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Feeding Wild Birds A Short History In America
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Book Synopsis Feeding Wild Birds: A Short History in America by : Paul J. Baicich
Download or read book Feeding Wild Birds: A Short History in America written by Paul J. Baicich and published by . This book was released on 2010-03-04 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feeding Wild Birds: A Short History in America is an invaluable resource for consumers and industry members eager to learn more about the storied past of the wild bird feeding hobby and its bright business future.Founded in 1984, the Wild Bird Feeding Industry (WBFI) is an association dedicated to the progressive expansion of the wild bird and backyard wildlife feeding industry. As the voice of the industry, WBFI accomplishes its mission by serving the interests of members through promoting responsible feeding, creating alliances, removing barriers, safeguarding gains and enhancing the experience of the consumer.This pioneering book takes you on a fascinating journey from the origins of the wild bird feeding hobby to the latest industry trends.
Book Synopsis Feeding Wild Birds in America by : Paul J. Baicich
Download or read book Feeding Wild Birds in America written by Paul J. Baicich and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-28 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, more than fifty million Americans feed birds around their homes, and over the last sixty years, billions of pounds of birdseed have filled millions of feeders in backyards everywhere. Feeding Wild Birds in America tells why and how a modest act of provision has become such a pervasive, popular, and often passionate aspect of people’s lives. Each chapter provides details on one or more bird-feeding development or trend including the “discovery” of seeds, the invention of different kinds of feeders, and the creation of new companies. Also woven into the book are the worlds of education, publishing, commerce, professional ornithology, and citizen science, all of which have embraced bird feeding at different times and from different perspectives. The authors take a decade-by-decade approach starting in the late nineteenth century, providing a historical overview in each chapter before covering topical developments (such as hummingbird feeding and birdbaths). On the one hand, they show that the story of bird feeding is one of entrepreneurial invention; on the other hand, they reveal how Americans, through a seemingly simple practice, have come to value the natural world.
Book Synopsis The Birds at My Table by : Darryl Jones
Download or read book The Birds at My Table written by Darryl Jones and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Darryl Jones is fascinated by bird feeders. Not the containers supplying food to our winged friends, but the people who fill the containers. Why do people do this? Jones asks in The Birds at My Table. Does the food even benefit the birds? What are the unintended consequences of providing additional food to our winged friends? Jones takes us on a wild flight through the history of bird feeding. He pinpoints the highs and lows of the practice. And he ponders this odd but seriously popular form of interaction between humans and wild animals. Most important, he points out that we know very little about the impact of feeding birds despite millions of people doing it every day. Unerringly, Jones digs at the deeper issues and questions, and he raises our awareness of the things we don’t yet know and why we really should. Using the latest scientific findings, The Birds at My Table takes a global swoop from 30,000 feet down to the backyard bird feeder and pushes our understanding of the many aspects of bird feeding back up to new heights.
Book Synopsis The Joy of Bird Feeding by : Jim Carpenter
Download or read book The Joy of Bird Feeding written by Jim Carpenter and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carpenter offers practical tips and solutions to attracting and identifying birds. He offers suggestions for the best foods for the birds you want to see, and even tells you how to deter unwanted guests to feeding stations. You'll also learn how to properly store bird food, and how to prevent window strikes.
Book Synopsis Feeding Wild Birds in America by : Paul J. Baicich
Download or read book Feeding Wild Birds in America written by Paul J. Baicich and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-30 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, more than fifty million Americans feed birds around their homes, and over the last sixty years, billions of pounds of birdseed have filled millions of feeders in backyards everywhere. Feeding Wild Birds in America tells why and how a modest act of provision has become such a pervasive, popular, and often passionate aspect of people’s lives. Each chapter provides details on one or more bird-feeding development or trend including the “discovery” of seeds, the invention of different kinds of feeders, and the creation of new companies. Also woven into the book are the worlds of education, publishing, commerce, professional ornithology, and citizen science, all of which have embraced bird feeding at different times and from different perspectives. The authors take a decade-by-decade approach starting in the late nineteenth century, providing a historical overview in each chapter before covering topical developments (such as hummingbird feeding and birdbaths). On the one hand, they show that the story of bird feeding is one of entrepreneurial invention; on the other hand, they reveal how Americans, through a seemingly simple practice, have come to value the natural world.
Download or read book Feed the Birds written by Chris Earley and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Endorsed by the Canadian Wildlife Federation"--Cover.
