The Quintessential Bird

Author : Viola Temple Watts
Publisher : National Library Australia
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780642277312

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The Quintessential Bird by Viola Temple Watts Pdf

Betty Temple Watts (1901-1992) developed an interest in birds in her early married life while living in Iran and Papua New Guinea. Although she had studied art formally as a nineteen year old, it was not until she was 48, and settled in Melbourne, that she decided to immerse herself in her bird art.Betty spent much of her time practising drawing, but was constantly critical of the results. In spite of her harsh selfjudgement, others had a high opinion of her skill and, in 1952, she received her first commission, going on to provide bird illustrations for numerous publications until she was in her late eighties. The Quintessential Bird allows readers a glimpse into Betty's joyous world of birds. This is followed by the plates, reproduced in full along with 60 close-ups of individual birds.

Author : Richard Cannings,Tom Aversa,Hal Opperman
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781927527566

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Birds of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest by Richard Cannings,Tom Aversa,Hal Opperman Pdf

Discover more than four hundred bird species in Birds of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest-the quintessential guide for serious birders or those who are ready to take their bird-watching to the next level. Renowned bird experts Richard Cannings, Tom Aversa, and Hal Opperman present a complete account for each of the hundreds of species that call this region home, including maps and gorgeous photographs by some of the top bird photographers in BC and the Pacific Northwest. You will learn to identify a vast array of bird species, from the Western Tanager to the Northern Pygmy Owl to the American Kestrel, and learn about their status, distribution, and habitat associations. With a wide territorial range that extends from British Columbia south to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and parts of western Montana and Wyoming, this is the most complete and comprehensive guide of its kind on the market.

Author : Viola Temple Watts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 147900023X

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The Quintessential Bird with Free Gift Card and Wrap by Viola Temple Watts Pdf

Author : Paula McCartney
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1568988559

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Bird Watching by Paula McCartney Pdf

"Paula McCartney's Bird watching series has been included in the Midwest Photographers Project at the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, Chicago since 2005."

Author : James Cassidy
Publisher : Readers Digest
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2004-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0762105763

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Book of North American Birds by James Cassidy Pdf

Scientifically accurate illustrations and essays guide the bird watcher in identifying and locating more than 570 common and rare species.

Author : Richard Cannings
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Nature
ISBN : 189497459X

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Birds of Interior BC and the Rockies by Richard Cannings Pdf

Birdwatching is one of America's most popular activities, but many field guides are so comprehensive or advanced that they intimidate novice birders. Covering the region north of the U.S. border, south of Prince George, east of Manning Park and west into the Rockies, Birds of Interior BC and the Rockies is for beginning and intermediate birders who wish to identify the birds they regularly spot in this area. However, the book will also appeal to more experienced local and visiting birders who want to learn more about the behavior, habitat and seasonal occurrence of local birds. Packed with useful information, this handy, portable guide tells you how to identify local birds, find out where they live and what they eat, how to attract birds to your yard and how to select a pair of binoculars. Identification is made easy with more than 400 sharp, full-color photos illustrating over 200 species of birds, in the plumage most likely seen in the region and color-coded by species. There's even a checklist to record your sightings.

Author : Betty Boyd Caroli
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
ISBN : 9781439191224

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Lady Bird and Lyndon by Betty Boyd Caroli Pdf

"Marriage is the most underreported story in political life and yet is often the key to its success. This is the idea driving a revealing new portrait of Lady Bird as the essential strategist, fundraiser, barnstormer, peacemaker, and ballast for Lyndon...[A] biography of a political partnership that helps explain how the wildly talented but deeply flawed Lyndon Baines Johnson ended up making history..."--P. [2] of jacket.

Author : Mary Oliver
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0807068926

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Red Bird by Mary Oliver Pdf

Red bird came all winter / firing up the landscape / as nothing else could. So begins Mary Oliver's twelfth book of poetry, and the image of that fiery bird stays with the reader, appearing in unexpected forms and guises until, in a postscript, he explains himself: "For truly the body needs / a song, a spirit, a soul. And no less, to make this work, / the soul has need of a body, / and I am both of the earth and I am of the inexplicable / beauty of heaven / where I fly so easily, so welcome, yes, / and this is why I have been sent, to teach this to your heart." This collection of sixty-one new poems, the most ever in a single volume of Oliver's work, includes an entirely new direction in the poet's work: a cycle of eleven linked love poems-a dazzling achievement. As in all of Mary Oliver's work, the pages overflow with her keen observation of the natural world and her gratitude for its gifts, for the many people she has loved in her seventy years, as well as for her disobedient dog, Percy. But here, too, the poet's attention turns with ferocity to the degradation of the Earth and the denigration of the peoples of the world by those who love power. Red Bird is unquestionably Mary Oliver's most wide-ranging volume to date.

