Seabirds of Hawaii: Natural History and Conservation
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (793 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801497221 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A thrilling read! Not to be missed!" according to A Customer. After I read this book the first time I was so excited I had to be sedated. It's harder than you might think to spot Hawaiian seabirds where I live, which is in California, but I keep a pair of binoculars handy in the hopes that a Hawaiian sea bird will get confused and wander across the Pacific to my neighborhood. Once I thought I had actually spotted a Hawaiian seabird and, since I felt I should have proof, I set up an antique cannon I found in my grandfather's attic and loaded it with black powder and rock salt. The recoil from the gun, . No one should be without this book A Customer Not unlike Rousseau on the road to Vincennes, I found my waistcoat soaked with tears after I read this book. The poignant and heartwarming story of a young Finnish-American's experiences in the high-stakes, no-holds-barred world of competitive birding, this book recounts the author's battles against prejudice and how he prevailed despite all the odds against him. Buy this book right now, and feel your heart soar with the author's as he tells the heart-wrenching story of how, nearing the end of his resources, he found a wounded seabird and n. I didn't think I would like this book . A Customer but I was wrong! This book, quite literally, took my breath away and changed my life. I used not to think much about birds, particularly not about seabirds of Hawaii. Now, having read this wonderful book, for the past four years I've spent virtually every waking hour of my day looking for seabirds of Hawaii -- in the skies around my home, on our pond out back, everywhere! I hope everyone will read this book, and will enjoy it as much as I have.
For anyone hoping for a perspective on tropical seabird communities, I strongly recommend this book."--P.G. "This review of Hawaiian seabirds represents one of the very few accounts of a tropical seabird community. Evans, Journal of the British Ornithologists' Union. H. Keller, Indiana Audubon Quarterly. "This book, the first one to portray a tropical seabird community, treats the 22 species of seabirds of the Hawaiian archipelago from a conservationist point of view. A class book that is well researched and an important addition to seabird literature."--Charles E