Birds Of Prey

Author : David Drake
Publisher : Baen Books
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781625796783

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Birds of Prey by David Drake Pdf

ALIEN FEROCITY vs ROMAN COURAGE AS THE EMPIRE DIES Rome, 262 A.D. It has been the capital of the greatest civilization on Earth. Now both city and civilization are dying. Germans flood across the borders from Britain to the Bosporus, leaving a trail of rape, carnage, and ashes. In the cities, mobs riot; in the countryside, cults seek salvation in dark rituals. Imperial unity has shattered into a mosaic of separatists and usurpers, squabbling among themselves as greater enemies gather to swallow them all. One man stands between humanity and the Long Night, matching savage determination against a hopeless future. He is Aulus Prennius, an Imperial secret agent as tough and ruthless as the age in which he lives. Until now, though, his enemies have all been human... "David Drake is one of the most gifted users of historical and military raw materials at work today." — Chicago Sun-Times At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management)

Author : Ray Ovington
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0820009083

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Birds of Prey by Ray Ovington Pdf

In text, drawings and color illustrations, this book describes birds of prey - eagles, hawks, falcons, owls, kites and vultures - and discusses the importance of these birds and their function within ecosystems.

Author : Pete Dunne,Kevin T. Karlson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780544018471

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Birds of Prey by Pete Dunne,Kevin T. Karlson Pdf

A visually stunning, comprehensive resource on North America’s birds of prey, from the award-winning birder and author of Gulls Simplified. Always a popular group of birds, raptors symbolize freedom and fierceness, and in Pete Dunne’s definitive guide, these traits are portrayed in hundreds of stunning color photographs showing raptors up close, in flight, and in action—fighting, hunting, and nesting. These gorgeous photographs enhance the comprehensive, authoritative text, which goes far beyond identification to cover raptor ecology, behavior, conservation, and much more. In returning to his forte and his first love, Pete Dunne has crafted a benchmark book on raptors: the first place to turn for any question about these highly popular birds, whether it’s what they eat, where they live, or how they behave. “Birds of Prey is exhaustively researched and complemented by a stunning collection of photos, but the real highlight is…Dunne’s writing. He weaves together personal anecdotes, historical accounts, and technical information to create something greater than the sum of all its parts: a beautiful, authoritative, and engagingly written guide to the natural history of North American hawks.”—David Sibley, author of The Sibley Guide to Birds “Books about raptors used to fall into two major categories: field guides versus nature writing. No more!...Dunne’s new book skillfully conjoins those two genres. Life a good field guide, Birds of Prey is authoritative and utilitarian, and like our finest nature writing, Dunne’s prose is lyrical, sensitive, and full of feeling.”—Ted Floyd, editor, Birding

Author : Brian K. Wheeler
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780691117188

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Birds of Prey of the West by Brian K. Wheeler Pdf

Birds of Prey of the West and its companion volume, Birds of Prey of the East, are the most comprehensive and authoritative field guides to North American birds of prey ever published. Written and lavishly illustrated with stunning, lifelike paintings by leading field-guide illustrator, photographer, and author Brian Wheeler, the guides depict an enormous range of variations of age, sex, color, and plumage, and feature a significant amount of plumage data that has never been published before. The painted figures illustrate plumage and species comparisons in a classic field-guide layout. Each species is shown in the same posture and from the same viewpoint, which further assists comparisons. Facing-page text includes quick-reference identification points and brief natural history accounts that incorporate the latest information. The range maps are exceptionally accurate and much larger than those in other guides. They plot the most up-to-date distribution information for each species and include the location of cities for more accurate reference. Finally, the guides feature color habitat photographs next to the maps. The result sets a new standard for guides to North America's birds of prey. Lavishly illustrated with stunning, lifelike paintings Written and illustrated by a leading authority on North American birds of prey Depicts more plumages than any other guide Concise facing-page text includes quick-reference identification points Classic field-guide layout makes comparing species easy Large, accurate range maps include up-to-date distribution information Unique color habitat photographs next to the maps

Author : Clint W. Boal,Cheryl R. Dykstra
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1610918401

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Urban Raptors by Clint W. Boal,Cheryl R. Dykstra Pdf

Raptors are an unusual success story of wildness thriving in the heart of our cities—they have developed substantial populations around the world in recent decades. But there are deeper issues around how these birds make their urban homes. New research provides insight into the role of raptors as vital members of the urban ecosystem and future opportunities for protection, management, and environmental education. A cutting-edge synthesis of over two decades of scientific research, Urban Raptors is the first book to offer a complete overview of urban ecosystems in the context of bird-of-prey ecology and conservation. This comprehensive volume examines urban environments, explains why some species adapt to urban areas but others do not, and introduces modern research tools to help in the study of urban raptors. It also delves into climate change adaptation, human-wildlife conflict, and the unique risks birds of prey face in urban areas before concluding with real-world wildlife management case studies and suggestions for future research and conservation efforts. Boal and Dykstra have compiled the go-to single source of information on urban birds of prey. Among researchers, urban green space planners, wildlife management agencies, birders, and informed citizens alike, Urban Raptors will foster a greater understanding of birds of prey and an increased willingness to accommodate them as important members, not intruders, of our cities.