Author : William Benton
Publisher : Pomegranate
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN : 0764920227

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Birds by William Benton Pdf

This book was first published in 1972 by the Graphic Arts Workshop of the Portland Museum of Art School in Oregon, as a limited edition of 200 copies. On the right-hand side pages Benton ingeniously portrays the essence of one type of bird, simply by arranging the letters of the bird's name. Its simplicity is breathtaking--and flocks of fun!William Benton received his early training in music and worked as a jazz musician before becoming a writer. His seven books of poetry include Marmalade, Normal Meanings, and The Bell Poems. His poetry has also been published in The New Yorker and The Paris Review.

Author : Laura Jacobs
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429987752

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The Bird Catcher by Laura Jacobs Pdf

Margret Snow is the quintessential New York woman. She dresses the windows of Saks Fifth Avenue by day and mingles in the downtown art world by night, always searching for her niche in a city intent on capturing The Next Big Thing as it flies into view. Married to Charles, a professor at Columbia, and living on the Upper West Side, the backdrop to Margret's life is made up of the poetic rhythms and colors of the Manhattan day: slow-running buses, the gray morning light striking the Hudson, the winter landscape of Riverside Park, the endless round of gallery openings, cocktail parties and grand dinners in the palatial apartments on Manhattan's upper east side. Against this metropolitan whirl, Margret and Charles pursue a lifelong hobby of bird watching, a passion for which was kindled by her grandfather during long-past summers near the shore in Gloucester, Massachusetts. As they shuttle between their Manhattan apartment, birding in the city's parks, and weekends out of town in their house near Cape May, a violent upheaval pushes Margret beyond the boundaries of her hobby. Overnight, she becomes an art world sensation and just as suddenly has fame ripped from her. As Laura Jacobs proved in her first novel, "Women About Town", she understands the natural habitat of the New York Woman in all its complexity. In The Bird Catcher, her second, she moves deeper into that territory with the story of a remarkable woman who is as rare and special as the birds that fill the skies above her.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1480679283

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The Sibley Guide to Birds by Anonim Pdf

Author : Matthew P. Martyniuk
Publisher : Pan Aves
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780988596504

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A Field Guide to Mesozoic Birds and Other Winged Dinosaurs by Matthew P. Martyniuk Pdf

A field guide to mesozoic birds and other winged dinosaurs is a comprehensive guide to the diverse species comprising the evolutionary transition from the first dinosaurs with true, feathered wings in the mid-Jurassic period, 160 million years ago, to the late Cretaceous period and the first modern birds [...]. --from publisher.

Author : S. David Scott,Casey McFarland
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0811742172

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Bird Feathers by S. David Scott,Casey McFarland Pdf

Over 400 photos of representative feathers from 379 species.

Author : Luis M. Chiappe,Meng Qingjin
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421420257

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Birds of Stone by Luis M. Chiappe,Meng Qingjin Pdf

Captivating photographs of the world’s most detailed bird fossils illuminate the early diversity of avifauna. When fossils of birds from China’s Jehol region first appeared in scientific circles, the world took notice. These Mesozoic masterpieces are between 120 and 131 million years old and reveal incredible details that capture the diversity of ancient bird life. Paleontologists all over the world began to collaborate with Chinese colleagues as new and wondrous fossil-related discoveries became regular events. The pages of National Geographic and major scientific journals described the intricate views of feathers as well as food still visible in the guts of these ancient birds. Now, for the first time, a sweeping collection of the most interesting of Jehol’s avian fossils is on display in this beautiful book. Birds of Stone makes visible the unexpected avian diversity that blanketed the earth just a short time (geologically speaking) after a dinosaur lineage gave rise to the first birds. Our visual journey through these fossils is guided by Luis M. Chiappe, a world expert on early birds, and Meng Qingjin, a leading figure in China's natural history museum community. Together, they help us understand the "meaning" of each fossil by providing straightforward narratives that accompany the full-page photographs of the Jehol discoveries. Anyone interested in the history of life—from paleontologists to inquisitive birders—will find Birds of Stone an irresistible feast for the eyes and mind.

Author : Joan Easton Lentz
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520243218

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Introduction to Birds of the Southern California Coast by Joan Easton Lentz Pdf

This easy-to-use handbook is a must for anyone who wants to leave behind Southern California's noisy freeways and crowded beaches in search of the wild places where birds can be found. A perfect companion for excursions from San Luis Obispo County to the Mexican border, it is designed to familiarize birdwatchers, hikers, naturalists, residents, and travelers with the appearance and behavior of 120 of the most common coastal birds. 120 color plates.