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Author : Nancy J. Jacobs
Release : 2016-01-01
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 614/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Birders of Africa by : Nancy J. Jacobs
Download or read book Birders of Africa written by Nancy J. Jacobs. This book was released on 2016-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- N -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z
Author : Callan Cohen
Release : 2006
Genre : Africa, Southern
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 254/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Southern African Birdfinder by : Callan Cohen
Download or read book Southern African Birdfinder written by Callan Cohen. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential companion to all local bird field guides, this book fills a gap in the market for a comprehensive guide to the region's top birding spots and to finding southern Africa and Madagascar's most desirable birds.
Author : Nancy J. Jacobs
Release : 2016-04-26
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 804/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Birders of Africa by : Nancy J. Jacobs
Download or read book Birders of Africa written by Nancy J. Jacobs. This book was released on 2016-04-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unique and unprecedented study of birding in Africa, historian Nancy Jacobs reconstructs the collaborations between well-known ornithologists and the largely forgotten guides, hunters, and taxidermists who worked with them. Drawing on ethnography, scientific publications, private archives, and interviews, Jacobs asks: How did white ornithologists both depend on and operate distinctively from African birders? What investment did African birders have in collaborating with ornithologists? By distilling the interactions between European science and African vernacular knowledge, this stunningly illustrated work offers a fascinating examination of the colonial and postcolonial politics of expertise about nature.
Author : Nigel Redman
Release : 2009-05-11
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 416/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Birds of the Horn of Africa by : Nigel Redman
Download or read book Birds of the Horn of Africa written by Nigel Redman. This book was released on 2009-05-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first field guide to the birds of this varied and fascinating region and a companion to Birds of East Africa by two of the same authors.
Author : Rupert Watson
Release : 2020-04-01
Genre : Nature
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 613/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Peacocks & Picathartes by : Rupert Watson
Download or read book Peacocks & Picathartes written by Rupert Watson. This book was released on 2020-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peacocks & Picathartes is a celebration of the diversity of African birds, focusing on families that occur only in Africa as well as iconic families and species that, despite having close relatives in other parts of the world, seem to embody something of Africa. Watson’s anecdotal style captures vividly his encounters with prized species, such the secretive White-necked Picathartes and the elusive Congo Peacock. He conveys the sheer delight mousebirds take in ‘being what they are’, and reveals the surprise discovery in 1991 of a new partridge in Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains. Drawing on precolonial and current-day avian accounts, he offers his own insights based on a lifetime of personal observations in the wilds of Africa – recounting unforgettable expeditions, quirky bird behaviour, jittery taxonomy, moments of rare good luck – and much more. Both informative and entertaining, this book captures the essence of African birdlife, and will appeal to bird enthusiasts across the spectrum. Sales points: Delightful accounts of more than 40 bird families and species, filled with anecdotes and fascinating stories. Brilliant illustrations by a celebrated natural history artist; both informative and entertaining; excellent all-seasons gift for bird and nature enthusiasts.
