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Bird Day
- A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives
Engelsk Hardback
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Bird Day
- A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives
Engelsk Hardback

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An hourly guide that follows twenty-four birds as they find food, mates, and safety from predators.   From morning to night and from the Antarctic to the equator, birds have busy days. In this short book, ornithologist Mark E. Hauber shows readers exactly how birds spend their time. Each chapter covers a single bird during a single hour, highlighting twenty-four different bird species from around the globe, from the tropics through the temperate zones to the polar regions. We encounter owls and nightjars hunting at night and kiwis and petrels finding their way in the dark. As the sun rises, we witness the beautiful songs of the “dawn chorus.” At eleven o’clock in the morning, we float alongside a common pochard, a duck resting with one eye open to avoid predators. At eight that evening, we spot a hawk swallowing bats whole, gorging on up to fifteen in rapid succession before retreating into the darkness.   For each chapter, award-winning artist Tony Angell has depicted these scenes with his signature pen and ink illustrations, which grow increasingly light and then dark as our bird day passes. Working closely together to narrate and illustrate these unique moments in time, Hauber and Angell have created an engaging read that is a perfect way to spend an hour or two—and a true gift for readers, amateur scientists, and birdwatchers.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
168
ISBN-13:
9780226819402
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
022681940X
Udg. Dato:
5 dec 2023
Længde:
24mm
Bredde:
160mm
Højde:
126mm
Forlag:
The University of Chicago Press
Oplagsdato:
5 dec 2023
Forfatter(e):
Books from the same author
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