Iowa Birdlife
From robins nesting on window ledges to short-eared owls sailing low over snowy fields, pied-billed grebes diving for fish to catbirds singing on moonlit nights, Black introduces us to the birds of field and forest, prairie and pond. Whether describing red-breasted nuthatches gorging on suet at her...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
Published: |
Iowa :
University of Iowa Press,
1992.
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Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Summary: | From robins nesting on window ledges to short-eared owls sailing low over snowy fields, pied-billed grebes diving for fish to catbirds singing on moonlit nights, Black introduces us to the birds of field and forest, prairie and pond. Whether describing red-breasted nuthatches gorging on suet at her feeder after a snowstorm or a flock of American goldfinches ""all balancing gracefully on ripening oats, ' she reminds us of the natural sights and sounds that we must appreciate and protect. Humorous, personal, engaging, and instructive, her essays provide a readily acessible body of information a. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (219 pages). |
ISBN: | 9781587290176 |