This river beneath the sky : a year on the Platte /

"Each spring, formations of sandhill cranes crisscross the skies along Nebraska's Platte River in one of the last great migratory spectacles on the North American continent. From across the globe, tens of thousands of visitors gather to witness a land transformed, 'wild with birds.�...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pfost, Doreen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Pfost, Doreen > Travel > Nebraska > Platte River Valley.
Pfost, Doreen.
Natural history > Nebraska > Platte River Valley.
Landscapes > Nebraska > Platte River Valley.
Nature observation > Nebraska > Platte River Valley.
Nature writers > Nebraska > Platte River Valley > Biography.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Nebraska > Platte River Valley.
Nature conservation > Nebraska > Platte River Valley.
Sciences naturelles > Nebraska > Platte, Vallée de la.
Paysages > Nebraska > Platte, Vallée de la.
Nature > Observation > Nebraska > Platte, Vallée de la.
Écrivains de la nature > Nebraska > Platte, Vallée de la > Biographies.
Homme > Influence sur la nature > Nebraska > Platte, Vallée de la.
Nature > Conservation > Nebraska > Platte, Vallée de la.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Rivers.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
NATURE > Essays.
NATURE > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Ecotourism.
Ecology.
Landscapes.
Natural history.
Nature conservation.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Nature observation.
Nature writers.
Travel.
Platte River Valley (Neb.) > Description and travel.
Platte River Valley (Neb.) > Environmental conditions.
Platte, Vallée de la (Nebr.) > Descriptions et voyages.
Platte, Vallée de la (Nebr.) > Conditions environnementales.
Nebraska > Platte River Valley.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Swept Up in a Wind-Borne River : March and Early April
  • 2. Regarding the Aftermath : Late April
  • 3. Trails and Consequences : May
  • 4. Rooted in Sand : June
  • 5. Of Legendary Worth : July
  • 6. River Walkers : August and September
  • 7. Flickering Light on the Flyway : October and Early November
  • 8. Outside Home : Late November
  • 9. This Living Planet : December
  • 10. Teaching Ourselves to See : January
  • 11. Wonders Close to Home : February
  • 12. Swept Up, Still and Again : March.

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