The Ancient Murrelet
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Author | : Anthony J. Gaston |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2010-10-30 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1408136716 |
Breeding along the northern Pacific coast from British Columbia to Japan, this little known bird dwelt in relative obscurity until it became the focus of a conservation debate which has resulted in a new National Park in the Queen Charlotte Islands, where half the world's population breeds. It made the headlines again when a lost, lone bird suddenly appeared at Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel, England, in May 1990 and again in April 1991. The Ancient Murrelet and its three congeners are unique amongst seabirds in that their young are entirely precocial, leaving the nest as soon as they hatch to grow up at sea. Tony Gaston has carried out the only detailed study of the bird, in the fine mature coastal forests of the Queen Charlotte Islands. His work has revealed their complex social behaviour, the song behaviour of the males and the species' response to the variety of predators which they face - from Peregrines to Deer Mice. His story is set against a survey of the species worldwide and the grandeur of the northwest Pacific coast. The illustrations of Ian Jones, who also assisted with the research, capture the bird and its environment beautifully.
Author | : Anthony J. Gaston |
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Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Ancient murrelet |
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Author | : Anthony J. Gaston |
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Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Alcidae |
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Total Pages | : 21 |
Release | : 2014 |
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Author | : Maria Mudd Ruth |
Publisher | : Mountaineers Books |
Total Pages | : 342 |
Release | : 2013-07-30 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1594858365 |
“Rare insights into the trials and joys of scientific discovery.” —Publisher’s Weekly
Author | : Joan Dunning |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1590787153 |
The story of a nesting pair of murrelets who fly inland from their home in the Pacific Ocean to the Douglas-fir tree area of California where an egg is laid. After the egg is hatched the parents fly back and forth to the ocean bring fish for the young bird to eat. And finally when the fledgling leaves the nest and heads to the ocean.
Author | : Anthony J. Gaston |
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Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Alcidae |
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Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 1994 |
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Author | : Frank Stevens Hall |
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Total Pages | : 558 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : Birds |
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Author | : Keith Taylor |
Publisher | : Alice Greene |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2014-06-15 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 9781935770039 |