The Owl and the Woodpecker: Encounters with North America's Most Iconic BirdsThe Mountaineers Books, 2008 - 199 עמודים An intimate blend of personal field notes, rich natural history, and stunning photographs in the wild, this perfect holiday book for all bird-watchers provides an in-depth look at two of our most iconic--and important-- bird species. Great for photography lovers, conservationists and backyard enthusiasts alike, it includes an overview map of habitats and a foreword by award-winning artist and writer Tony Angell.Every wild place and urban area in North America hosts an owl or a woodpecker species, while healthy natural places often boast representatives of both. The diversity of these two families of birds, and the ways in which they define and enrich the ecosystems they inhabit, are the subject of this vivid new book by photographer and naturalist Paul Bannick. The Owl and the Woodpecker showcases a sense of these birds' natural rhythms, as well as the integral spirit of our wild places. Based on hundreds of hours in the field photographing these fascinating and wily birds, Bannick evokes all 41 North American species of owls and woodpeckers, across 11 key habitats. And by revealing the impact of two of our most iconic birds, Bannick has created a wholly unique approach to birding and conservation. |
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Foreword | 9 |
Acknowledgments | 16 |
NORTHWESTERN MARITIME FORESTS | 29 |
WESTERN DRY MOUNTAIN FORESTS | 39 |
WESTERN OAK WOODLANDS | 71 |
GRASSLANDS AND SHRUBSTEPPE | 83 |
SOUTHWESTERN DRY LANDS | 105 |
SOUTHEASTERN PINE FORESTS | 123 |
EASTERN SUBURBAN AND URBAN HABITATS | 133 |
NORTHEASTERN FORESTS | 143 |
BOREAL FOREST | 153 |
ARCTIC TUNDRA | 177 |
Field Guide to North American Owl and Woodpecker Species | 186 |
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מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
Acorn Woodpeckers Arctic areas Arizona aspen bark Barred Owl beetles bill birds Black-backed Woodpecker boreal forest Boreal Owl breeding season Burrowing Owls California cavity nesters conifers Distribution and Habitat Downy ear tufts eastern eggs Elf Owls excavate feathers female Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl Flammulated Owl fledge foraging Gila Woodpecker Gilded Flicker Golden-fronted Gray Owl habitat Hairy Woodpecker hunt inches long insects Interesting Fact Long-eared Owl male mate mountain nest boxes nest cavity nest sites North American Distribution North American owl Northern Flicker Northern Hawk Owl Northern Pygmy-Owl Northern Spotted Owl numbers old-growth Owl’s owls and woodpeckers Pacific Northwest peckers perch Pileated Woodpecker ponderosa pine populations predators prey range Red-headed Woodpecker Red-naped Red-shafted roost saguaro Short-eared Owl Similar Species snags Snowy Owls southern suburban territory throughout trees Vocalization voles Western Screech-Owls Whiskered Screech-Owl White-headed Woodpecker wing wingspan winter wood woodlands woodpecker cavities Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Yellow-shafted young