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Flight of the Godwit. Tracking Epic Shorebird Migrations
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- Nombre de pages256
- FormatePub
- ISBN978-1-58834-788-6
- EAN9781588347886
- Date de parution15/04/2025
- Protection num.Adobe DRM
- Taille28 Mo
- Infos supplémentairesepub
- ÉditeurSmithsonian Books
Résumé
Soar across 46 North American territories to uncover the secrets of 7 magnificent shorebirds, the world's greatest nonstop travelersAn immersive travelogue that belongs on every birder's bookshelf, with 30 gorgeous black-and-white illustrations and a birdwatching species checklistFlying more than 8, 000 miles from Alaska to eastern Australia without stopping to eat or rest, the Bar-tailed Godwit holds the record for the longest nonstop migration of any land bird in the world.
Flight of the Godwit invites readers on ornithologist Bruce M. Beehler's awe-inspiring journey in search of North America's largest and farthest-flying shorebirds. Driving 35, 000 miles between 2019 to 2023, Beehler sought birds he dubs the "Magnificent Seven": Hudsonian Godwit Bar-tailed Godwit Marbled Godwit Whimbrel Long-billed Curlew Bristle-thighed Curlew Upland Sandpiper Beehler interweaves colorful fieldwork stories and rich details on local culture with the natural history and biology of shorebirds-including evolution, the physics of migration, orientation, homing, foraging, diet, nesting, parental care, wintering, staging, elusive "super-migrators, " and the importance of conservation efforts.
With authoritative prose and 30 beautiful black-and-white illustrations from artist Alan T. Messer, the book journeys through 37 states and 9 Canadian provinces from Texas to Alaska to Canada's High Arctic. Flight of the Godwit is a captivating adventure and a tribute to remarkable birds and birding itself.
Flight of the Godwit invites readers on ornithologist Bruce M. Beehler's awe-inspiring journey in search of North America's largest and farthest-flying shorebirds. Driving 35, 000 miles between 2019 to 2023, Beehler sought birds he dubs the "Magnificent Seven": Hudsonian Godwit Bar-tailed Godwit Marbled Godwit Whimbrel Long-billed Curlew Bristle-thighed Curlew Upland Sandpiper Beehler interweaves colorful fieldwork stories and rich details on local culture with the natural history and biology of shorebirds-including evolution, the physics of migration, orientation, homing, foraging, diet, nesting, parental care, wintering, staging, elusive "super-migrators, " and the importance of conservation efforts.
With authoritative prose and 30 beautiful black-and-white illustrations from artist Alan T. Messer, the book journeys through 37 states and 9 Canadian provinces from Texas to Alaska to Canada's High Arctic. Flight of the Godwit is a captivating adventure and a tribute to remarkable birds and birding itself.
