National Geographic Field Guide to the Water's Edge
Author: Stephen Letherman
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 1426208685
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Beaches, shorelines, and riverbanks"--Cover.
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National Geographic Illustrated Guide to Wildlife
Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 1426213727
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom one of the most trusted names in field guides comes a new and lavishly illustrated guide to identifying North America's most common birds, mammals, insects, reptiles, and amphibians, plus fish and other aquatic creatures. Broad in scope and clearly organized, National Geographic Illustrated Guide to Wildlife is just like having five field guides in one. Each of the five realms of wildlife gets a chapter, and each chapter identifies 160 of the most common and most interesting animals around, providing essential information and a bullet list of key points on each species. Photographs and original artwork represent 900 species total, making this the ultimate field guide to the creatures of the continental United States and Canada, from your own backyard into the deepest wilderness.
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Author: Jon Lloyd Dunn
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780792253143
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes and presents color illustrations and range maps for 967 North American bird species, covering their physical characteristics, behavior, habitats, and vocalizations.
National Geographic Pocket Guide to Wildflowers of North America
Author: Catherine H. Howell
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 142621281X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith this basic beginner's field guide to North American wildflowers, all who enjoy nature and the outdoors can identify common wildflowers, from backyard weeds to dainty forest blossoms. In a logical, user-friendly, highly visual format, this new title offers key facts about 160 of the most common wildflowers and weeds, coast to coast, including Canada and Alaska. To help with identification, each of the 160 entries has both a color photograph showing the plant in context and a color illustration showing the blossom close-up. This book is the perfect starting point for anyone, young or old, interested in learning how to identify wildflowers.
National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: New York
Author: Jonathan Alderfer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780792255642
DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains photographs and descriptions of birds found in New York, providing information on their distinguishing characteristics, behaviors, habitats, and local viewing sites.
National Geographic Field Guide to Birds
Author: Jonathan K. Alderfer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781426200076
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSized for backpack or pocket, each 272-page volume highlights a single state or two and covers 125 species (each with a photograph and range map), with local expertise provided by experienced birders. Even novice birders will make quick and confident identifications thanks to the uncluttered, easy-to-use format. An introductory locator map pinpoints top birding sites, and customized range maps detail each species' winter, breeding, migration, and resident ranges. " Maryland and Washington, D.C." offers seabirds, shorebirds, land birds, songbirds, and raptors aplenty, from Peregrine Falcons, Bald Eagles, Barred Owls, and Pileated Woodpeckers to multiple species of vireos and bitterns and an array of ducks. Hotspots include Assateague Island National Seashore, Swallow Falls State Park and the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
National Geographic Pocket Guide to the Weather of North America
Author: Jack Williams
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 1426217862
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This easy-to-use field guide provides the resources to understand the meteorological events that affect us every day. With illustrations and graphics for every topic, this is the go-to book for answers about weather reports and conditions on our increasingly turbulent planet"--
An Illustrated History of Siesta Key
Author: Thomas Philip Farrrell
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2018-03-01
Total Pages: 236
ISBN-13: 1683340175
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA history of a very popular beach destination near Sarasota on the Gulf coast of Florida. Reviewing the past century of Siesta Key development in the context of Florida's ancient and recent emergence, this book explains how one small Gulf coast barrier island has become world famous as “#1 Beach in the USA." Beginning with Amerindian settlers, the “First Floridians," all of the seminal pioneers and a steady stream of pivotal leaders are described with emphasis on their families, motivations, and challenges. Both historical triumphs and tragedies are covered to provide a balanced perspective. Lastly, the current and future threats are analyzed in detail, including the environmental controversies with nearby keys, the menace of increasing red tide, and the risks of rising sea levels associated with global warming.
At the Water's Edge
Author: Carl Zimmer
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1999-09-08
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 0684856239
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEverybody Out of the Pond At the Water's Edge will change the way you think about your place in the world. The awesome journey of life's transformation from the first microbes 4 billion years ago to Homo sapiens today is an epic that we are only now beginning to grasp. Magnificent and bizarre, it is the story of how we got here, what we left behind, and what we brought with us. We all know about evolution, but it still seems absurd that our ancestors were fish. Darwin's idea of natural selection was the key to solving generation-to-generation evolution -- microevolution -- but it could only point us toward a complete explanation, still to come, of the engines of macroevolution, the transformation of body shapes across millions of years. Now, drawing on the latest fossil discoveries and breakthrough scientific analysis, Carl Zimmer reveals how macroevolution works. Escorting us along the trail of discovery up to the current dramatic research in paleontology, ecology, genetics, and embryology, Zimmer shows how scientists today are unveiling the secrets of life that biologists struggled with two centuries ago. In this book, you will find a dazzling, brash literary talent and a rigorous scientific sensibility gracefully brought together. Carl Zimmer provides a comprehensive, lucid, and authoritative answer to the mystery of how nature actually made itself.
National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: Pennsylvania
Author: Jonathan Alderfer
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780792255628
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDesigned to fit in a backpack or pocket for easy access, each of these handy and popular bird field guides comprises 272 pages and features about 175 birds organized by family as approved by the American Ornithological Union. Standard features include: Locator Map at the front listing regional birding hotspots; Introduction by an expert on where to find the state's top birds; How-To-Use Section with general tips on birding and advice on making the most of the guide; 125 Easy-Access Individual Entries providing a photograph of the bird in its habitat, recognition clues, specific details on behavior, habitat, and local sites, plus a special "Field Note" with artwork for extra help in tricky identifications; Alphabetical Index with life list; and Color-coded Index. Pennsylvania offers a winning variety of city and country birds. See the bright-colored, vocal Yellow-billed Cuckoo; the migratory Snow Goose; the stunning Red-Tailed Hawk; the olive Acadian Flycatcher, and more.
