Author: Bruce Burk
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 288
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A comprehensive, in-depth study of North American waterfowl. This study is covered in three lavishly illustrated volumes. Volume II covers ducks of the deeper waters, often salty, who have marvelously adapted themselves to feeding below the surface, sometimes at incredible depths.
Author: Atlantic Waterfowl Council (U.S.)
Publisher:
Published: 1962
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13:
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Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 133
ISBN-13: 9780961827007
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Through superbly painted color plates and carefully rendered pencil sketches, an appreciation of North America's waterfowl for the bird watcher, the hunter, and the art lover; combines art with clear, concise, authoritative text and excellent distribution maps
Author: Godin, Patrick R. (Patrick Richard)
Publisher: Brantford, Ont. : Godin Art
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 38
ISBN-13: 9780969284109
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William P. Johnson
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2013-01-15
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 1603448071
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this beautifully illustrated guide, two practicing wildlife biologists describe the life histories of forty-five species of ducks, geese, and swans that occur in Texas. For common species and those that breed in the state, each account begins with an interesting fact (such as, “Red-breasted Mergansers have been clocked at over 80 mph, the fastest recorded flight speed for a duck . . .”) and provides information on Texas distribution and harvest, population status, diet, range and habitats, reproduction, and appearance. Exquisite photographs, informative distribution maps, and a helpful source list accompany the species descriptions, and the book offers a glossary and full bibliography for those who want to explore the literature further. With the degradation and disappearance of the inland and coastal habitats that these birds depend upon, the natural history of these waterfowl species provides a vital reminder of the interconnectedness and crucial importance of all wetlands. Birders, biologists, landowners, hunters, outdoor enthusiasts, and all those interested in the health and preservation of our coastal and inland wetland resources will enjoy and learn from this book.
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Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 812
ISBN-13: 9781452900162
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Jeffrey M. Black
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-12-18
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 1472919726
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Barnacle Goose, a distinctive, handsome black-and-white bird, gets its name from a mediaeval myth that the birds hatched from barnacles – how else to explain their sudden appearance each autumn in northern Britain? We now know, of course, that the birds migrate from Arctic Russia, Norway and Svalbard to winter throughout northern Europe. This book represents a culmination of more than 25 years of Barnacle Goose research. It represents the story of one of Europe's most celebrated long-term behavioral studies, detailing the lives of these social and sociable birds. Chapters include sections on pair formation and bonding, family and population dynamics, brood parasitism, food and feeding, size and shape in different populations, life cycle, survivorship, dispersal, migration, and conservation, with particular regard to climate change. It is a rigorous and thorough examination of the lives of these birds, in fine Poyser tradition.