Atjaunināt sīkdatņu piekrišanu

E-grāmata: Tales of Remarkable Birds

4.06/5 (65 ratings by Goodreads)
  • Formāts: 224 pages
  • Izdošanas datums: 12-Mar-2015
  • Izdevniecība: Bloomsbury Natural History
  • Valoda: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781408190241
Citas grāmatas par šo tēmu:
  • Formāts - PDF+DRM
  • Cena: 15,78 €*
  • * ši ir gala cena, t.i., netiek piemērotas nekādas papildus atlaides
  • Ielikt grozā
  • Pievienot vēlmju sarakstam
  • Šī e-grāmata paredzēta tikai personīgai lietošanai. E-grāmatas nav iespējams atgriezt un nauda par iegādātajām e-grāmatām netiek atmaksāta.
  • Formāts: 224 pages
  • Izdošanas datums: 12-Mar-2015
  • Izdevniecība: Bloomsbury Natural History
  • Valoda: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781408190241
Citas grāmatas par šo tēmu:

DRM restrictions

  • Kopēšana (kopēt/ievietot):

    nav atļauts

  • Drukāšana:

    nav atļauts

  • Lietošana:

    Digitālo tiesību pārvaldība (Digital Rights Management (DRM))
    Izdevējs ir piegādājis šo grāmatu šifrētā veidā, kas nozīmē, ka jums ir jāinstalē bezmaksas programmatūra, lai to atbloķētu un lasītu. Lai lasītu šo e-grāmatu, jums ir jāizveido Adobe ID. Vairāk informācijas šeit. E-grāmatu var lasīt un lejupielādēt līdz 6 ierīcēm (vienam lietotājam ar vienu un to pašu Adobe ID).

    Nepieciešamā programmatūra
    Lai lasītu šo e-grāmatu mobilajā ierīcē (tālrunī vai planšetdatorā), jums būs jāinstalē šī bezmaksas lietotne: PocketBook Reader (iOS / Android)

    Lai lejupielādētu un lasītu šo e-grāmatu datorā vai Mac datorā, jums ir nepieciešamid Adobe Digital Editions (šī ir bezmaksas lietotne, kas īpaši izstrādāta e-grāmatām. Tā nav tas pats, kas Adobe Reader, kas, iespējams, jau ir jūsu datorā.)

    Jūs nevarat lasīt šo e-grāmatu, izmantojot Amazon Kindle.

Throughout the bird world, examples of strange and seemingly inexplicable behaviours 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 gangs of White-winged Choughs 'kidnap' their neighbors' fledglings and then keep them in their 'gang'?

Which bird is so big, strong and fierce that stories abound of it killing humans? This book looks at accounts of murderous Cassowaries and explains just what might have happened.

What happens in an albatross 'divorce'?

This book divides the world by continent and takes a series of extraordinary stories from each to illustrate a great diversity of bird behavior, each examining the truths and the mythology behind each example. An intriguing book from an author with a remarkable ability to engage with his audience.

An intriguing exploration of strange and surprising bird behaviour from throughout the avian world.

Papildus informācija

An intriguing exploration of strange and surprising bird behaviour from throughout the avian world.
Introduction 8(6)
Europe
14(26)
Northern Wren: Roost site available, not everyone need apply
16(4)
Great Spotted Cuckoo: A cuckoo, yes -- but not as we know it
20(6)
Great Grey Shrike: Catching on to a neat idea
26(6)
Common Crossbill: A bird with leftist tendencies
32(4)
Eurasian Oystercatcher: The oystercatcher's trade unions
36(4)
Africa
40(26)
Sunbirds: Hovering might be catching
42(4)
Ostriches: The benefits of sharing a nest
46(6)
Straw-tailed Whydah and Purple Grenadier: The strange case of the avian stalker
52(4)
Boubous: It takes two
56(4)
Widowbirds: A tale of two tails
60(6)
Asia
66(22)
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo: The life of a professional agitator
68(4)
Yellow-browed Warbler: The wrong-way migrant
72(4)
Pheasant-tailed Jacana: Children of the lily-pads
76(4)
Arabian Babbler: Keeping its friends close
80(4)
Swifts and swiftlets: Living in the dark
84(4)
Australasia
88(26)
White-winged Chough: Our family group needs some extra help
90(4)
Fairywrens: What is the significance of the flower gift?
94(4)
Great Bowerbird: Stage managing a nuptial bower
98(6)
Southern Cassowary: Don't mess with this big bird
104(6)
Varied Sittellas: The benefits of working together
110(4)
North America
114(22)
White-throated Sparrow: A tale of two sparrows
116(4)
Black-capped Chickadee: Memories of garden birds
120(4)
Cliff Swallow: Unnatural selection
124(4)
Harris's Hawk: The hunter-gatherer
128(4)
Marbled Murrelet: Breeding in a different world
132(4)
South America
136(28)
Andean Cock-of-the-Rock: Working together with its friends 138 Toucans: Why a big bill pays
144(6)
Antbirds: Following the ants
150(4)
Tanagers: The crown jewels
154(4)
Hummingbirds: When the humming stops
158(6)
Antarctica
164(30)
Rockhopper Penguin: The most unloved egg
166(6)
Albatrosses: Masters of the oceans
172(6)
Emperor and Galapagos Penguins: A tale of two penguins
178(6)
Sheathbills: The basement cleaners
184(4)
Wandering Albatross: A slow dance to success
188(6)
Islands
194(26)
Swallow-tailed Gull: Making the most of dark nights
196(4)
Megapodes: The patter of great, big feet
200(6)
New Caledonian Crow: The world's cleverest bird?
206(4)
Blue Bird-of-paradise: Figs and fruits turn paradise upside down
210(6)
Extinctions: Islands: lands of lost birds
216(4)
Further reading 220(1)
Index 221(3)
Acknowledgments 224
Dominic Couzens has written many books on birds and other wildlife including RSPB The Secret Lives of British Birds, RSPB The Secret Lives of Garden Birds and RSPB The Secret Lives of Garden Wildlife, all published by Christopher Helm, as well as Identifying British Birds, Identifying Birds by Behaviour, and Extreme Birds ((Collins), The Complete Back Garden Birdwatcher, Bird Migration and Top 100 Birding Sites of the World (New Holland), Collins), 100 Birds to See Before You Die (Carlton) and My Family and 50 Other Animals. He is currently writing The Secret Lives of Puffins with photographer Mark Sisson.