Vulture : The Private Life of an Unloved Bird /

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Turkey vultures, the most widely distributed and abundant scavenging birds of prey on the planet, are found from central Canada to the southern tip of Argentina, and nearly everywhere in between. In the United States we sometimes call them buzzards; in parts of Mexico the name is aura cabecirroja, i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fallon, Katie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lebanon, NH : ForeEdge, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia.
Wildlife rescue.
Turkey vulture.
Birds > Conservation.
Urubu à tête rouge > États-Unis.
Turkey vulture > United States.
Wildlife rescue > Appalachian Region > Anecdotes.
Birds > Conservation > Appalachian Region > Anecdotes.
United States.
Appalachian Region.
Anecdotes.
Anecdotes
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the spokesbird
  • Vulture culture
  • The private lives of public birds
  • Rockshelter
  • Wings and prayers
  • Rebirth
  • Hill of the sacred eagles
  • On the move
  • Virginia is for vultures
  • Battlefield ghosts
  • Welcome back, buzzards
  • Epilogue : spokesbirds for the spokesbirds
  • Afterword : what you can do.

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