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A colourful and comprehensive handbook packed with all the basic skills and knowledge you need to become a better birder.

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An account of Noah Strycker's record-breaking year when he spotted 6, 042 of the world's 10, 000 species of birds. Traveling to 41 countries, on all seven continents, with a backpack, binoculars and a series of one-way tickets, it was the greatest adventure in birding.

Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As we learn more about the secrets of bird life, we are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, relationships, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself. The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of s...

Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As we learn more about the secrets of bird life, we are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, relationships, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself. The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of s...

Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As we learn more about the secrets of bird life, we are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, relationships, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself. The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of s...

Noah Strycker geht mit einem Rucksack und einem Fernglas auf Weltreise, um innerhalb eines Jahres so viele Vogelarten wie möglich zu sichten. Dafür bereist er 41 Länder und fünf Kontinente und begegnet überall Menschen, die ihm bei seiner Mission helfen. Darunter erstaunlich viele, die sich auf beeindruckende Weise für den Erhalt der Umwelt und den Vogelschutz einsetzen. Seine Reise ist ein wahres Abenteuer: Strycker erlebt und überlebt blutsa...

Oltre 300 specie di uccelli rivelano le proprie straordinarie forme, la ricchezza del proprio piumaggio, la meraviglia dei propri colori spiegando le ali tra le pagine di questo volume. Le descrizioni e le parole dell'esperto ornitologo Noah Strycker accompagnano i ritratti fotografici di Joel Sartore, realizzati per il progetto Photo Ark. Ogni becco, ogni piuma aggiunge un tassello originale, di straordinaria bellezza, alle molteplici varietà...

In 2015, Noah Strycker, a young American birder, became the first person to see more than half of the 10, 000 bird species on planet Earth in one year. Traveling to forty-one countries on seven continents with just a small backpack, a pair of binoculars, and a series of one-way tickets, Noah not only set a new world record, he also captured the hearts and imaginations of people all over the world.

Het is 1 januari 2015. Noah Strycker zit in een bubbelbad, boven op het dek van een schip dat hem naar Antarctica brengt. Het is de eerste dag van zijn Big Year. Er volgen dan nog 364 waanzinnige dagen waarin hij met rugzak, verrekijker en enkele tickets de wereld over reist om in ייn jaar 6042 vogelsoorten te spotten. In Grenzeloos vogels kijken beschrijft Noah Strycker wat hij meemaakt: bloedzuigers, chronisch slaaptekort, vertragingen, atuu...

Noah Strycker, naturalista e fotografo, escursionista instancabile e scrittore scientifico, ha viaggiato per due anni attraverso decine di paesi e osservato oltre 2500 specie di uccelli. Da questa esperienza è nato "volare", un libro in cui la passione dell'ornitologo si unisce a una capacità narrativa fuori dal comune. Ogni capitolo racconta le stupefacenti qualità intellettive degli uccelli. La gazza sa riconoscere la propria immagine rifles...

An entertaining and profound look at the lives of birds, illuminating their surprising world—and deep connection with humanity. Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As we learn more about the secrets of bird life, we are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, relationships, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself.The Thing with Feathe...

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The year he graduated from college, 22-year-old Noah Strycker was dropped by helicopter in a remote Antarctic field camp with two bird scientists and a three months' supply of frozen food. His subjects: more than a quarter million penguins. With wit, curiosity, and a deep knowledge of his subject, Strycker weaves a captivating tale of penguins and their researchers at the end of the Earth.

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Vogels zijn zeer intelligente dieren, hun slimheid manifesteert zich op een andere manier dan bij de mens, maar dat is nog nauwelijks onderzocht. Langzamerhand komt men meer te weten over de geheime wereld van vogels, en dit biedt fascinerende nieuwe inzichten over de werking van hun geheugen, hun reukvermogen en hun artistieke vaardigheden. Aan de hand van persoonlijke anekdotes, recent wetenschappelijk onderzoek en kleurrijke verhalen uit he...