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  • THE COMMON BUZZARD *
    SEAN WALLS
    We have a limited number of signed copies of the hardback.Soaring majestically on its broad, raised wings, the Common Buzzard is a familiar sight for many people in Eurasia. Recently, this highly adaptable raptor has demonstrated an uncommon ability to reach high densities in western Europe, returning to old haunts to impress, inspire and connect people with nature. This new Po...
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    106,00 €

  • BIRDS OF THE WEST INDIES *
    ALLAN R KEITH, HERBERT A RAFFAELE, JAMES W WILEY, JANIS RAFFAELE, ORLANDO H GARRIDO
    Birds of the West Indies is the first field guide that covers and depicts all birds known to occur in the region, including infrequently occurring and introduced forms. Now fully updated and expanded, this stunningly illustrated book features detailed accounts of more than 600 species, describing field marks, range, status, voice and habitat.More than 100 beautiful colour plate...
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    41,50 €

  • GULLS OF THE WORLD. A PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE *
    MALLING OLSEN K
    Until recently, gulls were a group that inspired dread among birders, due to the bewildering variety of plumage, age groups, and races, many of which are very difficult indeed to separate, even to species. Things changed in 2003 with the publication of Klaus Malling Olsen's Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America, a plate-based title that made accurate identification of gulls a...
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    60,00 €

  • TALES OF REMARKABLE BIRDS *
    DOMINIC COUZENS
    Throughout the bird world, examples of strange and seemingly inexplicable behaviors abound. For example: Why do Male Fairywrens bring flowers to females as a nuptial gift in the pre-dawn darkness? Especially when the gift-givers are not the official mates of the females concerned, but visitors, and furthermore they may give these gifts in full view of the official mate. Why do ...
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    42,00 €

  • THE BIRDS OF THE IBERIAN PENINSULA *
    EDUARDO DE JUANA, ERNEST GARCIA
    The Iberian Peninsula is one of Europe's most ornithologically varied regions offering a host of regional specialities. It includes famous birding hotspots such as the Coto Donaña wetlands, mountainous areas such as the Picos de Europa and the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean cork and holm oak forests of the southwest, the migration crossroads of the Strait of Gibraltar and the ste...
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    106,00 €

  • NATIONAL BIRDS OF THE WORLD *
    RON TOFT
    Birds are one of the most popular and visible forms of all wildlife and are inextricably linked with the development of human cultures all around the world. Over the years some of the most eye-catching species of bird have been officially or unofficially adopted by countries as symbols of their national identity; there are now almost 100 national birds spanning every imaginable...
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    26,00 €

  • THE HELM GUIDE TO BIRD IDENTIFICATION *
    KEITH VINICOMBE, ALAN HARRIS, LAUREL TUCKER
    This book covers difficult identification issues by looking at tricky species pairs or groups of birds, and comparing and contrasting their respective features. Designed as a field companion, it supplements the standard field guides and provides much additional information. As well as detailed texts, the books include extensive illustrations of all relevant ages and plummages o...
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    58,00 €

  • FACING EXTINCTION: *
    PAUL DONALD, NIGEL J. COLLAR, STUART J. MARSDEN, DEBORAH J. PAIN
    Almost two hundred species of birds have become extinct in the past 400 years, and a similar number today are in imminent danger of following them. The world's conservationists are leading the fight to prevent the demise of these remaining critically endangered birds, with a fair degree of success. This new book examines the process and issues concerning extinction - how and wh...
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    58,00 €

  • HELM DICTIONARY OF SCIENTIFIC BIRD NAMES *
    JAMES JOBLING
    Many scientific bird names describe a bird’s habits, habitat, distribution or a plumage feature, while others are named after their discoverers or in honour of prominent ornithologists. This extraordinary work of reference lists the generic and specific name for almost every species of bird in the world and gives its meaning and derivation. In the case of eponyms brief biograp...
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    95,00 €