Ospreys
Author: Alan F. Poole
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2019-03-19
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 142142715X
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The Osprey
Author: Tim Mackrill
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2024-02-29
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 1472919912
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA highly readable Poyser monograph on one of the most widespread raptors. The Osprey is a large, fish-eating bird of prey. Distinctively marked in deep brown and white, with a piercing yellow eye and powerful hooked bill, the Osprey snatches its prey in spectacular swoops above lakes and wetlands around the world it is one of the most widespread of all birds. Persecuted mercilessly in Britain, it became extinct in the 1890s before returning to the famous Loch Garten in Scotland in the 1950s. The return of the bird has been slow, but reintroduction programmes elsewhere notably at Rutland Water have been successful, and this remarkable raptor is an increasingly common sight in our skies. This Poyser monograph is dedicated to this fine species and includes more than 150 colour photographs. The Osprey looks at the distribution, foraging ecology, migration, breeding behaviour and population dynamics of this spectacular bird, with emphasis placed on conservation efforts both in Britain and in the species' African haunts, which have been discovered only very recently thanks to advances in satellite tagging technology.
Belle's Journey
Author: Rob Bierregaard
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 2018-05-15
Total Pages: 115
ISBN-13: 163289615X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTake flight with Belle, an osprey born on Martha's Vineyard as she learns to fly and migrates for the first time to Brazil and back--a journey of more than 8,000 miles. Dr. B. and Dick, two osprey scientists in Massachusetts, observe ospreys and their offspring, tagging one special fledgling with a transmitter to better study migration habits. Follow Belle as she attempts her first flight, conquers her first fishing endeavour, and heads south for her first migration all while her tracking device transmits information about where's she been. Based on information garnered through twenty years of research by the author, Belle's Journey will soar into reader's hearts.
Tempest V vs Fw 190D-9
Author: Robert Forsyth
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2019-09-19
Total Pages: 81
ISBN-13: 1472829271
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArguably two of the finest piston-engined fighters ever built, the Tempest V and Fw 190D-9 raised the bar in terms of aircraft design and operational capability during World War II. The long-nosed 'Dora 9', designed by Kurt Tank, first appeared in the skies over the Western and Eastern Fronts in the late summer of 1944. Fast, and with an exceptional rate of climb, it quickly bettered almost every fighter that the RAF, USAAF and Soviet Red Air Force could field. The Hawker Tempest V entered service in early 1944, initially proving itself a stalwart performer when it was deployed to intercept V1 flying bombs over southern England. From the autumn of 1944, the Tempest V also equipped squadrons of the 2nd Tactical Air Force, operating in support of the Allied armies advancing across north-west Europe. It became a potent ground-attack aircraft, armed with underwing rockets, but also a first-class interceptor when pitted against the Luftwaffe's advanced Fw 190D-9 and Me 262. Featuring full colour artwork, this book describes in fascinating detail combats between the Tempest Vs of No 274 Sqn and the Fw 190D-9s of I. and III./JG 26 between February and April 1945.
Osprey, Pandion Haliaetus Carolinensis
Author: Mark Zarn
Publisher:
Published: 1974
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHabitat Suitability Index Models. Osprey
Author: Sandra L. Vana-Miller
Publisher:
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTransactions of the North American Osprey Research Conference, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 10-12 February, 1972
Author: John C. Ogden
Publisher:
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSteampunk Soldiers
Author: Philip Smith
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-11-20
Total Pages: 157
ISBN-13: 1472807030
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBetween 1887 and 1895, the British art student Miles Vandercroft travelled around the world, sketching and painting the soldiers of the countries through which he passed. In this age of dramatic technological advancement, Vandercroft was fascinated by how the rise of steam technology at the start of the American Civil War had transformed warfare and the role of the fighting man. This volume collects all of Vandercroft's surviving paintings, along with his associated commentary on the specific military units he encountered. It is a unique pictorial guide to the last great era of bright and colourful uniforms, as well as an important historical study of the variety of steam-powered weaponry and equipment that abounded in the days before the Great War of the Worlds.
Osprey
Author:
Publisher: Sweetgrass Books
Published: 2021-11-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781591522973
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Osprey--Pandion haliaetus--is also known as the Fish Hawk, but that simple label does not do this magnificent bird justice. The Osprey is a master angler whose fish catching skills are unparalleled. There is no other living creature on this planet that comes hurtling out of the sky at speeds exceeding fifty miles an hour, dives feet first into the water, and somehow resurfaces with a fish clutched tightly in its talons. A true apex predator in a league of its own, being on top presents its own unique set of challenges that must be faced and overcome on a daily basis.
