Birds of the World.BIRDS OF THE WORLD GILLES
The Gilles are the oldest and principal participants in the Carnival of Binche. MARTIN AND MYRIAM BARAN Photographer Martin traveled all five continents to record the spectacular images in this book. His full-color pictures, mostly close-ups of beautiful, individual birds, are the backbone of this book. Baran's text, translated from French, elevates the product from being a simple coffee table tome. An ethologist ethologist a person skilled in ethology. , she delves Delves is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the south of Consett. deeply into the 12 themes that organize the volume, from birds' evolution to flying techniques to the technology of feathers feathers, outgrowths of the skin, constituting the plumage of birds. Feathers grow only along certain definite tracts (pterylae), which vary in different groups of birds. , nests, and bills. The authors focus on the remarkable survival techniques of birds in some of the world's least-hospitable locales, including those made so by people's presence. As engaging and informative as the text is, the beautiful images will bring readers back for repeated looks. This is a book for anyone interested in nature photography or who simply finds birds fascinating. Harry N. Abrams, 2005, 320 p., color photos, hardcover, $40.00. |
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