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Urban Aviary : A Modern Guide to City Birds by Stephen Moss (2019, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWhite Lion Publishing Company

ISBN-101781318409

ISBN-139781781318409

eBay Product ID (ePID)27038766732

Product Key Features

Book TitleUrban Aviary : a Modern Guide to City Birds

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2019

TopicEcology, Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, Animals / Birds

IllustratorMartin, Marc, Yes

GenreNature, Art

AuthorStephen Moss

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight24.2 Oz

Item Length9.9 in

Item Width7.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsCovering history, migratory movement, feeding habits, breeding, survival outlook, and lots of intriguing details, Urban Aviary will please hardcore birders, casual birdwatchers, and the aviary agnostic., Covering history, migratory movement, feeding habits, breeding, survival outlook, and lots of intriguing details, Urban Aviary will please hardcore birders, casual birdwatchers, and the aviary agnostic. - Art Lichtenstein, Booklist-- ALA

Table Of ContentIntroduction 6 Anna''s Hummingbird 8 Northern House Wren 10 Brown Pelican 12 Bald Eagle 14 Golden-Cheeked Warbler 16 Purple Martin 18 Common Nighthawk 20 Northern Mockingbird 22 Turkey Vulture 24 Red-Tailed Hawk 26 House Finch 28 Bronzed Cowbird 30 Buffy-Crowned Wood Partridge 32 Scarlet Ibis 34 Bogotá Rail 36 Inca Tern 38 Rufous Hornero 40 Falkland Steamer Duck 42 Magnificent Frigatebird 44 Arctic Tern 46 Common Eider 48 Mute Swan 50 Brent Goose 52 Bohemian Waxwing

SynopsisUrban Aviary provides city-dwellers around the world with a guide to some of the most extraordinary species of birds that live alongside them. Stephen Moss's expert knowledge and insight details the behaviour, habitat and key facts of each bird Helpful spotting hints and species fact boxes Each entry is accompanied by Marc Martin's beautiful watercolours A unique guide to the unusual and often surprising birds that soar above our cities around the world. From frigatebirds wheeling over Rio de Janeiro to bowerbirds displaying in the suburbs of Canberra, penguins in Cape Town to pelicans in San Francisco, and huge flocks of starlings roosting around the Colosseum in Rome, the world's cities are home to a remarkable array of feathered citizens.Through Stephen Moss's expert knowledge and insight, Urban Aviary provides a beautiful guide to some of the most extraordinary species of city birds that have become native, including helpful spotting hints and fact boxes for each bird, all of which are brought to life by Marc Martin's distinctive and beautiful watercolours., Urban Aviary provides city-dwellers around the world with a guide to some of the most extraordinary species of birds that live alongside them. * Stephen Moss's expert knowledge and insight details the behaviour, habitat and key facts of each bird * Helpful spotting hints and species fact boxes * Each entry is accompanied by Marc Martin's beautiful watercolours, A unique guide to the unusual and often surprising birds that soar above our cities around the world. From frigatebirds wheeling over Rio de Janeiro to bowerbirds displaying in the suburbs of Canberra, penguins in Cape Town to pelicans in San Francisco, and huge flocks of starlings roosting around the Colosseum in Rome, the world's cities are home to a remarkable array of feathered citizens. Through Stephen Moss's expert knowledge and insight, Urban Aviary provides a beautiful guide to some of the most extraordinary species of city birds that have become native, including helpful spotting hints and fact boxes for each bird, all of which are brought to life by Marc Martin's distinctive and beautiful watercolours.

LC Classification NumberQL676