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Ruby-Throated Hummingbird by June Osborne (1998, Hardcover)
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- ISBN
- 9780292760479
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-10
0292760477
ISBN-13
9780292760479
eBay Product ID (ePID)
674028
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ruby-Throated Hummingbird
Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Birdwatching Guides, Animals / Birds
Publication Year
1998
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Nature
Book Series
Corrie Herring Hooks Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
98-004844
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Series Volume Number
36
Dewey Decimal
598.7/64
Table Of Content
Preface Acknowledgments One. Hummingbirds: Their Human Appeal Two. A Family of Tiny Dynamos Three. Our Ruby-throated Hummingbird Four. Courtship and Life around the Nest Five. Life in the Fast Lane: A Day in the Life of a Male Rubythroat Six. Long Day's Journey into Night: Migration Seven. The "Hummer/Bird Celebration!"
Synopsis
There is no mistaking a hummingbird. Even people who hardly know a robin from a sparrow recognize that flash of iridescent feathers and the distinctive hovering flight. So popular have "hummers" become that even casual birdwatchers now travel great distances to hummingbird hot spots to see masses of birds in their annual migrations. In this invitingly written book, June Osborne paints a fully detailed portrait of perhaps the best-known hummingbird in the United States, the ruby-throat. Drawing from her own birdwatching experiences, she offers an "up close and personal" look at a female ruby-throat building her nest and rearing young, as well as an account of a day in the life of a male ruby-throat and stories of the hummers' migrations between their summer breeding grounds in the United States and Canada and their winter homes in Mexico and Central America. In addition to this life history, Osborne recounts early hummingbird sightings and tells how the bird received its common and scientific names. After an overview of hummingbirds' distinctive ways of feeding, flying, and conserving energy, she offers a detailed description of the ruby-throat that will help you tell females from males, immature birds from adults, and ruby-throats from similar species. Osborne also takes you on a visit to the "Hummer/Bird Celebration!" at Rockport, reviews hummingbird banding programs, and explains how to attract hummingbirds to your yard or apartment balcony., There is no mistaking a hummingbird. Even people who hardly know a robin from a sparrow recognize that flash of iridescent feathers and the distinctive hovering flight. So popular have "hummers" become that even casual birdwatchers now travel great distances to hummingbird hot spots to see masses of birds in their annual migrations. In this invitingly written book, June Osborne paints a fully detailed portrait of perhaps the best-known hummingbird in the United States, the ruby-throat. Drawing from her own birdwatching experiences, she offers an "up close and personal" look at a female ruby-throat building her nest and rearing young, as well as an account of a day in the life of a male ruby-throat and stories of the hummers' migrations between their summer breeding grounds in the United States and Canada and their winter homes in Mexico and Central America. In addition to this life history, Osborne recounts early hummingbird sightings and tells how the bird received its common and scientific names. After an overview of hummingbirds' distinctive ways of feeding, flying, and conserving energy, she offers a detailed description of the ruby-throat that will help you tell females from males, immature birds from adults, and ruby-throats from similar species. Osborne also takes you on a visit to the "Hummer/Bird Celebration " at Rockport, reviews hummingbird banding programs, and explains how to attract hummingbirds to your yard or apartment balcony.
LC Classification Number
QL696.A558O735 1998
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