Introduces the characteristics and behavior of birds, describes specific species, and offers advice on observing and photographing them

Introduces the characteristics and behavior of birds, describes specific species, and offers advice on observing and photographing them. (view table of contents)

Provides information about birds found in North America including size, color, appearance, behavior, where they live, and unusual facts.

Product Description: Australia's isolation from the rest of the world has led to the evolution of many unique species of mammals. This book introduces all of the major groups including egg-laying mammals, pouched mammals, placental mammals, introduced mammals and marine mammals...read more

Product Description: 9 chapters, 97 pages: into to parrots, cockatoos, lorikeets, grass parrots, rosellas, offshore parrots, other parrots, checklist, index and further reading (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This text is intended as an introduction to the habitats of the spiders of Australia, and to those Australian groups that are particularly common, interesting or significant to humans. Organized into behavioural categories, the five sections cover ancient spiders, roving spiders, "sit-and-wait" spiders, snare makers and web-weavers...read more