The Parakeeting of London
Author : Nick Hunt
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 25,22 MB
Release : 2019-04-10
Category : Birds
ISBN : 9780993570223
Author : Nick Hunt
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 25,22 MB
Release : 2019-04-10
Category : Birds
ISBN : 9780993570223
Author : Stephen Pruett-Jones
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 18,20 MB
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0691204411
"The first book to look at naturalized parrots with a global perspective, with a wide range of chapters by 36 leading researchers"--
Author : Andrew Self
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 46,62 MB
Release : 2014-04-24
Category : Nature
ISBN : 140819404X
The first comprehensive avifauna for the London area ever published covering the status, distribution and history of every species on the regional list in rich detail.
Author : Lucy Reynolds
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 39,9 MB
Release : 2017-07-14
Category : Parrots
ISBN : 9781999770402
Author : David Darrell-Lambert
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 37,24 MB
Release : 2018-05
Category :
ISBN : 9780993291159
Author : David Lindo
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 37,78 MB
Release : 2015-06-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 147292553X
The motivational story of David Lindo's experiences with birding in the city Anyone can become an Urban Birder. You can do it anywhere and any time, whether you've got the day to spare, on your way to work, during your lunch break or just looking out of a window. Look up and you will see. The book is an inspirational look at the birdlife in our cities, or more accurately, the author David's personal journey of discovery involving encounters with racism, air rifle-toting youths, girls, alcohol, music, finding urban wildlife oases and of course, birds.
Author : Scot McKnight
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 26,94 MB
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310538939
Parakeets make delightful pets. We cage them or clip their wings to keep them where we want them. Scot McKnight contends that many, conservatives and liberals alike, attempt the same thing with the Bible. We all try to tame it. McKnight's The Blue Parakeet calls Christians to stop taming the Bible and to let it speak anew to our heart. McKnight challenges us to rethink how to read the Bible, not just to puzzle it together into some systematic belief but to see it as a Story that we're summoned to enter and to carry forward in our day.
Author : Francesco M. Angelici
Publisher : Springer
Page : 613 pages
File Size : 35,59 MB
Release : 2015-12-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319222465
This book provides insight into the instances in which wildlife species can create problems. Some species trigger problems for human activities, but many others need humans to save them and to continue to exist. The text addresses issues faced by economists and politicians dealing with laws involving actions undertaken to resolve the problems of the interaction between humans and wildlife. Here, the words ‘problematic species’ are used in their broadest sense, as may be appreciated in the short introductions to the various sections. At times, the authors discuss special cases while always extending the discussion into a more general and broad vision. At others, they present real cutting-edge analysis of ecological topics and issues. The book will be of interest to biologists, ecologists and wildlife managers involved in research on wildlife, parks, and environmental management, as well as to government departments and agencies, NGOs and conservation wildlife organizations. Even those in contact with nature, such as hunters, herders, and farmers, will be able to find a great deal of important information. Specific case studies are selected from among the most significant and prevalent cases throughout the world. A total of 26 papers have been selected for this book, written by zoologists, biologists and ecologists. Many have an interdisciplinary approach, with contributions by economists, criminologists, technical specialists, and engineers.
Author : Ian Patel
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 46,2 MB
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 1839760532
What are the origins of the hostile environment for immigrants in Britain? Chosen as a BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2021 and shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022 In the wedded stories of migration and the end of empire, Ian Sanjay Patel uncovers a forgotten history of post-war Britain. After the Second World War, what did it mean to be a citizen of the British empire and the post-war Commonwealth of Nations? Post-war migrants coming to Britain were soon renamed immigrants in laws that prevented their entry despite their British nationality. The experiences of migrants and the archival testimony of officials and politicians at home and abroad, retold here, define Britain’s role in the global age of decolonization.
Author : Caroline Grigson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 22,74 MB
Release : 2016-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0191024112
Menagerie is the story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo — a tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and — on occasion — the downright bizarre. From Henry III's elephant at the Tower, to George IV's love affair with Britain's first giraffe and Lady Castlereagh's recalcitrant ostriches, Caroline Grigson's tour through the centuries amounts to the first detailed history of exotic animals in Britain. On the way we encounter a host of fascinating and outlandish creatures, including the first peacocks and popinjays, Thomas More's monkey, James I's cassowaries in St James's Park, and Lord Clive's zebra — which refused to mate with a donkey, until the donkey was painted with stripes. But this is not just the story of the animals themselves. It also the story of all those who came into contact with them: the people who owned them, the merchants who bought and sold them, the seamen who carried them to our shores, the naturalists who wrote about them, the artists who painted them, the itinerant showmen who worked with them, the collectors who collected them. And last but not least, it is about all those who simply came to see and wonder at them, from kings, queens, and nobles to ordinary men, women, and children, often impelled by no more than simple curiosity and a craving for novelty.