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Killdeer: The Complete Bird Guide: A Practical Guide to Identification, Calls, Habitat, Feeding, Courtship, Nesting, Egg and Chick Development, Migration, Behavior, and Backyard Observation - Softcover
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Discover One of North America's Most Familiar and Fascinating Shorebirds
Quick-footed, vocal, and remarkably adaptable, the Killdeer is a distinctive bird whose presence extends far beyond shorelines. Often encountered in fields, pastures, gravel areas, lawns, and other open landscapes, this charismatic plover has developed fascinating behaviors that allow it to live remarkably close to people.
Killdeer: The Complete Bird Guide provides an engaging introduction to the identification, behavior, habitat, nesting, feeding, migration, and natural history of this widely recognized North American bird.
Inside This Guide, You Will Discover:
- Important identification features and distinctive field marks
- How to recognize adults, juveniles, and birds in flight
- Habitat preferences and the open landscapes Killdeer commonly use
- Feeding habits, diet, and characteristic ground-foraging behavior
- Calls, communication, movement, and everyday behavior
- Courtship, pair formation, nesting, eggs, and chick development
- The remarkable distraction displays used around vulnerable nests and young
- Seasonal movements, migration, and regional differences in occurrence
- How Killdeer compare with similar plovers and other shorebirds
- Predators, environmental challenges, conservation, and responsible birdwatching
Whether encountered beside a country road, across a pasture, on a gravel lot, or near the edge of a wetland, the Killdeer rewards careful observation. Its bold markings, unmistakable voice, energetic movements, and unusual nesting strategies make it an excellent species for anyone developing stronger bird-identification skills.
Written for beginner and experienced birdwatchers alike, this guide combines practical field knowledge with accessible natural history, helping readers understand not only how to identify the Killdeer but also how it lives, reproduces, communicates, and survives in changing environments.
A valuable companion for birdwatchers, backyard bird enthusiasts, naturalists, wildlife photographers, students, and anyone curious about the remarkable life of the Killdeer.
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Discover One of North America's Most Familiar and Fascinating Shorebirds Quick-footed, vocal, and remarkably adaptable, the Killdeer is a distinctive bird whose presence extends far beyond shorelines. Often encountered in fields, pastures, gravel areas, lawns, and other open landscapes, this charismatic plover has developed fascinating behaviors that allow it to live remarkably close to people. Killdeer: The Complete Bird Guide provides an engaging introduction to the identification, behavior, habitat, nesting, feeding, migration, and natural history of this widely recognized North American bird. Inside This Guide, You Will Discover: - Important identification features and distinctive field marks- How to recognize adults, juveniles, and birds in flight- Habitat preferences and the open landscapes Killdeer commonly use- Feeding habits, diet, and characteristic ground-foraging behavior- Calls, communication, movement, and everyday behavior- Courtship, pair formation, nesting, eggs, and chick development- The remarkable distraction displays used around vulnerable nests and young- Seasonal movements, migration, and regional differences in occurrence- How Killdeer compare with similar plovers and other shorebirds- Predators, environmental challenges, conservation, and responsible birdwatching Whether encountered beside a country road, across a pasture, on a gravel lot, or near the edge of a wetland, the Killdeer rewards careful observation. Its bold markings, unmistakable voice, energetic movements, and unusual nesting strategies make it an excellent species for anyone developing stronger bird-identification skills. Written for beginner and experienced birdwatchers alike, this guide combines practical field knowledge with accessible natural history, helping readers understand not only how to identify the Killdeer but also how it lives, reproduces, communicates, and survives in changing environments. A valuable companion for birdwatchers, backyard bird enthusiasts, naturalists, wildlife photographers, students, and anyone curious about the remarkable life of the Killdeer. Seller Inventory # 9798174501133
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