The armchair birder [[electronic resource] ] : discovering the secret lives of familiar birds / / by John Yow
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Yow John
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| Titolo: |
The armchair birder [[electronic resource] ] : discovering the secret lives of familiar birds / / by John Yow
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| Pubblicazione: | Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 598.0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Birds |
| Bird watching | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Introduction; A Note on the Sources; Spring; Summer; Autumn; Winter; Afterword; Sources; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Bird lovers, take heart! While the birding literature is filled with tales of expert observers spotting rare species in exotic locales, John Yow's The Armchair Birder reminds us that the most fascinating birds can be the ones perched right outside our windows. In thirty-five engaging, humorous, and even irreverent essays, Yow reveals the fascinating lives of birds you probably already recognize and naturally want to know more about--because they're the ones you see nearly every day. Following the seasons of the year, Yow covers forty-two species, from the Carolina wren that ring |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The armchair birder |
| ISBN: | 979-88-908846-3-3 |
| 0-8078-8878-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910777959403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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