Author: Ruth Carol Cushman
Publisher: West Winds Press
ISBN: 9780871089489
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
If you've ever wondered what to do on a pewter gray November day, where to search for ptarmigan in winter or the first orchids of spring, or when to listen for bugling elk and trumpeting sandhill cranes, this is the book for you. Discover the wonders and joys of nature by tracking these seasonal occurrences, and knowing when and where to look for them. ""Wild Boulder County"" reveals the magic that surrounds us and opens new pathways into the natural world.
Wild Boulder County
Author: Ruth Carol Cushman
Publisher: West Winds Press
ISBN: 9780871089489
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
If you've ever wondered what to do on a pewter gray November day, where to search for ptarmigan in winter or the first orchids of spring, or when to listen for bugling elk and trumpeting sandhill cranes, this is the book for you. Discover the wonders and joys of nature by tracking these seasonal occurrences, and knowing when and where to look for them. ""Wild Boulder County"" reveals the magic that surrounds us and opens new pathways into the natural world.
Publisher: West Winds Press
ISBN: 9780871089489
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
If you've ever wondered what to do on a pewter gray November day, where to search for ptarmigan in winter or the first orchids of spring, or when to listen for bugling elk and trumpeting sandhill cranes, this is the book for you. Discover the wonders and joys of nature by tracking these seasonal occurrences, and knowing when and where to look for them. ""Wild Boulder County"" reveals the magic that surrounds us and opens new pathways into the natural world.
Bird-lore
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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Publisher:
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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How to Know the Birds
Author: Ted Floyd
Publisher:
ISBN: 1426220030
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
"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.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1426220030
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
"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.
Butterflies of the Colorado Front Range
Author: Janet Chu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983702023
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Nearly everyone loves butterflies. We watch them because they're exquisitely beautiful, but they also have magical life cycles and intricate relationships among their host ecosystems. Are you overwhelmed by the array of possibilities in field guides that cover a broad geographic range? This user-friendly book focuses on 100 frequently seen species in the Colorado Front Range. Easily identify butterflies using over 120 striking color photos of individuals in their natural setting, and clear descriptions of both males and females. Each entry also includes that species habitat and life cycle, the caterpillar s host plants, and look-alike butterflies. The introduction includes tips on where to find butterflies, how to get close to them, and what we can do to attract them to our gardens and preserve their sensitive habitats.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780983702023
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Nearly everyone loves butterflies. We watch them because they're exquisitely beautiful, but they also have magical life cycles and intricate relationships among their host ecosystems. Are you overwhelmed by the array of possibilities in field guides that cover a broad geographic range? This user-friendly book focuses on 100 frequently seen species in the Colorado Front Range. Easily identify butterflies using over 120 striking color photos of individuals in their natural setting, and clear descriptions of both males and females. Each entry also includes that species habitat and life cycle, the caterpillar s host plants, and look-alike butterflies. The introduction includes tips on where to find butterflies, how to get close to them, and what we can do to attract them to our gardens and preserve their sensitive habitats.
Wildlife Review
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Category : Wildlife conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
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Category : Wildlife conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 530
Book Description
Prairie Ghost
Author: Richard E McCabe
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1457109816
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
In this lavishly illustrated volume, Richard E. McCabe, Bart W. O'Gara and Henry M. Reeves explore the fascinating relationship of pronghorn with people in early America, from prehistoric evidence through the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. The only one of fourteen pronghorn-like genera to survive the great extinction brought on by human migration into North America, the pronghorn has a long and unique history of interaction with humans on the continent, a history that until now has largely remained unwritten. With nearly 150 black-and-white photographs, 16 pages of color illustrations, plus original artwork by Daniel P. Metz, Prairie Ghost: Pronghorn and Human Interaction in Early America tells the intriguing story of humans and these elusive big game mammals in an informative and entertaining fashion that will appeal to historians, biologists, sportsmen and the general reader alike.
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1457109816
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
In this lavishly illustrated volume, Richard E. McCabe, Bart W. O'Gara and Henry M. Reeves explore the fascinating relationship of pronghorn with people in early America, from prehistoric evidence through the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. The only one of fourteen pronghorn-like genera to survive the great extinction brought on by human migration into North America, the pronghorn has a long and unique history of interaction with humans on the continent, a history that until now has largely remained unwritten. With nearly 150 black-and-white photographs, 16 pages of color illustrations, plus original artwork by Daniel P. Metz, Prairie Ghost: Pronghorn and Human Interaction in Early America tells the intriguing story of humans and these elusive big game mammals in an informative and entertaining fashion that will appeal to historians, biologists, sportsmen and the general reader alike.
North American Fauna
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Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 870
Book Description
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Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 870
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University of Colorado Studies
Author: University of Colorado (Boulder campus)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
The Beast in the Garden: A Modern Parable of Man and Nature
Author: David Baron
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393340309
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The true tale of an edenic Rocky Mountain town and what transpired when a predatory species returned to its ancestral home. When, in the late 1980s, residents of Boulder, Colorado, suddenly began to see mountain lions in their yards, it became clear that the cats had repopulated the land after decades of persecution. Here, in a riveting environmental fable that recalls Peter Benchley's thriller Jaws, journalist David Baron traces the history of the mountain lion and chronicles Boulder's effort to coexist with its new neighbors. A parable for our times, The Beast in the Garden is a scientific detective story and a real-life drama, a tragic tale of the struggle between two highly evolved predators: man and beast.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393340309
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The true tale of an edenic Rocky Mountain town and what transpired when a predatory species returned to its ancestral home. When, in the late 1980s, residents of Boulder, Colorado, suddenly began to see mountain lions in their yards, it became clear that the cats had repopulated the land after decades of persecution. Here, in a riveting environmental fable that recalls Peter Benchley's thriller Jaws, journalist David Baron traces the history of the mountain lion and chronicles Boulder's effort to coexist with its new neighbors. A parable for our times, The Beast in the Garden is a scientific detective story and a real-life drama, a tragic tale of the struggle between two highly evolved predators: man and beast.
University of Colorado Studies
Author: University of Colorado
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description