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Prairie Birds: Fragile Splendor in the Great Plains
Paul A. Johnsgard
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Description for Prairie Birds: Fragile Splendor in the Great Plains
Hardcover. This title blends science, nature, and personal observations to tell the life histories of thirty-three grassland birds. It provides an overview of the history, current status, and uncertain future of prairie birds, from falcons and shorebirds to larks and sparrows. Num Pages: 352 pages, 47 drawings, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 653.
For anyone who has ever thrilled to a cloud of blackbirds or a solitary falcon against the prairie sky, Paul Johnsgard has written a book that will both inspire and inform. One of America's preeminent ornithologists, Johnsgard blends science, nature, and personal observations to tell the life histories of thirty-three grassland birds. Writing with precision and passion, he draws from his own observations to convey the magic of prairie birds, taking readers hawk-watching at Scotts Bluff or beside a prairie river on a spring evening with song sparrows in the willow thickets and cranes at the water's edge. In graceful ... Read more
For anyone who has ever thrilled to a cloud of blackbirds or a solitary falcon against the prairie sky, Paul Johnsgard has written a book that will both inspire and inform. One of America's preeminent ornithologists, Johnsgard blends science, nature, and personal observations to tell the life histories of thirty-three grassland birds. Writing with precision and passion, he draws from his own observations to convey the magic of prairie birds, taking readers hawk-watching at Scotts Bluff or beside a prairie river on a spring evening with song sparrows in the willow thickets and cranes at the water's edge. In graceful ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700610679
SKU
V9780700610679
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-66
About Paul A. Johnsgard
An internationally acclaimed authority on birds, Paul A. Johnsgard is Foundation Professor of Biology at the University of Nebraska and the author of forty books. They include such encyclopedic works as Hummingbirds of North America and Pheasants of the World and books of regional interest such as The Birds of the Great Plains and This Fragile Land: A Natural History ... Read more
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