A BEAUTIFUL NEW SERIES FOR NATURE LOVERS This striking book displays and describes a kaleidoscope of butterflies. Press-out sections enable you to reveal the outlines of the butterflies and transform your book into a work of art.
"[This book] ... explores every aspect of their lives including their communal living co-operative behaviour, feeding habits, and the major threats and conservation support for Badgers"--Back cover
A complete beginner's guide to British moths. British Moths: A Gateway Guide is a wonderful introduction to 350 species of the most common and eye-catching adult moths that you may encounter in the UK. Rather than being grouped in taxonomic order, species are organised by season, and similar-looking moths are placed alongside one another for ease of identification. Concise species accounts include information on key features, making it easy to distinguish between confusion species, seasonality, and when and where to see them; each account is also placed alongside photos that have been carefully chosen to aid identification with clearly-marked top tips. From hawk-moths to tigers and ermines to emeralds, this guide is the perfect companion for anyone wanting to learn more about these beautiful and remarkable insects.
Pantanal Wildlife Guide - Expert wildlife information covering the Pantanal of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, wetland habitats and endemics, practical field advice. This guide also includes species classification featuring jaguars, giant otters and anacondas, when and where to visit, photography tips, birdwatching, conservation and natural history.
Narrates a year-long quest to see Britain's rarest and most remarkable moths
An identification guide to the birds and marine mammals of the Antarctic Peninsula, Drake Passage, and Beagle Channel. It enables visitors to this region - newcomer and seasoned traveler alike - to identify the penguins, whales, seals, seabirds, and other wildlife they encounter on their journey.
"A comprehensive photographic field guide that aims to help the visitors to this remarkable part of the world - beginner or expert - identify with confidence any bird or marine mammal they encounter during their journey from the tip of South America to the Great White Continent."--Back cover.
Winner of the Travel Media Awards 'Travel Guide Book of the Year' award 2016. This original and colourful guide to British summer wildlife experiences is packaged into daily suggestions for what, when, where and how to see the best of British summer wildlife. For both the experienced wildlife tourist and the novice, the suggestions criss-cross England, Scotland and Wales, complete with inspiring itineraries, engaging descriptions, detailed directions and tips on how to find, identify and enjoy British animals, butterflies, birds and plants. Each entry gives an informative and inspiring suggestion focusing on up to four species, with full-colour photography and a helpful box covering practicalities such as grid references, useful websites, access arrangements to specific sites, flexibility details such as flight periods for butterflies or flowering weeks for orchids, and alternative sites to make viewing possible if you don’t live near the suggested site but want to view the suggested species. From delicate orchids to gargantuan basking sharks, from seabird skyscrapers to ostentatious otters, this is the only guide of its type to offer full details of how to get the most out of British summer wildlife-watching.
Introduction to hedgehogs in the wild and their place in the culture.
The perfect guide for tourists and travelers in France.