| Description |
xi, 292 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published by Verlag Galiani Berlin, Germany, as Ornithomania : Geschichte einer besonderen Leidenschaft by Bernd Brunner copyright ©2015 by Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-273) and index. |
| Contents |
What's that sound? -- Early enthusiasts -- Bedazzlement -- Strutting someone else's stuff -- Laying the groundwork for science -- A bird in the hand -- Lost in the mists of time -- Championing birds -- In the company of birds -- A walk on the wild side -- Is bird love a one-way street? -- To kill or not to kill? -- Flight trackers -- The lure of the egg -- Focus on feathers -- Mad for bird watching -- Tracking dodos and their ilk -- Recording nature -- Deadly obsessions -- Fantasies of flight. |
| Summary |
In this collection it is the watchers, not the birds, who are on display - ornithologists and bird lovers of every description, revealed in sketches and anecdotes that are quirky, intriguing, and always affectionate. |
| Subject |
Ornithologists -- Anecdotes.
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Ornithology -- History.
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Birds.
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Bird watchers -- Anecdotes.
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Vögel (DE-588)4063673-2
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Vogelbeobachtung (DE-588)4188488-7
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Ornithologie (DE-588)4075708-0
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Hobby (DE-588)4025175-5
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Anekdote (DE-588)4142399-9
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Bird watchers. (OCoLC)fst00832947
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Birds. (OCoLC)fst00832970
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Ornithologists. (OCoLC)fst01048356
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Ornithology. (OCoLC)fst01048358
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| Chronological Term |
Geschichte
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| Genre/Form |
Anecdotes.
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Anecdotes. (OCoLC)fst01423876
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Dunne, Pete, 1951- writer of foreword.
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Billinghurst, Jane, 1958- translator.
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| Added Title |
Ornithomania. English
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| ISBN |
1771642777 (cloth) |
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9781771642774 (cloth) |
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