Author : Wilbur Smith
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466857728

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Birds of Prey by Wilbur Smith Pdf

It is 1667 and the Dutch and the English are at war. Sir Francis Courtney and his son Henry 'Hal' Courtney, in their fighting caravel Lady Edwina, are on patrol off the Agulhas Cape of Southern Africa: lying in wait for one of the galleons of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient laden with treasure to fall into their net. It is the beginning of the quest that will sweep them from the new settlement of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa to the Great Horn of Ethiopia far to the north. The bloody capture of the Dutch merchantman, and three valuable hostages, launches Hal into a perilous adventure which only the bravest will survive... Along the way Hal will encounter many enemies. A dangerous mutineer, sworn to extract to revenge. A fellow Knight Templar, now his father's betrayer. And the most dangerous adversary on the African continent, the Dutch swordsman Schreuder. His spirit will also be tested by love. For the rich and pampered Dutch heiress, Katinka. For the beautiful slave girl, Sukeena. And for a woman whose unstinting courage will outshine them all... From the dungeons of Good Hope to the uncharted wilderness of the Dark Continent and then to the fatal narrows of the Red Sea, Hal's faith will lead him to his destiny. To the defense of the final Christian stronghold in Africa. The kingdom of Prester John, historic guardian of the priceless Holy Grail... Birds of Prey is a Courtney Family Adventure from bestselling author Wilbur Smith.

Author : Philip W. Blood
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9783838215679

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Birds of Prey by Philip W. Blood Pdf

‘This is the smoking gun of all your research.’ Professor Richard E. Holmes (18 February 2001). Birds of Prey is a microhistory of the Nazi occupation of Białowieźa Forest, Poland’s national park. The narrative stretches from Göring’s palatial lifestyle to the common soldier on the ground killing Jews, partisans, and civilians. Based entirely on previously unpublished sources, the book is the synthesis of six areas of research: Hitler’s Luftwaffe, the hunt and environmental history, military geography, Colonialism and Nazi Lebensraum, the Holocaust, and the war in the East. By weaving together a narrative about Hermann Göring, his inner circle, and ordinary soldiers, the book reveals the Nazi ambition to draw together East Prussia, the Bialystok region, and Ukraine into a common eastern frontier of the Greater German state, revealing how the Luftwaffe, the German hunt, and the state forestry were institutional perpetrators of Lebensraum and genocide. Up until now the Luftwaffe had not been identified in specific acts of genocide or placed at large scale killings of Jews, civilians, and partisans. This gap in the historical record had been facilitated by the destruction of the Luftwaffe’s records in 1945. Through a forensic and painstaking process of piecing together scraps of evidence over two decades, and utilizing Geographical Information System software, Philip W. Blood managed to decipher previously obscure reports and expose patterns of Nazi atrocities.

Author : Floyd Scholz
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0811702421

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Birds of Prey by Floyd Scholz Pdf

Visual reference for North American raptors examines 17 hawks, falcons, eagles, and osprey--a must-have volume for carvers and others interested in these magnificent birds.

Author : Craig MacGowan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2000-06-30
Category : Beneficial insects
ISBN : 0898867126

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Mac's Field Guides by Craig MacGowan Pdf

* Durable, inexpensive, fun to use nature identification guide * Great for vegetable and flower gardeners * Created by a high-school science teacher This field guide to Northeast garden bugs shows good bugs on one side and bad bugs on the other, illustrated in color. This tough laminated card holds up to use in the garden and is easy to wash clean. Don't kill the good bugs! Keep your Mac's Field Guide near your garden tools to help identify the bugs that help you maintain a healthy attractive garden. More than 1 million Mac's Guides have been sold!

Author : John Green,Henry Green,Coloring Books
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1989-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780486259895

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Birds of Prey Coloring Book by John Green,Henry Green,Coloring Books Pdf

Detailed accurate renderings of 42 species bald eagle, common black hawk, great horned owl, Andean condor, osprey, crested caracara, turkey vulture, peregrine falcon, many more. Informative captions. "

Author : Denny Rogers
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 1565233107

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The Illustrated Birds of Prey - Red-Tailed Hawk, American Kestrel and Peregrine Falcon by Denny Rogers Pdf

A visual study with exact drawings in multiple dimensions for the Red Tailed Hawk, Kestral and Falcon. Paint patterns included.

Author : M. Heidenreich
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1997-03-13
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0632041862

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Birds of Prey by M. Heidenreich Pdf

This remarkable book provides a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of raptors. Since many conditions of ill-health result from bad husbandry, management and breeding practices are also explained in detail. A number of hitherto unknown diseases and new surgical techniques are presented and the sterilisation of falcons is described for the first time.

Author : Ian Newton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Science
ISBN : 0816021821

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Birds of Prey by Ian Newton Pdf

Describes various kinds of eagles, hawks, condors, ospreys, falcons, and vultures, provides information on their characteristics, behavior, and range, and explains why many face extinction

Author : Leonard Lee Rue
Publisher : Smithmark Publishers
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Birds of prey
ISBN : 0831708816

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Birds of Prey by Leonard Lee Rue Pdf

Describes the characteristics of a variety of birds of prey, including the owl, eagle, hawk, and vulture.

Author : Henry George Vennor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Birds
ISBN : UOM:39015019741381

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Our Birds of Prey by Henry George Vennor Pdf