Author : Chris Fisher
Publisher : Lone Pine Publishing
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 27,67 MB
Release : 2022-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781774511381
Over 320 common and interesting species of birds found in the Rocky Mountains region are brought to life by colorful illustrations and detailed descriptive text. Species accounts include characteristics for quick identification.
Author : George Wilby Scotter
Publisher : Calgary : Fifth House Publishers
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,5 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Nature
ISBN :
Birds of the Canadian Rockies is a comprehensive guide featuring birds from the entire Canadian Rocky Mountain region, including national and provincial parks, and wilderness areas. Perfect for nature lovers, backpackers, travellers, and backyard birders of all ages and skills, this conveniently-sized and easy-to-use book is a Rocky Mountain classic. Each of the more than 200 bird descriptions contains fascinating information about the bird's appearance, habits, and environment, and is accompanied by a beautiful and accurate colour photograph. It also contains maps, diagrams of bird parts, common and scientific names, a list of bird families covered, a glossary of terms, hints on where to look for birds, and a detailed bird checklist. In this book, Dr. Scotter interprets over thirty years of field study in language the layman can readily understand. His vivid descriptions combine with the photographic artistry of Tom Ulrich and Edgar T. Jones to produce a reference guide without peer.
Author : Scott Roederer
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 24,67 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781555663186
Rocky Mountain National Park is a destination for birders from around the world. No other locale offers such ready access to the pristine high-elevation habitat required by species such as White-tailed Ptarmigan, Brown-capped Rosy Finch, Blue Grouse, Gray Jay, Black Swift, Northern Pygmy-owl, Three-toed Woodpecker, Williamson's Sapsucker, Band-tailed Pigeon, and Pine Grosbeak. In Birding Rocky Mountain National Park, author Scott Roederer takes you on a tour of the Park's best birding areas. In great detail, he describes where to find the most sought-after birds of the montane forests and alpine tundra. From when to go to where to park, he'll lead you to specific places to find White-tailed Ptarmigan on Trail Ridge Road and to an out-of-the-way part of the Park where Black Swifts are regularly sighted roadside. He'll show you how to make the most of an all-too-short vacation by telling you where to find the best birding for the most species. Join him on a world-class birding adventure to Rocky Mountain National Park.
Author : Leander S. Keyser
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 16,26 MB
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Birds of the Rockies" by Leander S. Keyser. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : Isabella Lucy Bird
Publisher :
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 24,41 MB
Release : 1893
Category : Estes Park (Colo.)
ISBN :
Letters to her sister about the author's travel in Colorado, autumn and early winter 1873.
Author : Leander Sylvester Keyser
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 28,86 MB
Release : 1902
Category : Birds
ISBN :
Author : Ted Floyd
Publisher :
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 18,93 MB
Release : 2019
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 1426220030
"In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.
Author : Chester Albert Reed
Publisher :
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 28,58 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Birds
ISBN :
Author : Richard James Cannings
Publisher :
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 14,81 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN :
The Rockies are familiar to everyone in North America, yet few appreciate the true diversity of these mountains. This book covers the Rockies from sagebrush flats to icy tundra, and explores the range’s geological formation; its role in shaping the West; the plants and animals that form its many ecosystems; and the complex relationship between humans and the Rockies. Written in a lively, engaging style, the book features spectacular color photographs, elegant line drawings, and interesting sidebars.
Author : Paul A. Johnsgard
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 16,32 MB
Release : 1992-03-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780803275744
"This comprehensive reference work . . . describes in detail 354 species found in a 353,000 square mile area, from the 40th parallel in Colorado north to the 52nd parallel in Canada; from the western border of Idaho to the eastern boundaries of Montana and Wyoming. . . . Here a visitor to any of the major national parks in the Rocky Mountain region can have quick access to the abundance and seasonality of a given species. In addition, a comprehensive introduction describes the predominant life zones of the region, and over a dozen maps illustrate such significant features as precipitation patterns, vegetation community types, and major physiographic provinces. The book is well written and an essential guide for the birder who visits the Rockies."?Indiana Audubon Quarterly Birds as common as the bobwhite and blue-winged teal and as rarely seen as the great egret are featured in Paul A. Johnsgard's informative book, profusely illustrated with drawings and color plates.
