The Birder's Companion.THE BIRDER'S COMPANION STEPHEN MOSS Stephen Moss is a British natural historian, birder, author and television producer. He is married, with five children (including a pair of twins), and lives in Somerset, having recently moved there from West London. Birding can be a pastime enjoyed simply because it puts people in touch with nature, bird by bird. Moss, author of several books on birds, wants to push bird-watchers to the next level with this information-packed guide. Presented in a question-and-answer format, the guide provides facts about bird evolution, mating, behavior, physiology physiology (fĭzēŏl`əjē), study of the normal functioning of animals and plants during life and of the activities by which life is maintained and transmitted. It is based fundamentally on the activities of protoplasm. , flight, communication, and other topics. Moss answers questions about bird diets, extinction, nests, and cages. Each chapter also includes sidebars that highlight facts such as that the sooty tern sooty tern n. A tern (Sterna fuscata) found along most tropical coasts, having black plumage above and white below. Also called wide-awake. can fly for up to 7 years without touching down on land, that eagles can kill prey as large as a small antelope, and that the world's oldest-known wild bird lived to age 60. Accented with black-and-white illustrations, this guide is intended for amateur bird enthusiasts. Firefly firefly or lightning bug, small, luminescent, carnivorous beetle of the family Lampyridae. Fireflies are well represented in temperate regions, although the majority of species are tropical and subtropical. , 2007, 208 p., b&w illus., paperback, $16.95. |
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