Book Synopsis The Birds at My Table by : Darryl Jones
Download or read book The Birds at My Table written by Darryl Jones and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Discusses the history and scale of feeding wild birds. Outlines debates about the practice, highlighting key research findings and pointing out the issues that require further examination. Written in nontechnical language, thus making it accessible to the general public, birders, and academics"--
Book Synopsis Hand-taming Wild Birds at the Feeder by : Alfred G. Martin
Download or read book Hand-taming Wild Birds at the Feeder written by Alfred G. Martin and published by Alan C Hood. This book was released on 1991 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many species of wild birds can become your friends and feed from your hand. In this engaging book. Al Martin explains the techniques he developed over more than fifty years to gain the trust of wild birds. Many of Al's visitors, young and old alike, experienced the thrill of birds landing on them to receive the food they had been trained to expect! And readers of this book may look forward to similar experiences.
Book Synopsis A Field Guide to Feeder Birds by : Roger Tory Peterson
Download or read book A Field Guide to Feeder Birds written by Roger Tory Peterson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifying birds that visit feeders is made easy with this at-a-glance guide, which includes range maps and descriptions of birds and foods that attract them. 34 color plates. 14 color photos.
Download or read book What Birds Eat written by Kim Long and published by Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique approach to bird watching that focuses on what birds eat and how, while sharing ways to support them in our own backyards
Book Synopsis How to Know the Birds by : Ted Floyd
Download or read book How to Know the Birds written by Ted Floyd and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this elegant narrative, celebrated naturalist Ted Floyd guides you through a year of becoming a better birder. Choosing 200 top avian species to teach key lessons, Floyd introduces a new, holistic approach to bird watching and shows how to use the tools of the 21st century to appreciate the natural world we inhabit together whether city, country or suburbs." -- From book jacket.
Download or read book Backyard Bird Feeding written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Birds of America by : John James Audubon
Download or read book The Birds of America written by John James Audubon and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition has 65 new images, making a total of 500. The original configurations were altered so that there is only one species per plate. The text is a revision of the Ornithological Biography, rearranged according to Audubon's Synopsis of the Birds of North America (1839).
Book Synopsis Ecological Characterization of the Central and Northern California Coastal Region: pt.1. Regional characterization. pt.2. Species by :
Download or read book Ecological Characterization of the Central and Northern California Coastal Region: pt.1. Regional characterization. pt.2. Species written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Handbooks: Birds of North America: East by : Fred Alsop
Download or read book Handbooks: Birds of North America: East written by Fred Alsop and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2001-04-25 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides illustrations helpful for identification of hundreds of birds native to the Eastern region of North America.
Book Synopsis National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Birds of North America by : Jonathan K. Alderfer
Download or read book National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Birds of North America written by Jonathan K. Alderfer and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In North America alone, 60 million people identify themselves as bird-watchers, and most hone their skills right in their own backyards. This handy guide covers all aspects of birding in an easy, accessible way. Vivid illustrations of 150 common species make identification a snap.
Book Synopsis Seeking the American Tropics by : James A. Kushlan
Download or read book Seeking the American Tropics written by James A. Kushlan and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, the southernmost region of the Florida peninsula was seen by outsiders as wild and inaccessible, one of the last frontiers in the quest to understand and reveal the natural history of the continent. Seeking the American Tropics tells the stories of the explorers and adventurers who—for better and for worse—helped open the unique environment of South Florida to the world. Beginning with the arrival of Juan Ponce de León in 1513, James Kushlan describes how most of the famous Spanish explorers never made it to South Florida, leaving the area’s rich natural history out of scientific records for the next 250 years. It wasn’t until the British colonial and early American periods that the first surveyors were commissioned and the first naturalists—Titian Peale and John James Audubon—arrived to collect, draw, and report the subtropical flora and fauna that were so unique to North America. Moving into the railroad era, Kushlan illuminates the activities of scientists such as Henry Nehrling and Charles Torrey Simpson alongside the dabbling of wealthy amateur naturalists. He follows the story to the 1920s, when tourism was flourishing and signs of ecological damage were starting to show. Years of wildlife trade, resource extraction, invasive species introduction, and swamp drainage had taken their toll. And many of the naturalists who had been outspoken about protecting South Florida’s environment had also played a part in its destruction. Today the region is among one of the most thoroughly studied places on the planet—but at a cost. In this absorbing and cautionary tale, Kushlan illustrates how exploration has so often trumped conservation throughout history. He exposes how much of the natural world we have already lost in this vivid portrait of the Florida of yesterday.
