Author : Kimball Garrett
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 38,96 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Bird watching
ISBN : 9780964081055
A pocket-sized photographic guide to the common birds of the Los Angeles region with full-page color photographs of each bird and accompanying identification information. Covers over 300 birds located within a 50 mile radius of downtown Los Angeles. Also includes the basics of bird watching, attracting birds to your yard, selecting binoculars, and a regional checklist. Written by local birding experts ? perfect for beginning and intermediate birders.
Author : Chris Fisher
Publisher : Lone Pine Pub
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 35,52 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781551051048
These attractive guides identify the birds most likely to be seen in your city's backyards, streets and parks. Introduces the fascinating and popular pastime of bird-watching. Includes advice on building feeders and birdhouses. Color illustrations help you identify birds quickly while the text provides interesting information about each bird. These books are easy-to-use references for the urban birdwatcher.
Author : Joan Easton Lentz
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 10,55 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520243217
This easy-to-use handbook is a must for anyone who wants to leave behind Southern California's noisy freeways and crowded beaches in search of the wild places where birds can be found. A perfect companion for excursions from San Luis Obispo County to the Mexican border, it is designed to familiarize birdwatchers, hikers, naturalists, residents, and travelers with the appearance and behavior of 120 of the most common coastal birds. 120 color plates.
Author : Kimball Garrett
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,69 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780964081086
Birds of Southern California is a pocket-sized photographic guide to the 350 birds of Southern California. The main section of the book, Species Accounts, features each bird with color photographs and a companion page describing the bird, their food preference, behavior, voice, habitat, where and when they can be found. The book will appeal to casual and beginning birders with its 550 superb photographs and information on the basic of bird watching, detail descriptions of the habitats in Southern California, a regional checklist, and the importance of habitat conservation.
Author : Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 26,39 MB
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1604697105
Los Angeles may have a reputation as a concrete jungle, but in reality, it’s incredibly biodiverse, teeming with an amazing array of animals and plants. You just need to know where to find them. Wild LA—from the experts at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County—is the guidebook you’ve been waiting for. Equal parts natural history book, field guide, and trip planner, Wild LA has something for everyone. You’ll learn about the factors shaping LA nature—including flood, fire, and climate change—and find profiles of over one hundred local species, from sea turtles to rare plants to Hollywood's famous mountain lion, P-22. Also included are day trips that detail which natural wonders you can experience on hiking trails, in public parks, and in your own backyard.
Author : Katrina van Grouw
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 15,41 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Art
ISBN : 0691151342
There is more to a bird than simply feathers. And just because birds evolved from a single flying ancestor doesn't mean they are structurally the same. With 385 stunning drawings depicting 200 species, The Unfeathered bird is a richly illustrated book on bird anatomy that offers refreshingly original insights into what goes on beneath the feathered surface.
Author : Clarence A. Hall Jr.
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 45,43 MB
Release : 2007-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 0520933265
With its active fault systems, complex landforms, and myriad natural habitats, southern California boasts a rich and dynamic geologic environment. This abundantly illustrated volume at last provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible resource for students and general readers interested in southern California's geology and native plants. Covering an extensive area, north from San Diego to Yosemite in the Sierra Nevada and east to the Mojave and Colorado deserts, its unique, comprehensive approach brings together for the first time the basic principles of geology, the story of plate tectonics, in-depth discussion of the geology of many specific locales within the region, and information on identifying southern California's native plants.
Author : William Leon Dawson
Publisher :
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 34,12 MB
Release : 1923
Category : Birds
ISBN :
Author : Alfred Brazier Howell
Publisher :
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 39,2 MB
Release : 1912
Category : Birds
ISBN :
Author : George Willett
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 11,38 MB
Release : 1912
Category : Birds
ISBN :
