Aloft (eBook)

A Meditation on Pigeons & Pigeon-Flying

Stephen Bodio (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
96 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-62914-055-1 (ISBN)

Infos

The humble pigeon is anything but common to those who know the true nature of these birds. This bird is so enamored by some that, for over six thousand years, people have devoted themselves to the art of pigeon flying and pigeon breeding. Across the world, from the cities of America to China, enthusiasts have lovingly nurtured their flocks, creating thousands of breeds from small to large, and admired their beauty in every shape and size: pigeons with crests and frills, those who fly and those who cant.Stephen Bodio draws readers in with resounding prose and a captivating portrayal of one of the most overlooked birds in the world. Aloft stunningly brings to light the incredible feats accomplished by homing pigeons, capable of flying thousands of miles back home, often twenty-four hours at a time, as well as the innate natural beauty and grace that each breed has in its own right.Aloft reveals fascinating insight that will ensure no one will look upon the common pigeon the same way again.

Autor

Stephen Bodio is a renowned writer and naturalist. He was the longtime book reviewer for Gray’s Sporting Journal, and his articles have appeared in magazines and papers as various as the LA Times, Atlantic Monthly, Men’s Journal, Sports Illustrated, and Smithsonian. Bodio is also the author of several books, including Querencia, On the Edge of the Wild, and Eagle Dreams. He loves to travel and write about it, and lives in Magdalena, New Mexico.Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, author, documentary scriptwriter, and radio commentator who writes for children as well as adults. Her award-winning books include The Good Good Pig, Spell of the Tiger, and Birdology.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.8.2014
• Einführung: Sy Montgomery
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: aloft • Altai • bald eagles • bering land • books on bald eagles • books on cockatoos • books on conservations • books on doves • books on eternities • books on falconries • books on falcons • books on finches • books on glaciers • books on golden eagles • books on guides • books on handlers • books on hunters • books on kazakhs • books on land bridges • books on mongolia • books on mongolians • books on naturalists books on pigeon breeding • books on nomads • books on pees • books on photos • books on plains • books on proulx • books on raptors • books on sheep books on native americans • books on steve • books on talons • books on travelogues • cockatoo • conservation • doves • eternity • evil bastard • falconer friend • Falconry • Falcons • finches • friend offered • glaciated • Glaciers • golden eagles • Guides • Handler • hunters • kazakhs • land bridge • legged • Mongolia • mongolians • Native Americans • Naturalist • navaho • nomadic culture • Nomads • pees • Peterson • Photo • pigeon breeding • pinon • Plains • pocked • poetic account • Prey • proulx • race pigeons • raptors • Sheep • sporting • Steve • talons • Travelogue
• ISBN-10: 1-62914-055-4 / 1629140554
• ISBN-13: 978-1-62914-055-1 / 9781629140551