, America's most gifted contemporary painter of birds, is the author and illustrator of this comprehensive guide. His beautifully detailed illustrations – more than 6,600 in all – and descriptions of 810 species and 350 regional... (read more)

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Humans, Nature, and Birds: Science Art from Cave Walls to Computer Screens
Humans, Nature, and Birds: Science Art from Cave Walls to Computer Screens
by Darryl Wheye
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This book invites readers to enter a two-floor virtual “gallery” where 60-plus images of birds reflecting the accomplishments of human pictorial history are on display. These are works in a genre the authors term Science Artthat is, art that... (read more)

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The Snow Geese: A Story of Home
The Snow Geese: A Story of Home
by William Fiennes
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“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)

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The Grail Bird: Hot on the Trail of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
The Grail Bird: Hot on the Trail of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
by Tim Gallagher
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The ivory-billed woodpecker — ghost bird of the swamp. Big, beautiful, iconic, and mysterious, the bird is a symbol of everything that has gone wrong with our relationship to the environment. First plundered by nineteenth-century collectors and then... (read more)

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Hawks Aloft: The Story of Hawk Mountain
Hawks Aloft: The Story of Hawk Mountain
by Maurice Broun
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Conservation classic Hawks Aloft chronicles the founding of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, the world's first refuge for birds of prey. This personal account by the Sanctuary's first curator, Maurice Broun, shares the difficulties and discoveries he and his... (read more)

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How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher
How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher
by Simon Barnes
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Look out the window. See a bird. Enjoy it. CONGRATULATIONS! You are now a bad birdwatcher. Inthis refreshingly irreverent introduction to the subject, Simon Barnes makes birdwatching simple—and above all, enjoyable. Anyone who has ever looked up at... (read more)

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Sibley's Birding Basics
Sibley's Birding Basics
by David Allen Sibley
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The quintessential activity of birding--identification--is the subject of this compact, easy-to-use, wonderfully helpful new book by America's premier living painter of birds, author and illustrator of The Sibley Guide to Birds. Here Sibley details... (read more)

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Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges
Identify Yourself: The 50 Most Common Birding Identification Challenges
by Bill Thompson III
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Written by the experts at Bird Watcher's Digest, Identify Yourself gives beginning and intermediate bird watchers a helping hand with some of the most confounding identification challenges -- birds that are commonly encountered but difficult to tell... (read more)

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