Mojave Desert Wildflowers by Pam Mackay

Mojave Desert Wildflowers by Pam Mackay

Introduction to birds of India is a photographic field guide for those enthusiasts who are interested in knowing more about the birds found in India. Instead of relying on coloured diagrams and illustrations of birds, this book relies on presenting its readers with photographs of around 230 species of birds found in India, thus making it particularly useful ready reference tool in the field. This book not only familiarizes its readers to identify with particular characteristics of a bird, but also covers how those characteristics can assist a bird watcher in identifying with the diet, habitat and behaviour of the bird. The initial chapters also covers the basic precautions that must be adhered to, in order to ensure that birds are observed in their natural environment A major part of the book in dedicated to written and photographic description of more than two hundred birds, both common and rare that are found in India. For the ease of the readers, the birds are divided into thirty four groups, covering in detail their morphological features, food habits and natural place of dwelling. Each bird is accompanied with one or more photograph, including description/ photographs highlighting the difference in sexes and maturity. The index at the end of the book lists the birds with common and scientific names and page reference where their detail description appears. Compiling photographs of such wide variety of birds in itself in no small task, requiring years of patience and dedication, for which the author deserves due credit and appreciation.

Pam MacKay has been exploring the San Bernardino and San Gabriel Mountains for the past 20 years as a hiker, camper and photographer, especially of native plants. She has also been a botanical consultant for some of the carbonate mines on the northeastern slopes of the San Bernardino Mountains and has led numerous botanical field trips for her college classes and the California Native Plant Society. She is the author of Mojave Desert Wildflowers, a Falcon Guide, which is by far the most popular field guide to the Mojave and is widely used by wildflower enthusiasts and professional botanists alike. She is a full-time professor at Victor Valley College, where she teaches microbiology, cell biology, population and environmental biology, and tropical natural history courses. Tim Thomas has over 30 years of experience working as a field biologist in southern California. He has conducted surveys on all eight California Channel Islands, the South Coast, the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges from Santa Cruz to San Diego Counties, the deserts, and the eastern Sierra, including the Inyo and White Mountains. He has worked as a field biologist for a variety of organizations and agencies, including The Nature Conservancy, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the California Native Plant Society.

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ISBN 13	9780762711628
ISBN 10	0762711620
Title	Mojave Desert Wildflowers
Author	Pam Mackay
Series	Falcon Guides Wildflowers
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield
Year published	2003-05-01
Number of pages	352
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.