Feeding The Birds At Your Table

Author : Darryl Jones
Publisher : NewSouth
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-01
Category : NATURE
ISBN : 9781742244235

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The Birds At My Table by Darryl Jones Pdf

Darryl Jones is fascinated by bird feeders. Not the containers supplying food to our winged friends, but the people who fill the containers, scatter the crumbs or seeds, or leave the picnic scraps behind for the birds. Here, Jones takes us on a wild flight through the history of bird feeding as he ponders this odd but seriously popular form of interaction between humans and wild animals. Jones digs at the deeper issues and questions of the practice of bird feeding, as he raises our awareness of the things we don't yet know and why we really should. This beautifully written and engaging books reveals that what at first seems to be a niche topic 7 humans feeding wild birds 7 is in fact something a disproportionate number of us do. Half the citizens of Australia, the UK, and the US feed birds, whether its by planting trees that attract them, putting food out on apartment balconies, setting up birds baths and feeders, or by unwittingly leaving scraps behind in parks. The international bird seed industry is huge and most of the seed is gown in India or Africa. Another way of describing all this activity is as an unplanned ecological experiment on an unbelievably large scale. In The Birds at My Table, Jones draws on an impressive knowledge of the latest scientific findings as well as his own personal knowledge, to reflect and explain the modern practice of bird feeding.

Author : Darryl Jones
Publisher : NewSouth Publishing
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781742244594

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Feeding the Birds at Your Table by Darryl Jones Pdf

Feeding the Birds at Your Table is designed to provide detailed, comprehensive advice and suggestions for people wishing to feed wild birds in Australia from their own backyards and balconies. Millions of Australians feed wild birds in their gardens. Yet there is currently little information or advice on offer to tell them how to do this properly. This book provides the first readily available source of reliable information relevant to Australia. What’s more, it is written by an expert who feeds birds himself. Including profiles on different types of Australian urban birds, what to feed them and the types of feeders to use, it also has advice on how to create a bird-friendly garden. Feeding the Birds at Your Table offers sensible and practical suggestions so feeding doesn’t only benefit us, but benefits the birds themselves. ‘At last, a sensible, science-based guide to safely feeding wild birds in Australia.’ — Paul Sullivan, CEO, BirdLife Australia

Author : Darryl Jones
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781501710797

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"Discusses the history and scale of feeding wild birds. Outlines debates about the practice, highlighting key research findings and pointing out the issues that require further examination. Written in nontechnical language, thus making it accessible to the general public, birders, and academics"--

Author : Darryl Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0369326172

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The Birds at My Table by Darryl Jones Pdf

Darryl Jones is fascinated by bird feeders. Not the containers supplying food to our winged friends, but the people who fill the containers, scatter the crumbs or seeds, or leave the picnic scraps behind for the birds. Here, Jones takes us on a wild flight through the history of bird feeding as he ponders this odd but seriously popular form of interaction between humans and wild animals. Jones digs at the deeper issues and questions of the practice of bird feeding, as he raises our awareness of the things we don't yet know and why we really should. This beautifully written and engaging books reveals that what at first seems to be a niche topic - humans feeding wild birds - is in fact something a disproportionate number of us do. Half the citizens of Australia, the UK, and the US feed birds, whether its by planting trees that attract them, putting food out on apartment balconies, setting up birds baths and feeders, or by unwittingly leaving scraps behind in parks. The international bird seed industry is huge and most of the seed is gown in India or Africa. Another way of describing all this activity is as an unplanned ecological experiment on an unbelievably large scale. In The Birds at My Table, Jones draws on an impressive knowledge of the latest scientific findings as well as his own personal knowledge, to reflect and explain the modern practice of bird feeding.

Author : Chris Earley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0228102014

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Feed the Birds by Chris Earley Pdf

"Endorsed by the Canadian Wildlife Federation"--Cover.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Bird attracting
ISBN : MINN:31951D01169113I

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Backyard Bird Feeding by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jim and Joel Ashton,Ashton Joel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0241435811

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Wild Your Garden by Jim and Joel Ashton,Ashton Joel Pdf

"It's up to every single one of us to do our bit for wildlife, however small our gardens, and The Butterfly Brothers know just how that can be achieved." Alan Titchmarsh Join the rewilding movement and share your outdoor space with nature. We all have the potential to make the world a little greener. Wild Your Garden, written by Jim and Joel Ashton (aka "The Butterfly Brothers"), shows you how to create a garden that can help boost local biodiversity. Transform a paved-over yard into a lush oasis, create refuges to welcome and support native species, or turn a high-maintenance lawn into a nectar-rich mini-meadow to attract bees and butterflies. You don't need specialist knowledge or acres of land. If you have any outdoor space, you can make a difference to local wildlife, and reduce your carbon footprint, too. "Wildlife gardening is one of the most important things you can do as an individual for increasing biodiversity and mitigating the effects of climate change. From digging a pond to planting a native hedge, the Butterfly Brothers can help you every step of the way." Kate Bradbury

