Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: University of Cape Town press, 2010
ISBN 10: 1919713697 ISBN 13: 9781919713694
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In den WarenkorbPaperback. Zustand: New. This is a book about what it's like being a birder in an age of natural decline. It is part autobiographical - tales of spell-binding birding encounters that left indelible memories - and it is part reflective. The travellers' tales of birding adventures are about places and events that were variously entertaining, amusing, captivating, inspiring, exciting and awesome, literally. They also feature the amazing, eccentric, dedicated, inspiring people in the birding community. Travels to Madagascar, Cambodia, India and many other places are recalled. There is birding in the Himalayas, in the Australian outback, on the Southern Oceans and in hotel gardens and city parks and there are tales of the 'big listers', 'big-lensers', professional guides, and local conservation workers who try to keep their habitats safe for us. There are lots of images to accompany these stories.Martin's experiences in becoming a birder late in life revealed some strange behaviour which he soon learnt to take for granted as a member of the birding community. Why tear off chasing the next tick when we were having such a good time in the forest we were already exploring? Why was seeing a rare parrot in a cage less significant than seeing a 'wild' one that was being hand-fed in a nature reserve? Why was he visiting all those rubbish tips and sewerage farms in search of birds when birding excursions to a forest or a natural wetland were so much more pleasing?There are chapters about all of these puzzles and oddities, and more - their origins and, in some cases, how they shape our behaviour in somewhat perverse ways - on 'authentic' birding, the origins and importance of the life list, on rarities and trophy birds, and why the idea of a 'species' is elusive yet so important. All these tales and reflections are shaped by birding during an extinction crisis and the growing biodiversity crisis. As he observed trashed habitats and vanishing bird populations during his travels, Martin's growing dismay and alarm about these issues coloured everything. So he came to ponder what birders are doing in response, whether it is for good or harm.There is the paradox of 'extinction birding' - it is not difficult today to see some vanishingly rare birds, because they are hanging on in reserved, fenced spaces, kept alive by artifices such as captive breeding. Because our visits to these places provide funds, we are also among these species' last hopes for survival. Is this the best we can do? More self-reflection among all birders is necessary. Faced with the growing crisis, we can all do better.
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Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: University Of Cape Town Press, 2007
ISBN 10: 1919713697 ISBN 13: 9781919713694
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Paperback. Zustand: New. This is a book about what it's like being a birder in an age of natural decline. It is part autobiographical - tales of spell-binding birding encounters that left indelible memories - and it is part reflective. The travellers' tales of birding adventures are about places and events that were variously entertaining, amusing, captivating, inspiring, exciting and awesome, literally. They also feature the amazing, eccentric, dedicated, inspiring people in the birding community. Travels to Madagascar, Cambodia, India and many other places are recalled. There is birding in the Himalayas, in the Australian outback, on the Southern Oceans and in hotel gardens and city parks and there are tales of the 'big listers', 'big-lensers', professional guides, and local conservation workers who try to keep their habitats safe for us. There are lots of images to accompany these stories.Martin's experiences in becoming a birder late in life revealed some strange behaviour which he soon learnt to take for granted as a member of the birding community. Why tear off chasing the next tick when we were having such a good time in the forest we were already exploring? Why was seeing a rare parrot in a cage less significant than seeing a 'wild' one that was being hand-fed in a nature reserve? Why was he visiting all those rubbish tips and sewerage farms in search of birds when birding excursions to a forest or a natural wetland were so much more pleasing?There are chapters about all of these puzzles and oddities, and more - their origins and, in some cases, how they shape our behaviour in somewhat perverse ways - on 'authentic' birding, the origins and importance of the life list, on rarities and trophy birds, and why the idea of a 'species' is elusive yet so important. All these tales and reflections are shaped by birding during an extinction crisis and the growing biodiversity crisis. As he observed trashed habitats and vanishing bird populations during his travels, Martin's growing dismay and alarm about these issues coloured everything. So he came to ponder what birders are doing in response, whether it is for good or harm.There is the paradox of 'extinction birding' - it is not difficult today to see some vanishingly rare birds, because they are hanging on in reserved, fenced spaces, kept alive by artifices such as captive breeding. Because our visits to these places provide funds, we are also among these species' last hopes for survival. Is this the best we can do? More self-reflection among all birders is necessary. Faced with the growing crisis, we can all do better.
