The human history of depicting birds dates to as many as 40,000 years ago, when Paleolithic artists took to cave walls to capture winged and other beasts. But the art form has reached its peak in the last four hundred years. In The Art of the Bird, devout birder and ornithologist Roger J. Lederer celebrates this heyday of avian illustration in forty artists’ profiles, beginning with the work of Flemish painter Frans Snyders in the early 1600s and continuing through to contemporary artists like Elizabeth Butterworth, famed for her portraits of macaws. Stretching its wings across time, taxa, geography, and artistic style—from the celebrated realism of American conservation icon John James Audubon, to Elizabeth Gould’s nineteenth-century renderings of museum specimens from the Himalayas, to Swedish artist and ornithologist Lars Jonsson’s ethereal watercolors—this book is feathered with art and artists as diverse and beautiful as their subjects. A soaring exploration of our fascination with the avian form, The Art of the Bird is a testament to the ways in which the intense observation inherent in both art and science reveals the mysteries of the natural world.

The Art of the Bird: The History of Ornithological Art through Forty Artists

Science & Math

Lederer, Roger J.

Biological Sciences

University of Chicago Press

Here's a book that will fascinate trivia buffs even as it captures the interest of ardent bird-watchers. Beautifully color-illustrated on virtually every page, Amazing Birds presents photos, artwork, and diagrams that show both rare and common birds, their eggs, their nests, and their hatchlings. More than 400 unusual facts about the avian world include the bird that builds the largest nest, the rarest living bird species, the longest bird migration, the fastest flyer, the remarkable bird with claws on its wings, and many other extraordinary nuggets of information. Here, too, are answers to frequently asked questions, such as-- 
<li> Are owls really wise? </li>
<li> How do birds know where to go when they migrate? </li>
<li>Where are birds' ears? Bird lovers will also find practical advice on ways to attract birds to their garden, as well as instructions on teaching a parrot to talk. Beautiful to look at and fun to read, Amazing Birds will promote renewed interest in our fascinating feathered friends.</li>

Amazing Birds: A Treasury of Facts and Trivia about the Avian World

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pets & Animal Care

B E S Pub Co

Ecology and Field Biology

Addison-Wesley

Black and white illustrations to identify Pacific Coast birds. Will fit in your pocket.

Pacific Coast Bird Finder: A Pocket Guide to Some Frequently Seen Birds

Nature & Ecology

Nature Study Guild Publishers

An introduction for beginners to 59 common birds of eastern North America and how they live, organized by the habitats where the birds are most likely to be seen. Illustrated with line drawings.

Bird Finder: A Guide to the Common Birds of Eastern North America

Vintage Birds: A Guidebook and Matching Game

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Hardie Grant Books

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