Author : Helen Witty,Dick Witty
Publisher : Workman Publishing
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Bird feeders
ISBN : CORNELL:31924063881183

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Feed the Birds by Helen Witty,Dick Witty Pdf

Peanuts for Jays, cut-up apples for Waxwings, fruit jelly for Orioles, suet for Nuthatches, dried corn for Pheasants, and soaked raisins for Bluebirds and Mockingbirds: Now you can attract the birds of your choice by serving them the food they really love.Feed the Birds shows how to make your yard the birds' favorite spot. The authors are lifelong birders who've tested different foods, devised recipes, constructed innovative feeders, and taken extensive notes based on years of observation and feeding.The guide covers the four feeding types--ground feeders, tree-clingers, birds who like a tabletop, and birds who'll eat anywhere--and describes the rules of flocking, the pecking order, and how to keep squirrels away. An extensive, 100-item chart covers the use of both store-bought and wild foods, plus the table scraps and leftovers birds crave.With over 20 recipes using seeds, grains, and suet, a sturdy mesh suet bag, and plans for custom-made feeding devices, Feed the Birds will keep your feathered friends coming back again and again. Selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club. 135,000 copies in print.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1742249086

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Feeding the Birds at Your Table by Anonim Pdf

Author : Myrna Pearman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0969422121

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Backyard Bird Feeding by Myrna Pearman Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Bird attracting
ISBN : MINN:319510030451852

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Attract Birds by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Ham
Publisher : Thunder Bay Press (MI)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Birds
ISBN : 1882376153

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Kitchen Table Bird Book by John Ham Pdf

An exceptional reference for people who spend much of their time bird-watching at home by looking out windows. The 77 species discussed represent the most common of the small birds that come to feeders, or which land on marsh, lawn, or woodland edges. It offers information on how to attract birds to feeders, discusses plumage changes and offers tips on identification.

Author : Erik Hirschfeld,Andy Swash,Robert Still
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781400844906

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The World's Rarest Birds by Erik Hirschfeld,Andy Swash,Robert Still Pdf

An illustrated survey of the world's most endangered birds This illustrated book vividly depicts the most endangered birds in the world and provides the latest information on the threats each species faces and the measures being taken to save them. Today, 571 bird species are classified as critically endangered or endangered, and a further four now exist only in captivity. This landmark book features stunning photographs of 500 of these species—the results of a prestigious international photographic competition organized specifically for this book. It also showcases paintings by acclaimed wildlife artist Tomasz Cofta of the 75 species for which no photos are known to exist. The World's Rarest Birds has introductory chapters that explain the threats to birds, the ways threat categories are applied, and the distinction between threat and rarity. The book is divided into seven regional sections—Europe and the Middle East; Africa and Madagascar; Asia; Australasia; Oceanic Islands; North America, Central America, and the Caribbean; and South America. Each section includes an illustrated directory to the bird species under threat there, and gives a concise description of distribution, status, population, key threats, and conservation needs. This one-of-a-kind book also provides coverage of 62 data-deficient species.

Author : Paul J. Baicich,Margaret A. Barker,Carrol L. Henderson
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781623492113

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Feeding Wild Birds in America by Paul J. Baicich,Margaret A. Barker,Carrol L. Henderson Pdf

Today, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, more than fifty million Americans feed birds around their homes, and over the last sixty years, billions of pounds of birdseed have filled millions of feeders in backyards everywhere. Feeding Wild Birds in America tells why and how a modest act of provision has become such a pervasive, popular, and often passionate aspect of people’s lives. Each chapter provides details on one or more bird-feeding development or trend including the “discovery” of seeds, the invention of different kinds of feeders, and the creation of new companies. Also woven into the book are the worlds of education, publishing, commerce, professional ornithology, and citizen science, all of which have embraced bird feeding at different times and from different perspectives. The authors take a decade-by-decade approach starting in the late nineteenth century, providing a historical overview in each chapter before covering topical developments (such as hummingbird feeding and birdbaths). On the one hand, they show that the story of bird feeding is one of entrepreneurial invention; on the other hand, they reveal how Americans, through a seemingly simple practice, have come to value the natural world.

Author : John M. Marzluff
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780300210309

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Welcome to Subirdia by John M. Marzluff Pdf

Welcome to Subirdia presents a surprising discovery: the suburbs of many large cities support incredible biological diversity. Populations and communities of a great variety of birds, as well as other creatures, are adapting to the conditions of our increasingly developed world. In this fascinating and optimistic book, John Marzluff reveals how our own actions affect the birds and animals that live in our cities and towns, and he provides ten specific strategies everyone can use to make human environments friendlier for our natural neighbors. Over many years of research and fieldwork, Marzluff and student assistants have closely followed the lives of thousands of tagged birds seeking food, mates, and shelter in cities and surrounding areas. From tiny Pacific wrens to grand pileated woodpeckers, diverse species now compatibly share human surroundings. By practicing careful stewardship with the biological riches in our cities and towns, Marzluff explains, we can foster a new relationship between humans and other living creatures—one that honors and enhances our mutual destiny.