Author: Clarence Castleberry
Publisher: Skypark Agency
ISBN: 9780615959061
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Captain Parrot discovers an unexpected hidden treasure in this pirate adventure.
Captain Parrot and the Island of Birds
Author: Clarence Castleberry
Publisher: Skypark Agency
ISBN: 9780615959061
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Captain Parrot discovers an unexpected hidden treasure in this pirate adventure.
Publisher: Skypark Agency
ISBN: 9780615959061
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Captain Parrot discovers an unexpected hidden treasure in this pirate adventure.
Thinking Like a Parrot
Author: Alan Bond
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022624878X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
People form enduring emotional bonds with other animal species, such as dogs, cats, and horses. For the most part, these are domesticated animals, with one notable exception: many people form close and supportive relationships with parrots, even though these amusing and curious birds remain thoroughly wild creatures. What enables this unique group of animals to form social bonds with people, and what does this mean for their survival? In Thinking like a Parrot, Alan B. Bond and Judy Diamond look beyond much of the standard work on captive parrots to the mischievous, inquisitive, and astonishingly vocal parrots of the wild. Focusing on the psychology and ecology of wild parrots, Bond and Diamond document their distinctive social behavior, sophisticated cognition, and extraordinary vocal abilities. Also included are short vignettes—field notes on the natural history and behavior of both rare and widely distributed species, from the neotropical crimson-fronted parakeet to New Zealand’s flightless, ground-dwelling kākāpō. This composite approach makes clear that the behavior of captive parrots is grounded in the birds’ wild ecology and evolution, revealing that parrots’ ability to bond with people is an evolutionary accident, a by-product of the intense sociality and flexible behavior that characterize their lives. Despite their adaptability and intelligence, however, nearly all large parrot species are rare, threatened, or endangered. To successfully manage and restore these wild populations, Bond and Diamond argue, we must develop a fuller understanding of their biology and the complex set of ecological and behavioral traits that has led to their vulnerability. Spanning the global distribution of parrot species, Thinking like a Parrot is rich with surprising insights into parrot intelligence, flexibility, and—even in the face of threats—resilience.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022624878X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
People form enduring emotional bonds with other animal species, such as dogs, cats, and horses. For the most part, these are domesticated animals, with one notable exception: many people form close and supportive relationships with parrots, even though these amusing and curious birds remain thoroughly wild creatures. What enables this unique group of animals to form social bonds with people, and what does this mean for their survival? In Thinking like a Parrot, Alan B. Bond and Judy Diamond look beyond much of the standard work on captive parrots to the mischievous, inquisitive, and astonishingly vocal parrots of the wild. Focusing on the psychology and ecology of wild parrots, Bond and Diamond document their distinctive social behavior, sophisticated cognition, and extraordinary vocal abilities. Also included are short vignettes—field notes on the natural history and behavior of both rare and widely distributed species, from the neotropical crimson-fronted parakeet to New Zealand’s flightless, ground-dwelling kākāpō. This composite approach makes clear that the behavior of captive parrots is grounded in the birds’ wild ecology and evolution, revealing that parrots’ ability to bond with people is an evolutionary accident, a by-product of the intense sociality and flexible behavior that characterize their lives. Despite their adaptability and intelligence, however, nearly all large parrot species are rare, threatened, or endangered. To successfully manage and restore these wild populations, Bond and Diamond argue, we must develop a fuller understanding of their biology and the complex set of ecological and behavioral traits that has led to their vulnerability. Spanning the global distribution of parrot species, Thinking like a Parrot is rich with surprising insights into parrot intelligence, flexibility, and—even in the face of threats—resilience.
