The Ruby-throated Hummingbird
June Osborne(Author)
University of Texas Press
Published on 1. October 1998
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-292-76047-9 (ISBN)
Description
There is no mistaking a hummingbird. Even people who hardly know a robin from a sparrow recognize that flash of iridescent feathers and the distinctive hovering flight. So popular have "hummers" become that even casual birdwatchers now travel great distances to hummingbird hot spots to see masses of birds in their annual migrations. In this invitingly written book, June Osborne paints a fully detailed portrait of perhaps the best-known hummingbird in the United States, the ruby-throat. Drawing from her own birdwatching experiences, she offers an "up close and personal" look at a female ruby-throat building her nest and rearing young, as well as an account of a day in the life of a male ruby-throat and stories of the hummers' migrations between their summer breeding grounds in the United States and Canada and their winter homes in Mexico and Central America. In addition to this life history, Osborne recounts early hummingbird sightings and tells how the bird received its common and scientific names. After an overview of hummingbirds' distinctive ways of feeding, flying, and conserving energy, she offers a detailed description of the ruby-throat that will help you tell females from males, immature birds from adults, and ruby-throats from similar species. Osborne also takes you on a visit to the "Hummer/Bird Celebration!" at Rockport, reviews hummingbird banding programs, and explains how to attract hummingbirds to your yard or apartment balcony.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Austin, TX
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
With dust jacket
Illustrations
18 color photos
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
481 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-292-76047-9 (9780292760479)
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June Osborne
The Ruby-throated Hummingbird
E-Book
07/2010
University of Texas Press
€18.18
Available for download
Person
June Osborne, of Waco, Texas, has written extensively about birds and occasionally leads birding tours.
Content
Preface Acknowledgments One. Hummingbirds: Their Human Appeal Two. A Family of Tiny Dynamos Three. Our Ruby-throated Hummingbird Four. Courtship and Life around the Nest Five. Life in the Fast Lane: A Day in the Life of a Male Rubythroat Six. Long Day's Journey into Night: Migration Seven. The "Hummer/Bird Celebration!"