Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The growing group of bird enthusiasts who enjoy feeding and watching their feathered friends will learn how they can expand their activity and help address the pressing issue of habitat loss with 100 Plants to Feed the Birds. In-depth profiles offer planting and care guidance for 100 native plant species that provide food and shelter for birds throughout the year, from winter all the way through breeding and migrating periods. Readers will learn...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
An essential handbook for gardeners looking to include animal husbandry in their skill set. Bloom covers everything from chicken-keeping basics, simple garden plans and tips on attractive fencing options, to the best plants and plants to avoid, and step-by-step instructions for getting chicken gardens up and running.
3) The art of hummingbird gardening: how to make your backyard into a beautiful home for hummingbirds
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book is devoted solely to hummingbird gardening and is a practical guide to cultivating flowers and other plants that will attract the hummingbirds of North America to your home and garden. You will be able to grow flowers in profusion and provide nectar for these smallest of birds, which hover on fast-beating wings while they drink from flowers including pink Chinese lantern, bladderpod, woolly blue curls, scarlet sage, penstemon, columbine,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Discover tested, reliable (and easy) plans for building houses and feeders that attract the most popular backyard birds in North America. DIY birdhouses and feeders are inexpensive and relatively easy to make, even if you don't own a shop's worth of tools or you have very limited carpentry experience. With a few materials and some entry-level skills, you can build cozy homes and an inviting backyard snack bar for all of your favorite feathered friends....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bird-watchers everywhere dream of a landscape dotted with fruiting shrubs, nests tucked into twining vines, and birds flocking to feeding stations. Let Natural Gardening for Birds show you how to lay out the welcome mat for birds by considering all of their needs, including year-round food, water, and shelter. Whether you're looking to create a hummingbird garden, install a water feature, create alluring perches, or simply designate a corner of your...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Want to do your part in helping your local pollinators flourish? Pollinator Friendly Gardening makes it easy. Are you interested in growing a naturally healthy garden? How about making sure your local environment helps bees, butterflies, and birds survive and thrive? If you are a beekeeper, are you looking for the ideal plants to keep your colony happy? Pollinators such as monarch butterflies and bees are under threat, and more and more gardeners...
Author
Series
Language
Deutsch
Description
Wie füttert man Vögel richtig?
Bei der Beantwortung dieser Frage sind sich alle Naturschützer und Vogelfreunde einig.
An der Fütterungsstelle können die Tiere aus nächster Nähe beobachtet werden. Füttern ist nicht nur Naturerlebnis, sondern auch Artverständnis. Dies gilt insbesondere für Kinder und Jugendliche, die immer weniger Möglichkeiten haben, die Natur zu beobachten und zu erleben. Die meisten leidenschaftlichen Umweltschützer...
Author
Language
Français
Description
L'élevage de poules de basse-cour est bien plus facile que vous ne le pensez, et elles sont plus dociles que d'autres animaux domestiques. Il vous suffit de contrôler chaque jour que vos poules vont bien, le temps de quelques minutes, et vous devriez pouvoir ramasser des œufs frais très rapidement.
Dans ce livre, nous pencherons sur les étapes nécessaires, depuis le moment où vous procurez des poussins et où vous en occupez, jusqu'au moment...
Author
Language
Español
Description
La cría de gallinas es mucho más fácil de lo que crees y mucho más fácil que la de otros animales domésticos. Solo con dedicarles unos minutos al día, podrás recoger huevos frescos en muy poco tiempo. En este libro, veremos los pasos necesarios: desde conseguir pollitos y cuidarlos, hasta pasar a tus gallinas a un gallinero exterior y qué esperar mientras tanto. Coge una bebida y algo de picar y busca un lugar cómodo donde sentarte,...
Author
Language
English
Description
What came first, the chicken or the egg? It is obviously the chicken, right? I mean, where would an egg come from if it were not laid by a chicken? So the chicken had to have come first. Now I hear your anger, there is no need to shout. You are asking me where the chicken came from and I will answer your question in the very next sentence. The chicken came from an egg. I hear you breathe a sigh of relief as if you have won the argument. I can see...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The presence of birds, bees, and butterflies suggests a healthy, earth-friendly place. These most welcome guests also bring joy to those who appreciate watching them. Now, you can turn your yard into a perfect habitat that attracts them and, more importantly, helps them thrive. Acclaimed author and expert entomologist Jaret C. Daniels provides all the information you need in this must-have guide for Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Plan Your Landscape or Garden to Help Beloved Backyard Visitors
The presence of birds, bees, and butterflies suggests a healthy, earth-friendly place. These most welcome guests also bring joy to those who appreciate watching them. Now, you can turn your yard into a perfect habitat that attracts them and, more importantly, helps them thrive. Acclaimed author and expert entomologist Jaret C. Daniels provides all the information you need in this must-have...
Author
Language
English
Description
Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life. Dale Evva Gelfand, author of Taking Time for Friends, is a freelance writer and...
Author
Language
English
Description
Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
About Hummingbirds
Food
Water
Perches
Shade and Shelter
Nesting Sites
A Hummingbird...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Backyard poultry is often described as " pets with benefits." On these pages, homesteader Jennifer Sartell delves deeply into those benefits - namely the eggs produced by chickens, guineas, quails, ducks - even geese and turkeys. Following a brief overview of the joys and responsibilities that accompany poultry husbandry, Sartell explores the production and anatomy of eggs, explaining poultry reproductive systems, how colors are distributed to egg...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Internationally known as The Chicken Chick, Kathy Shea Mormino brings an informative style and fresh perspective on raising backyard chickens to millions of fans around the world. An attorney by profession, Kathy is the founder and one-woman creative force behind her wildly popular and award-winning Facebook page and blog, The-Chicken-Chick.com. Now her practical, down-to-earth approach to chicken-keeping is available in book form. Sharing her years...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Plan your landscape or garden with more than 100 native plants that benefit birds, bees, and butterflies in Northern California.
The presence of birds, bees, and butterflies suggests a healthy, earth-friendly place. These most welcome guests also bring joy to those who appreciate watching them. Now, you can turn your yard into a perfect habitat that attracts them and, more importantly, helps them thrive. Professional nature photographer and botanist...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Get the perfect coffee-table book for birders and nature lovers, pairing naturalist knowledge with beautiful watercolor paintings.
This is the bird book for people who love birds! Naturalist, watercolorist, and debut author Jenny deFouw Geuder combines her vast knowledge of birds, wildflowers, and nature with her artistic expertise to create a book like no other. Drawn to Birds presents more than 120 beautiful watercolor paintings, along with Jenny's...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
New from Robert and Hannah Litt-the authors of the bestselling A Chicken in Every Yard-comes a hardworking guide to backyard chicken keeping that goes beyond the basics. The New Rules of the Roost addresses the real problems that crop up when keeping chickens long term. The Litts cover a wide range of topics including organic health remedies and disease prevention, pest management, organic nutrition, the best breeds for specific needs, and the simplest...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request