Wood Ducks

Author : Greg Hoch
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781609386955

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With Wings Extended by Greg Hoch Pdf

A century ago, many people had given up on the wood duck, dooming it to extinction along with the passenger pigeon and Carolina parakeet. Today, it’s one of the most familiar and most harvested ducks in the eastern half of the country, and one of America’s great conservation success stories. In With Wings Extended, Minnesota conservationist Greg Hoch introduces readers to a duck they probably recognize but may not know well. This book shows how almost anyone can get involved in conservation and do something for wildlife beyond writing checks to conservation organizations. Hoch illustrates the complexities of wildlife and habitat management that landowners as well as state and federal wildlife agencies deal with on a daily basis, and takes readers through the life stages of what is largely considered the most beautiful duck in the world. In this fascinating and practical read, Hoch blends the historical literature about the species with modern science, and also shows how our views of conservation have changed over the last century.

Author : Ellen Lawrence
Publisher : Swamp Things: Animal Life in a
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1642808083

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Wood Duck by Ellen Lawrence Pdf

A mother wood duck peeks out of a hole in an old, twisted tree in a swamp. The hole is the entrance to her nest. Once she's sure no predators are close by, the mother duck jumps from the nest hole to the ground. Then, one, two, three--tiny, fluffy ducklings start to jump from the tree. Soon 12 babies have jumped from the nest. Now, the newest residents of the swamp are ready to explore their watery home. Filled with information perfectly suited to the abilities and interests of its primary-grade audience, this colorful, fact-filled book gives readers a chance not only to learn all about wood ducks and the swamp habitat in which they live, but also to develop their powers of observation and critical thinking. Built-in activities, such as comparing a female and male wood duck and guessing what wood ducks eat, give readers a chance to gain insights beyond the facts and figures.

Author : Lawton L. Shurtleff,Christopher Savage
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996-11-11
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0520918835

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The Wood Duck and the Mandarin by Lawton L. Shurtleff,Christopher Savage Pdf

This is a story of conservation told through the natural histories of two of the world's most fascinating birds, the Wood Duck of North America and the Mandarin of Asia. The only two species in their genus (Aix), these Northern Wood Ducks are native to different continents but have long been kept together in captivity. Now, for the first time in history, they are also flying side by side in the wild in a small area of northern California. This rare circumstance has given Lawton L. Shurtleff and Christopher Savage the opportunity to observe the Northern Wood Ducks' close relationship and is the starting point of this informative and beautifully rendered book. The opening chapters tell how the Wood Duck and the Mandarin came to inhabit the Pacific Flyway and explain their extraordinary similarities. Subsequent chapters discuss the distinctive histories of the two species and describe the birds throughout the seasons in their native flyways. The Mandarins' place in Asian art and literature is the subject of Chapter Five. The final chapter illuminates the successful work done to protect the North American Wood Duck, which has made a remarkable recovery from near extinction, and the beginning efforts to protect the Mandarin, whose existence in East Asia is seriously threatened. Stunning full-color photographs by renowned wildlife photographers, along with photographs by the authors, capture the exquisite beauty of these much revered birds. Detailed maps show the Wood Ducks' territory in North America and the Mandarins' territory in East Asia and Great Britain. Three appendices--plans for building nestboxes, instructions for banding birds, and lists of books and conservation organizations--and a thorough index are valuable resources in a book that will delight bird-lovers and general readers alike.

Author : Rachel Grack
Publisher : Blastoff! Readers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1626179905

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Wood Ducks by Rachel Grack Pdf

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to wood ducks. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

Author : Brian Wildsmith
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Animals
ISBN : 0192721011

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The Little Wood Duck by Brian Wildsmith Pdf

The little wood duck keeps swimming round and round in circles. All the other animals laugh at him, but this is the only way he can swim. Then a hungry fox comes looking for a meal. All the little ducklings are scared. And it is the little wood duck who saves the day. (paperback reissue of ISBN 0-19-272101-1)

Author : F. Eugene Hester
Publisher : WWW.Fivevalleyspress.com
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0983544271

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Wood Duck Adventures by F. Eugene Hester Pdf

The wood duck is our most beautiful of all waterfowl, and for fifty years F. Eugene Hester observed and recorded their exciting lives. He and his companions erected wood duck nest boxes and observed nesting activities. By banding the ducks and applying web tags to ducklings, they gained interesting and unexpected insight into the lives of these ducks. Excellent photography enhance the observations.

