White Feathers

The Nesting Lives of Tree Swallows

Bernd Heinrich (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

256 Seiten

2020
Mariner Books (Verlag)
978-1-328-60441-5 (ISBN)

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The surprising, rich life of tree swallows in nesting season - with Heinrich’s beautiful illustrations and photographs - by the acclaimed naturalist.

Heinrich is sparked one early spring day by a question: Why does a pair of swallows in a nest-box close to his Maine cabin show an unvarying preference for white feathers - not easily available nearby - as nest lining? He notices, too, the extreme aggressiveness of “his” swallows toward some other swallows of their own kind. And he wonders, given swallows’ reputation for feistiness, at the extraordinary tameness and close contact he experiences with his nesting birds.

BERND HEINRICH is an acclaimed scientist and the author of numerous books, including the best-selling Winter World, Mind of the Raven, Why We Run, The Homing Instinct, and One Wild Bird at a Time. Among Heinrich's many honors is the 2013 PEN New England Award in nonfiction for Life Everlasting. He resides in Maine.

Erscheinungsdatum	27.02.2020
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 210 mm
Gewicht	376 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
ISBN-10	1-328-60441-1 / 1328604411
ISBN-13	978-1-328-60441-5 / 9781328604415
Zustand	Neuware