Garden Fantails on Dovecotes

Garden Fantails on Dovecotes

Author: Peter M

Publisher:

Published: 2016-11-07

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781366876140

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This book gives an insight into the fascination of keeping free flying Garden Fantail pigeons on a dovecote in a garden environment. There are photographs and sketches of dovecotes together with many aspects of the management of pigeons in general. There is a chapter devoted to the origin and history of the pigeon showing the geographical regions occupied including the use of pigeons as message carriers over the centuries up to the present day and reference is made to Darwin's research on pigeons in the 19th century.Extensive details are given on food, grit, food containers and perches together with chapters on breeding and physiology including flight and moulting.


Garden Fantails on Dovecotes

Garden Fantails on Dovecotes

Author: Peter M. Williams

Publisher:

Published: 2015-03-26

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781320852128

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This book gives an insight into the fascination of keeping free flying Garden Fantail pigeons on a dovecote in a garden environment. There are photographs and sketches of dovecotes together with many aspects of the management of pigeons in general. A chapter is devoted to the origin and history of the pigeon showing the geographical regions occupied including the use of pigeons as message carriers over the centuries up to the present day and reference is made to Darwin’s research on pigeons in the 19th century.Extensive details are given on food, grit, food containers and perches together with chapters on breeding and physiology including flight and moulting.


Hens, Hooves, Woollies and Wellies: The Diary of a Farmer's Wife

Hens, Hooves, Woollies and Wellies: The Diary of a Farmer's Wife

Author: Bobbi Mothersdale

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

Published: 2019-08-01

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1910456659

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Behind every good farmer is a great farmer's wife though the farmer in question may not always appreciate this! Having been married to John for over 30 years, Bobbi Mothersdale knows this more than anyone. Through her diary, Bobbi gives a wry, comical and yet realistic account of life on their East Yorkshire farm. Over the course of the year, we meet her friends and family as well as the three dogs, numerous hens and crafty guinea fowl that play such a big part in their daily routine. Like any farming family they have good days mixed with bad and have to deal with adverse weather, bureaucratic challenges and uncooperative livestock. Bobbi's accounts of her irate farming husband thwarted once again by the gods of rain or a petulant sheep will be instantly recognisable to anyone who has ever worked on a farm and on many an occasion you will find yourself laughing out loud at her description of the situations she finds herself in.Illustrated with 24 beautiful sketches by Jacquie Sinclair, Bobbi's dry and witty way with words can not fail to amuse and endear you. If you are a farmer's wife, you will find this an unputdownable must-read that you will want to share with all your friends.Though be warned - you might need to prise it away from your husband and his friends first. ..


The Unfeathered Bird

The Unfeathered Bird

Author: Katrina van Grouw

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0691151342

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There is more to a bird than simply feathers. And just because birds evolved from a single flying ancestor doesn't mean they are structurally the same. With 385 stunning drawings depicting 200 species, The Unfeathered bird is a richly illustrated book on bird anatomy that offers refreshingly original insights into what goes on beneath the feathered surface.


Pigeon Man

Pigeon Man

Author: Jim Emerton

Publisher: Mereo Books, mereobook, mereobooks

Published: 2019-01-18

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 1861516932

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Jim Emerton bred and raced birds for 40 years and had birds return to the loft from as far as 879 miles away. Now in retirement from active racing, he devotes his time and energies to sharing his experiences, his observations and his expertise with the rest of the fancy. Here in one volume is a comprehensive collection of his thoughts about pigeons and pigeon racing, ranging from short pieces originally written for the leading fanciers' magazines to full-length articles and interviews. "What unites us in principle is the common good of the sport, and with this in mind I do what I can for others - it all oils the cogs of the sport. Some will see me as a know-all, yet I am a quiet little man making my mark, that's all. What is true is that I have made a life study of pigeons, and as a teacher I like to impart knowledge and experience...My aim is purely to tell it as it is to me, and if this is illuminating to others, then so be it."ÿ


Tasha Tudor's Garden

Tasha Tudor's Garden

Author: Tovah Martin

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780395436097

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Shows the artist's Vermont garden, which includes a variety of antique plants, and shares samples of her gardening knowledge.