A Beginner's Guide to Canaries - Including Chapters on Food, Rearing and Care for Canaries


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This vintage book contains a novice-friendly guide to breeding canaries, including information on feeding, rearing, production for profit, diseases and ailments, and more. This volume is recommended for anyone interested in breeding canaries, and it will be of considerable value to those with little previous experience in the practice. The chapters of this volume include: “Canary Breeding”, “Failures in Canary Breeding”, “Hartz Mountain Canaries”, “Fundamental Principles in Canary Breeding”, “Gas Injurious to Canaries”, “Canary Breeding for Profit”, “Food for Canaries”, “Egg Food”, “Inga Seed”, etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned introduction on aviculture.




Pocket Rough Guide Tenerife & La Gomera (Travel Guide eBook)


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Discover the best of Tenerife & La Gomera with this compact, practical, entertaining Pocket Rough Guide. This slim, trim treasure trove of trustworthy travel information is ideal for travellers on short trips, and covers all the key sights such as Mount Teide, Icod de los Vinos, El Encantadora, restaurants, shops, cafes and bars, plus inspired ideas for day-trips, with honest independent recommendations from expert authors. The Pocket Rough Guide Tenerife & La Gomera covers: Santa Cruz; La Laguna; the Anaga; Candelaria and Güímar; Puerto de la Cruz; La Orotava; Garachico; the Teno; the West Coast; the Southwest resorts; the South Coast; Teide; the Interior; San Sebastián and Playa de Santiago; Valle Gran Rey; Northern La Gomera. Inside this travel guide you will find: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVERY TYPE OF TRAVELLER Experiences selection for every kind of trip to Tenerife & La Gomera, from off-the-beaten-track adventures in Santa Cruz to family activities in child-friendly places, like La Laguna or chilled-out breaks in popular tourist areas, like Puerto de la Cruz. INCISIVE AREA-BY-AREA OVERVIEWS Covering the Anaga, San Sebastián, Valle Gran Rey and more, the practical Places section provides all you need to know about must-see sights and the best places to eat, drink, sleep and shop. TIME-SAVING ITINERARIES The routes suggested by Rough Guides' expert writers cover top attractions like Barranco del Infierno and Costa Martiánez and hidden gems like Teide National Park and Parque García Sanabria. DAY-TRIPS Venture further afield to Los Gigantes or El Sauzal. This tells you why to go, how to get there, and what to see when you arrive. HONEST INDEPENDENT REVIEWS Written with Rough Guides' trademark blend of humour, honesty and expertise, our expert writers will help you make the most of your trip to Tenerife & La Gomera. COMPACT FORMAT Packed with pertinent practical information, this is a convenient companion when you're out and about exploring Agulo. HANDY PULL-OUT MAP With every major sight and listing highlighted, the pull-out map makes on-the-ground navigation easy. ATTRACTIVE USER-FRIENDLY DESIGN Features fresh magazine-style layout, inspirational colour photography and colour-coded maps throughout. PRACTICAL TRAVEL TIPS Includes invaluable background information on how to get to Tenerife & La Gomera, getting around, health guidance, tourist information, festivals and events, plus an A-Z directory and a handy language section and glossary.




Canary Breeding for Beginners - A Practical Guide to the Cult of Canary Breeding, Designed Specially for the Use of the Beginner in the Hobby.


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This vintage book contains a novice-friendly guide to breeding canaries. It includes a wealth of information on all aspects of canary breeding and management, including home construction, incubation, egg food, feeding the young, moulting, weaning, and much more. This volume is recommended for anyone interested in breeding canaries, and it will be of considerable value to those with little previous experience in the practice. The chapters of this volume include: “The Cages Considered”, “Perches and Other Fitments”, “The Bird Room”, “About the Bath”, “First Principles in Mating”, “Building the Home”, “The First Egg”, “Commencement of Incubation”, “Egg Food: A Theory Subject”, “At Close of Incubation”, “Feeding the Young Canaries”, etcetera. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly hard to come by and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on aviculture.




Howell Beginner's Guide to Canaries


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A guide to caring for canaries as pets in the home.




The Practical Canary Handbook


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Contains a wealth of easy-to-understand, practical information on canary selection, feeding, housing, health, breeding, and more, The Practical Canary Handbook is an invaluable guide to breeding and keeping canaries.




Surfing: A Beginner's Guide


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Surfing: A Beginner's Guide has been the go-to surf book for beginners since 1996. This third edition, now with the endorsement of Surfing England, takes you through all the vital steps to become a surfer: you will learn where to surf, when to surf and how to surf safely.You will learn the foundations such as choosing the correct equipment, which is essential to make any progress as a beginner; pre-surf preparation, including getting fit with tips and advice; and your first surfer steps on the beach and in the ocean. All these stages lead up to you catching your very first wave and the surfing bug. The sea is renowned for its beauty, but infamous for its dangers. Alf provides you with transferable skills to safely enjoy your new hobby. Safety features heavily in the book, and you will learn all the basic common-sense aspects of surfing that even the most experienced surfer forgets.




A Beginner’s Guide to Learning Analytics


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This book A Beginner’s Guide to Learning Analytics is designed to meet modern educational trends’ needs. It is addressed to readers who have no prior knowledge of learning analytics and functions as an introductory text to learning analytics for those who want to do more with evaluation/assessment in their organizations. The book is useful to all who need to evaluate their learning and teaching strategies. It aims to bring greater efficiency and deeper engagement to individual students, learning communities, and educators. Covered here are the key concepts linked to learning analytics for researchers and practitioners interested in learning analytics. This book helps those who want to apply analytics to learning and development programs and helps educational institutions to identify learners who require support and provide a more personalized learning experience. Like chapters show diverse uses of learning analytics to enhance student and faculty performance. It presents a coherent framework for the effective translation of learning analytics research for educational practice to its practical application in different educational domains. This book provides educators and researchers with the tools and frameworks to effectively make sense of and use data and analytics in their everyday practice. This book will be a valuable addition to researchers’ bookshelves.




Birds of the Canary Islands


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An essential guide to birds of the Canary Islands, an area with an impressive range of species This comprehensive guide covers all bird species found in the Canary Islands, a group of beautiful islands that are home to endemics such as the Blue Chaffinch, and are one of the best places in the world to see a number of rare species. The book covers every species recorded in the Canary Islands, including vagrants. Included are 73 colour plates illustrating more than 300 species, with text on facing pages for quick and easy reference. The concise text covers status, distribution, habitat, identification, voice and taxonomy. Also incorporated is an introduction with information on the geography and climate of the Canary Islands, plus habitats, birding sites and conservation.







Cruising Guide to the Canary Islands


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This lively cruising guide to the Canary Islands, compiled by Oliver Solanas Heinrichs and Mike Westin, offers a useful combination of cruising information, sightseeing recommendations and tips from local sailors about the beautiful islands of this Spanish archipelago. Well researched texts give full detail of marinas and anchorages in a friendly and accessible style, with spectacular aerial photographs detailing the rugged volcanic scenery and black- and white-sand beaches of the islands of Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and La Graciosa. The authors' invaluable network of contacts has added an extra dimension, with tips and recommendations from locals. Imray's clear and informative plans include the usual pilotage information plus details of wind acceleration zones, useful facilities and attractions in the areas surrounding each harbour. A handy guide for those who want to explore the Canary Islands in depth or simply pass through on their way across the Atlantic.




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