Author : U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Birdhouses
ISBN : UOM:39015028914888

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Nest Boxes for Wood Ducks by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Pdf

Author : Dr. Richard A. NeSmith
Publisher : Applied Principles of Education & Learning
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9798560500535

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Mallards & Wood Ducks: Grace & Beauty on Water by Dr. Richard A. NeSmith Pdf

Everyone loves ducks! Or at least we can agree that ducks are some of the most lovely, beautiful, and graceful creatures on the water. They are unique and found throughout North America. Mallard Ducks and Wood Ducks are examined closely in this issue accompanied by 43 full-color photographs for your pleasure and delight, from general information to specific facts. Did you know that ducks can fly at 55 miles per hour? Or that though duck eggs are laid within 10-12 days of each other, the unborn ducklings all harmonize together so as to hatch within two hours of one another? Did you know that Velcro™ and feathers have something in common? These and many more fun facts can be learned from this book. This book has something to offer every level of learner. Easy to read and easy to follow.

Author : Marion Dane Bauer
Publisher : Wildlife Picture Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1591935857

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Jump, Little Wood Ducks by Marion Dane Bauer Pdf

Award-winning children's author Marion Dane Bauer and award-winning wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela present a cute, quirky picture book about three little ducklings who must find the courage to jump from their nest.

Author : Kenn Kaufman
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0618159886

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Lives of North American Birds by Kenn Kaufman Pdf

The bestselling natural history of birds, lavishly illustrated with 600 colorphotos, is now available for the first time in flexi binding.

Author : United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Waterfowl management
ISBN : UOM:39015095241819

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A Guide to Wood Duck Production Habitat Requirements by United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife Pdf

Author : Frank Chapman Bellrose,Daniel J. Holm
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015032592449

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Ecology and Management of the Wood Duck by Frank Chapman Bellrose,Daniel J. Holm Pdf

Reference on the wood duck includes basic biology, life history, population characteristics, and research and management techniques.

Author : Paul Johnsgard
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781609621094

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The North American Perching and Dabbling Ducks by Paul Johnsgard Pdf

This volume, the fourth in a series of books that collectively update and expand P.A. Johnsgard's 1975 The Waterfowl of North America, summarizes research findings on this economically and ecologically important group of waterfowl. The volume includes the mostly tropical perching duck tribe Cairinini, of which two species, the muscovy duck and the wood duck, are representatives. Both species are adapted for foraging on the water surface, mostly on plant materials, but typically perch in trees and nest in elevated tree cavities or other elevated recesses. This volume also includes the dabbling, or surface-feeding, duck tribe Anatini, a large assemblage of duck species that mainly forage on the water surface but nest on the ground, or only very rarely in elevated locations. Of this tribe, 12 species that regularly breed in North America are included, among them such familiar species as mallards, wigeons, pintails, and teal. Descriptive accounts of the distributions, populations, ecologies, social-sexual behaviors, and breeding biology of all these species are provided, together with distribution maps. Five additional Eurasian and West Indian species have been reported several times in North America; these have been included with more abbreviated accounts, but all 17 species are illustrated by drawings, photographs, or both. The text includes about 84,000 words and contains more than 1,000 references. There are also 12 distribution maps, 21 drawings, 28 photographic plates, and 58 anatomical or behavioral sketches.

Author : Elizabeth Verdick
Publisher : Two Lions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2025-01-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1542020263

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Peep Leap by Elizabeth Verdick Pdf

In the hollow of a tree, higher than the eye can see...nine wood ducks hatch, one by one. "That's good!" says Mama. "We're almost done." One last egg is very still...Finally, the smallest egg hatches. Then it's time for all the wood ducks to make the BIG jump from the tree-where their mother made her nest-to the water below. Ducklings One through Nine make the leap. But Duckling Ten isn't so sure...

Author : Rachel Grack
Publisher : Bellwether Media
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781618915306

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Wood Ducks by Rachel Grack Pdf

Many dangers lurk in wetlands. Luckily, wood ducks have special adaptations to help them survive. These colorful birds use webbed feet to paddle through the murky waters. When predators draw near, they use wide wings to fly away! This low-level text features vivid photos, maps, status charts, and other features to introduce readers to the colorful wood duck and how they use their adaptations to thrive in the wetlands biome.