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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.
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 Relative Attractiveness of Different Foods at Wild Bird Feeders by : Aelred D. Geis
Download or read book Relative Attractiveness of Different Foods at Wild Bird Feeders written by Aelred D. Geis and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relative attractiveness of various seeds used to feed wild birds was measured. This information, with data on consumption rates and costs, provides a basis for determining the most efficient materials for use in bird feeders in residential areas. Many common bird foods, such as fine cracked corn, wheat, sorghum, hulled oats, and rice, were found to be relatively unattractive. Seeds of the small black oil-type sunflower were superior to those of the black striped and gray striped sunflowers. White proso millet was the best seed for use in attracting the small seed-eating species. Feeding preferences among various species of birds are strikingly different; consequently it is difficult to formulate a mixture of seeds that would be efficient at all locations and at all times.
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 The Birds at My Table by : Darryl Jones
Download or read book The Birds at My Table written by Darryl Jones and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 812 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, scatter the crumbs or seeds, or leave the picnic scraps behind for the birds. Here, Jones takes us on a wild flight through the history of bird feeding as he ponders this odd but seriously popular form of interaction between humans and wild animals. Jones digs at the deeper issues and questions of the practice of bird feeding, as he raises our awareness of the things we don't yet know and why we really should. This beautifully written and engaging books reveals that what at first seems to be a niche topic - humans feeding wild birds - is in fact something a disproportionate number of us do. Half the citizens of Australia, the UK, and the US feed birds, whether its by planting trees that attract them, putting food out on apartment balconies, setting up birds baths and feeders, or by unwittingly leaving scraps behind in parks. The international bird seed industry is huge and most of the seed is gown in India or Africa. Another way of describing all this activity is as an unplanned ecological experiment on an unbelievably large scale. In The Birds at My Table, Jones draws on an impressive knowledge of the latest scientific findings as well as his own personal knowledge, to reflect and explain the modern practice of bird feeding.
Book Synopsis Backyard Birds by : Janann V. Jenner
Download or read book Backyard Birds written by Janann V. Jenner and published by Friedman/Fairfax Publishing. This book was released on 1995-03 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many color illustrations of bird care in your backyard.
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 Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior by : John Kricher
Download or read book Peterson Reference Guide to Bird Behavior written by John Kricher and published by Peterson Reference Guides. This book was released on 2020 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at what birds do and why they do it Both casual and serious birdwatchers can take their skills to the next level with this detailed consideration of bird behavior. This book makes it possible to move beyond identifying birds to understanding some of the underpinning and meaning to what birds do, how they do it, and why they do it. Written in an easy-to-understand style, with an abundance of photos illustrating the behaviors, the book shows how flight, molt, migration, feeding, predation, social behavior, courtship, and nesting shape birds' behaviors. Birds are everywhere, and easy to observe; this introduction to elements of bird behavior will connect readers more intimately with these remarkable and beguilingly perceptive animals.
Book Synopsis Attracting and Feeding Wild Birds by : Brian Scott
Download or read book Attracting and Feeding Wild Birds written by Brian Scott and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the perfect book for anyone interested in having wild birds in the backyard, offering tips on types of foliage and seeds that attract birds, and descriptions of 19 common varieties of birds.
Book Synopsis Annual Report of the Boy Scouts of America by : Boy Scouts of America
Download or read book Annual Report of the Boy Scouts of America written by Boy Scouts of America and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 1534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Ecology written by Kevin J. Gaston and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-16 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of our current understanding of how people influence, and are influenced by, the 'green' component of urban environments.
Book Synopsis Bird-Friendly Gardening by : Jen McGuinness
Download or read book Bird-Friendly Gardening written by Jen McGuinness and published by . This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bird-Friendly Gardening is an authoritative, well-researched source on how to grow a living landscape that will welcome and support backyard birds.
Book Synopsis Wildlife and People by : Gary G. Gray
Download or read book Wildlife and People written by Gary G. Gray and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wildlife and People focuses on the human aspect of the animal-habitat-human triad, providing an introduction to virtually every discipline - from anthropology and history to socioeconomics - included in the human dimensions of wildlife ecology. Gary Gray maintains that the most fruitful approach to wildlife ecology grants coequality to wild animal population biology, the ecology and management of wildlife habitats, and the disciplines that consider wildlife in relation to human culture. He concentrates on socioeconomic aspects of habitat-animal-human interactions in a broad time-space-species perspective, examining topics ranging from aboriginal human-wildlife relationships to consumptive uses of wildlife and wildlife law, policy, and administration.
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.
Book Synopsis Behavioural and Ecological Consequences of Urban Life in Birds by : Caroline Isaksson
Download or read book Behavioural and Ecological Consequences of Urban Life in Birds written by Caroline Isaksson and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urbanization is next to global warming the largest threat to biodiversity. Indeed, it is becoming increasingly evident that many bird species get locally extinct as a result of urban development. However, many bird species benefit from urbanization, especially through the abundance of human-provided resources, and increase in abundance and densities. These birds are intriguing to study in relation to its resilience and adaption to urban environments, but also in relation to its susceptibility and the potential costs of urban life. This Research Topic consisting of 30 articles (one review, two meta-analyzes and 27 original data papers) provides insights into species and population responses to urbanization through diverse lenses, including biogeography, community ecology, behaviour, life history evolution, and physiology.
Book Synopsis Wild about Birds by : Carrol L. Henderson
Download or read book Wild about Birds written by Carrol L. Henderson and published by Minnesota's Bookstore. This book was released on 1995 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although there is an abundance of information that is particularly useful to Minnesota residents, "Wild about birds" provides comprehensive species coverage for most states east of the Rocky Mountains and for provinces of central and eastern Canada. To gather information, Carrol Henderson visited three dozen families, mostly in Minnesota homes, to view their grounds and bird feeding arrangements and to photograph the birds and other wildlife at their feeders.
Book Synopsis The Welfare of Domestic Fowl and Other Captive Birds by : Ian J. H. Duncan
Download or read book The Welfare of Domestic Fowl and Other Captive Birds written by Ian J. H. Duncan and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-12-29 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Animal welfare is attracting increasing interest worldwide, especially in developed countries where the knowledge and resources are available to (at least potentially) provide better management systems for farm animals, as well as companion, zoo and laboratory animals. The key requirements for adequate food, water, a suitable environment, appropriate companionship and good health are important for animals kept for all of these purposes. There has been increased attention given to farm animal welfare in many co- tries in recent years. This derives largely from the fact that the relentless pursuit of nancial reward and ef ciency, to satisfy market demands, has led to the devel- ment of intensive animal production systems that challenge the conscience of many consumers in those countries. In developing countries, human survival is still a daily uncertainty, so that p- vision for animal welfare has to be balanced against human needs. Animal welfare is usually a priority only if it supports the output of the animal, be it food, work, clothing, sport or companionship. In principle the welfare needs of both humans and animals can be provided for, in both developing and developed countries, if resources are properly husbanded. In reality, however, the inequitable division of the world’s riches creates physical and psychological poverty for humans and a- mals alike in many parts of the world.
