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Bluebirds and their survival /
A fascinating guide which tells you what you need to know to bring more bluebirds into your life In this detailed how-to book, bluebird expert Wayne H. Davis tells how to attract and care for this beautiful and gentle bird and offers solutions to the most common bluebird problems. Since bluebirds ar...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©1995.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; Introduction; Cast of Characters; 1. Bluebird Habitat; 2. Boxes and Other Nest Structures; 3. Choosing Sites; Height above Ground; Distance between Boxes; Direction the Box Should Face; 4. When to Erect Boxes; 5. Through the Seasons; 6. Bluebirds at Your Feeder; 7. Pests and Guests; Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor); Violet-green Swallow (Tachycincta thalassina); Chickadee (Parus sp.); Tufted Titmouse (Parus bicolor); House Wren (Troglodytes aedon); Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)
- Brown-headed Nuthatch (sitta pusilla)White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis); Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens); Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens); House Sparrow (Passer domesticus); European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris); Wood Mouse, White-footed Mouse, Deer Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus); Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans); Bats; Gray Tree Frog (Hyla versicolor); Ants; Wasps (Polistes sp.); Bumblebees (Bombus sp.); Blowflies (Apaulina sialia); Mites; 8. Foiling House Sparrows; 9. Predators; Snakes; Raccoons (Procyon lotor); House Cats
- Black Bears (Ursus americanus)Squirrels and Chipmunks; Weasels; Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes); Hawks and Other Birds; 10. A Bluebird Trail; 11. Building Your Own; Tools; Materials; Choosing Designs; Building Boxes, Feeders, Traps, and Guards; 12. Photographing Birds; The Blind; Equipment; Setting Up Your Shots; Birds in Flight; 13. Troubleshooting; Appendix: Organizations and Suppliers; Literature Cited; Index