Captain Snatchit's Parrot
Author: Emma Laybourn
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781708076146
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Three short chapter books in one volume tell the story of Neptune, the pirate's parrot, who sails the high seas with Captain Snatchit and his crew. Then the pirate ship, the Seaslug, sinks and he flies away to find a new home.In "The Pirate's Parrot", Neptune discovers a green island. It's a parrots' paradise until Captain Snatchit lands there too. When the pirates start chopping down trees, the parrots decide to get rid of them. But how? Neptune holds the key...In "Captain Snatchit's Revenge", the Captain finds out he was tricked. He vows to catch that pesky parrot Neptune!In "The Wreck of the Seaslug", Captain Snatchit salvages his old ship and sets up his pirate base on Parrot Island. This is going to need the parrots' most ingenious plan yet...With thrills, spills, laughs and plenty of bad pirate language, these stories are ideal for reading aloud, or for more confident readers to enjoy on their own.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781708076146
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Three short chapter books in one volume tell the story of Neptune, the pirate's parrot, who sails the high seas with Captain Snatchit and his crew. Then the pirate ship, the Seaslug, sinks and he flies away to find a new home.In "The Pirate's Parrot", Neptune discovers a green island. It's a parrots' paradise until Captain Snatchit lands there too. When the pirates start chopping down trees, the parrots decide to get rid of them. But how? Neptune holds the key...In "Captain Snatchit's Revenge", the Captain finds out he was tricked. He vows to catch that pesky parrot Neptune!In "The Wreck of the Seaslug", Captain Snatchit salvages his old ship and sets up his pirate base on Parrot Island. This is going to need the parrots' most ingenious plan yet...With thrills, spills, laughs and plenty of bad pirate language, these stories are ideal for reading aloud, or for more confident readers to enjoy on their own.
Bird-lore
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
Vols. 5-28 include its educational leaflets.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
Vols. 5-28 include its educational leaflets.
Bird Islands of Peru
Author: Robert Cushman Murphy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Captain Alonzo Johnson: Journey into the Unknown
Author: S. L. Britton
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359124984
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359124984
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Bird Lore
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 1096
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 1096
Book Description
Black Beak and the Silver Bell
Author: Jennifer Sopranzi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982536803
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Captain Black Beak and his crew, Me Beauty Baby, Brave Bully, Cujo and Nicky sail aboard the Golden Wing in search of the famed silver bell. When Brave Bully learns that the evil feline Cap'n Scratch has stolen the beautiful silver bell from the hawk he hurries to tell his Captain Black Beak of the treasure. The Crew sails after the evil Cap'n Scratch to recover the bell. But Cap'n Scratch will not give up without a fight!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982536803
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Captain Black Beak and his crew, Me Beauty Baby, Brave Bully, Cujo and Nicky sail aboard the Golden Wing in search of the famed silver bell. When Brave Bully learns that the evil feline Cap'n Scratch has stolen the beautiful silver bell from the hawk he hurries to tell his Captain Black Beak of the treasure. The Crew sails after the evil Cap'n Scratch to recover the bell. But Cap'n Scratch will not give up without a fight!
The Bird Skinner
Author: Alice Greenway
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 0802121047
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Jim Kennoway was once an esteemed member of the ornithology department at the Museum of Natural History in New York, collecting and skinning birds as specimens. Slowing down from a hard-lived life and a recent leg amputation, Jim retreats to an island in Maine: to drink, smoke, and to be left alone. As a young man he worked for Naval Intelligence during World War II in the Solomon Islands. While spying on Japanese shipping from behind enemy lines, Jim befriended Tosca, a young islander who worked with him as a scout. Now, thirty years later, Tosca has sent his daughter Cadillac to stay with Jim in the weeks before she begins premedical studies at Yale. She arrives to Jim’s consternation, yet she will capture his heart and the hearts of everyone she meets, irrevocably changing their lives. Written in lush, lyrical prose—rich in island detail, redolent of Maine in summer and of the Pacific—The Bird Skinner is wise and wrenching, an unforgettable masterwork from an extraordinarily skillful novelist.
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 0802121047
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Jim Kennoway was once an esteemed member of the ornithology department at the Museum of Natural History in New York, collecting and skinning birds as specimens. Slowing down from a hard-lived life and a recent leg amputation, Jim retreats to an island in Maine: to drink, smoke, and to be left alone. As a young man he worked for Naval Intelligence during World War II in the Solomon Islands. While spying on Japanese shipping from behind enemy lines, Jim befriended Tosca, a young islander who worked with him as a scout. Now, thirty years later, Tosca has sent his daughter Cadillac to stay with Jim in the weeks before she begins premedical studies at Yale. She arrives to Jim’s consternation, yet she will capture his heart and the hearts of everyone she meets, irrevocably changing their lives. Written in lush, lyrical prose—rich in island detail, redolent of Maine in summer and of the Pacific—The Bird Skinner is wise and wrenching, an unforgettable masterwork from an extraordinarily skillful novelist.
Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Author: Royal Society of New Zealand
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Includes proceedings of member institutes of the Society and of the Society's Science Congress through v. 84, 1956/57.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Includes proceedings of member institutes of the Society and of the Society's Science Congress through v. 84, 1956/57.