The
Birds of Heaven : Travels With Cranes
by Peter Matthiessen, Robert L. Bateman (Illustrator)
Acclaimed writer Peter Matthiessen, a self-professed "craniac," has
been observing and studying all kinds of birds most of his life, but his
pursuit of cranes is closer to a spiritual quest than a naturalist's exercise.
These majestic, mythic, and notoriously shy birds, capable of soaring at
heights of 20,000 feet, are often fond of remote and rugged places, so
just locating the birds can be difficult enough, determining an accurate
number often impossible. Some locales, such as the breeding grounds on
the Platte River in Nebraska, boast flocks half a million strong--"by far
the greatest crane assemblies on earth"; other areas support only a precious
few. Matthiessen's search for 15 different species of cranes has taken
him to hidden corners of Siberia, China, Mongolia, Tibet, Sudan, and Australia
(where Atherton cranes were not even discovered until 1961). Despite his
many years of adventure and wide travels, each crane sighting is still
a thrill for him, and his curiosity and contagious enthusiasm bring the
book alive. But The Birds of Heaven also serves as an ecological
warning: "Perhaps more than any other living creatures, they evoke the
retreating wilderness, the vanishing horizons of clean water, earth, and
air upon which their species--and ours, too, though we learn it very late--must
ultimately depend for survival." --Shawn Carkonen, Amazon.com
Hardcover - 349 pages (December 20, 2001)
North Point Press; ISBN: 0374199442 |
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Crane
Music : A Natural History of American Cranes
Paul A. Johnsgard
Paperback / Published 1998
The
Great Gallery of Ducks and Other Waterfowl
by Richard Lemaster
Hardcover - 352 pages Reissue edition (March 1995)
Stackpole Books; ISBN: 0811707067
Ducks
of North America and the Northern Hemisphere
by John Gooders, Trevor Boyer (Contributor)
Hardcover - 176 pages Reissue edition (June 1993)
Facts on File, Inc.; ISBN: 0816014221
The Duck Stamp Story
by Eric Jay Dolin, Bob Dumaine
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Mottled Duck : Its Life History, Ecology and Management
Charles D. Stutzenbaker
Hardcover / Published 1998
Ecology
and Management of the Wood Duck
Frank C. Bellrose, Daniel J. Holm
Hardcover / Published 1994
Florida's
Fabulous Waterbirds : Their Stories
Winston Williams
Paperback / Published 1983
The
Giant Canada Goose
Harold C. Hanson
Hardcover / Published 1997
Habitat Management for Migrating and Wintering Waterfowl in North
America
Loren M. Smith(Editor), Roger L. Pederson (Editor)
Listed under Ornithology
Life
Histories of North American Marsh Birds
Arthur Cleveland Bent
Paperback / Published 1927
North
American Waterfowl (National Audubon Society Pocket Guides)
by Richard K. Walton
Paperback - 192 pages (April 1994)
Knopf; ISBN: 0679749241 |
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Shorebirds
: An Identification Guide to the Waders of the World
by Peter Hayman, John Marchant, Tony Prater
Paperback Reprint edition (August 1991)
Houghton Mifflin Co (Pap); ISBN: 0395602378
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Birds
by Anne Welsbacher, John Netherton
Library Binding from Lerner Publications Company
Book Published: February, 1999
Wading
Birds: From Herons to Hammerkops (Animals in Order)
by Sara Swan Miller
Paperback from Franklin Watts, Incorporated
Book Published: August, 2000
Waterfowl
: An Identification Guide to the Ducks, Geese and Swans of the World
by Steve Madge, Hilary Burn (Illustrator)
Paperback Rep edition (September 1992)
Houghton Mifflin Co (Pap); ISBN: 0395467268
Wildlife Painting Basics Waterfowl & Wading Birds
by Rod Lawrence
Listed under Oil Painting
The
Great Blue Heron : A Natural History and Ecology of a Seashore Sentinel
Robert W. Butler
Hardcover / Published 1997
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Natural
History of the Waterfowl
by Frank S. Todd
Hardcover (September 1997)
Ibis Pub Co; ISBN: 0934797110
Ducks : A Dabbler's Miscellany (Tiny Tomes)
E.H. Ball
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Familiar Birds of Lakes and Rivers (National Audubon Society Pocket
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Richard K. Walton
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