Winter Swallows

Author : Maurizio de Giovanni
Publisher : World Noir
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1609457277

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Winter Swallows by Maurizio de Giovanni Pdf

The tenth Commissario Ricciardi Neapolitan mystery is "endlessly surprising... a delicate balancing act between love and pain, horror and beauty."--ThrillerNord Christmas has just passed and the city is preparing to celebrate New Year when, on the stage of a variety show, famous actor Michelangelo Gelmi fires a gun at his wife, Fedora Marra. The shooting itself would be nothing strange: it is repeated every evening as part of their performance. But this time, someone replaced one of the blanks with a real bullet. Gelmi swears his innocence, but few believe him. Approaching old age and with a career in decline, the actor has become increasingly dependent on his wife, much younger than him and at the height of her fame. However, rumor has it that she had fallen in love with another man and was preparing to leave Gelmi. A straightforward case of infidelity and marital jealousy? Commissario Ricciardi has more than one doubt. A mystery made darker by the sudden fog that envelops an almost gothic Naples, Commissario Riccardi's latest adventure will enrapture readers until its final, dramatic act.

Author : Angela Turner,Chris Rose
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781408131725

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A Handbook to the Swallows and Martins of the World by Angela Turner,Chris Rose Pdf

This reference guide gives general details about the swallows and martins of the world. These include appearance, the basic coloration and differences between the sexes and immatures and the function of other areas of colouring. Several species within the same geographical area are often segregated by feeding in different habitats or at different heights or by eating different size-classes of insects. The two sub-families, one being the two river martins, the other containing about 72 species mainly in the genus hirundo, are dealt with, including their distribution and migration patterns. Feeding, courtship and breeding habits are considered, together with details of nesting sites, clutch size, incubation and life-span. Finally, the population sizes of the various species are examined, noting that whilst many have expanded their range by using man-made structures, forest species probably remain small and one species, the Red Sea swallow is known from only one specimen. The book follows the same approach, style and presentation as The Herons Handbook published in 1985. It is illustrated by the winner of the prestigious British Birds Illustrator of the Year Award and the author has contributed to many scientific papers and journals including BBC's Wildlife Magazine.

Author : Mike Unwin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781472950109

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RSPB Spotlight Swifts and Swallows by Mike Unwin Pdf

RSPB Spotlight: Swifts and Swallows is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos, and features succinct, detailed text written by a knowledgeable naturalist. People all over Britain and Europe have long welcomed the arrival of swifts and swallows as a promise of summer being just around the corner. And with their similar long wings and dashing flight, it is perhaps understandable that we often confuse the two birds. After all, they have much in common: both feed on flying insects, both breed around buildings, and both are long-distance migrants that spend winter in Africa. But appearances can be deceptive. Swifts and swallows are completely unrelated birds that have adapted through evolution to survive in similar ways. In Spotlight: Swifts and Swallows, Mike Unwin reveals their fascinating lifestyles, explains how and why they have acquired their similarities, and ways in which we can help protect them. The Spotlight series introduces readers to the lives and behaviour of our favourite animals with eye-catching colour photography and informative expert text.

Author : Angela Turner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781408133286

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The Barn Swallow by Angela Turner Pdf

The Barn Swallow is a familiar and popular bird throughout the world. It is one of the most widely distributed bird species, breeding in North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa and wintering in South America, southern Africa, southern Asia and even northern Australia. Its habit of nesting close to human habitation has made this elegant bird a part of farmyard and village life and a welcome herald of spring. This book examines all aspects of the life of this endearing bird, with chapters on its flying skills and feeding habits, mate choice, breeding strategies, nest sites, eggs and incubation, nestling rearing, productivity and survival, migratory behaviour and population dynamics. It also considers changes in populations and behaviour in relation to intensive agriculture and climate change. The Barn Swallow is both engaging and authoritative; birdwatchers will enjoy amazing insights into the life of the species, such as the importance of tail feathers when finding a mate, or the sinister way that some birds kill of the chicks of rivals. Academic scholars will appreciate the book's broad overview of current research on this species.

Author : Arthur Cleveland Bent
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 994 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1942
Category : Birds
ISBN : CHI:72661426

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Life Histories of North American Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, and Their Allies by Arthur Cleveland Bent Pdf

This is the fourteenth in a series of bulletins of the United States National Museum on the life histories of North American birds, with previous numbers issued as follows: 107, 113, 121, 126, 130, 135, 142, 146, 162, 167, 170, 174, 176. This bulletin deals with the Order Passeriformes, specifically the Family Cotingidae (Cotingas); Family Tyrannidae (Flycatchers) ; Family Alaudidae (Larks) and Family Hirundinidae (Swallows) of North America

Author : Arthur Cleveland Bent
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1942
Category : Birds
ISBN : MINN:31951000115766H

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Life Histories of North American [birds].: Flycatchers, larks, swallows and their allies by Arthur Cleveland Bent Pdf

Author : Matilda Betham-Edwards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Algeria
ISBN : UOM:39015070410405

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A Winter with the Swallows by Matilda Betham-Edwards Pdf

Author : Arthur Cleveland Bent
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1963-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0486258319

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Life Histories of North American Flycatchers, Larks, Swallows, and Their Allies by Arthur Cleveland Bent Pdf

The definitive study of North American birds (United States, Canada, Mexico), prepared under auspices of Smithsonian Institution. Contains practically everything known about birds: description, habitat, range, life history, habits, relation to man, etc. These books will never be surpassed in fullness and useability. Indispensable to every serious birds watcher. All are fully illustrated. 78 species. Nesting, plumage, courtship, migration, range, etc. 117 black-and-white photographs.

Author : Leonidas Brecoulakis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0533105978

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Winter Swallows by Leonidas Brecoulakis Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026509838

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Natural History for the Young. By the Author of Home and Its Duties, Etc by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thomas Forster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1817
Category : Birds
ISBN : CHI:086865129

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Observations of the Natural History of Swallows by Thomas Forster Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 884 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1823
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IBNF:CF990983983

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Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature; Enlarged and Improved. Vol. 1. [- 20.] by Anonim Pdf

Author : Peter Harrison
Publisher : Authors On Line Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0755200632

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Creakwing's Crossing by Peter Harrison Pdf

The swallows have always feared Winter. For them it is a time of dying and decay. A time they have always fled from, seeking the warmth and safety of the southlands. But this year is to be different. The swallows' wise and venerable leader, Creakwing, announces that he is now too old and infirm to undertake the epic journey across thousands of miles of land and sea. He intends to remain in the northlands during the cold dark months of Winter and try to survive alone. Knowing that for him this will mean almost certain death, a group of young swallows devise a daring plan to rescue their leader. Many other birds are enlisted to help in the plan. Among them, the thieving jackdaws, a captive yellow bird, a brilliantly ingenious blue tit, a wise old owl who is not as wise as he thinks he is.... and finally, out in the icy wastes of ocean the mysterious storm petrels. There will be triumph and tragedy during the long and dangerous journey, an epic Crossing about which the bardic swallows will tell tales and sing songs for generations to come. 'Creakwing's Crossing' is a stirring tale in a literary tradition stretching from Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in The Willows' to 'Watership Down' by Richard Adams in the present day. It is also a tale to remind us that though the boundaries created by Man continue to create tensions and conflict, the natural world observes no frontiers, and the swallows continue to move through the sky as freely as they have always done, in the ancient mystery of migration.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : DMM:057000090630

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Nature by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sir Norman Lockyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UVA:X001485758

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Nature by Sir Norman Lockyer Pdf