Paperback. Zustand: Good. Cover edges curling. Pages unmarked, moderate wear.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Porto Press Ltd, Caithness, 2021
ISBN 10: 1849954879 ISBN 13: 9781849954877
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. This is a book about what its like being a birder in an age of natural decline. It is part autobiographical tales of spell-binding birding encounters that left indelible memories and it is part reflective. The travellers tales of birding adventures are about places and events that were variously entertaining, amusing, captivating, inspiring, exciting and awesome, literally. They also feature the amazing, eccentric, dedicated, inspiring people in the birding community. Travels to Madagascar, Cambodia, India and many other places are recalled. There is birding in the Himalayas, in the Australian outback, on the Southern Oceans and in hotel gardens and city parks and there are tales of the big listers, big-lensers, professional guides, and local conservation workers who try to keep their habitats safe for us. There are lots of images to accompany these stories.Martins experiences in becoming a birder late in life revealed some strange behaviour which he soon learnt to take for granted as a member of the birding community. Why tear off chasing the next tick when we were having such a good time in the forest we were already exploring? Why was seeing a rare parrot in a cage less significant than seeing a wild one that was being hand-fed in a nature reserve? Why was he visiting all those rubbish tips and sewerage farms in search of birds when birding excursions to a forest or a natural wetland were so much more pleasing?There are chapters about all of these puzzles and oddities, and more their origins and, in some cases, how they shape our behaviour in somewhat perverse ways on authentic birding, the origins and importance of the life list, on rarities and trophy birds, and why the idea of a species is elusive yet so important. All these tales and reflections are shaped by birding during an extinction crisis and the growing biodiversity crisis. As he observed trashed habitats and vanishing bird populations during his travels, Martins growing dismay and alarm about these issues coloured everything. So he came to ponder what birders are doing in response, whether it is for good or harm.There is the paradox of extinction birding it is not difficult today to see some vanishingly rare birds, because they are hanging on in reserved, fenced spaces, kept alive by artifices such as captive breeding. Because our visits to these places provide funds, we are also among these species last hopes for survival. Is this the best we can do? More self-reflection among all birders is necessary. Faced with the growing crisis, we can all do better. This is a book about what its like being a birder in an age of natural decline. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Paperback. Zustand: New. This is a book about what it's like being a birder in an age of natural decline. It is part autobiographical â" tales of spell-binding birding encounters that left indelible memories â" and it is part reflective. The travellers' tales of birding adventures are about places and events that were variously entertaining, amusing, captivating, inspiring, exciting and awesome, literally. They also feature the amazing, eccentric, dedicated, inspiring people in the birding community. Travels to Madagascar, Cambodia, India and many other places are recalled. There is birding in the Himalayas, in the Australian outback, on the Southern Oceans and in hotel gardens and city parks and there are tales of the 'big listers', 'big-lensers', professional guides, and local conservation workers who try to keep their habitats safe for us. There are lots of images to accompany these stories. <P>Martin's experiences in becoming a birder late in life revealed some strange behaviour which he soon learnt to take for granted as a member of the birding community. Why tear off chasing the next tick when we were having such a good time in the forest we were already exploring? Why was seeing a rare parrot in a cage less significant than seeing a 'wild' one that was being hand-fed in a nature reserve? Why was he visiting all those rubbish tips and sewerage farms in search of birds when birding excursions to a forest or a natural wetland were so much more pleasing? <P>There are chapters about all of these puzzles and oddities, and more â" their origins and, in some cases, how they shape our behaviour in somewhat perverse ways â" on 'authentic' birding, the origins and importance of the life list, on rarities and trophy birds, and why the idea of a 'species' is elusive yet so important. All these tales and reflections are shaped by birding during an extinction crisis and the growing biodiversity crisis. As he observed trashed habitats and vanishing bird populations during his travels, Martin's growing dismay and alarm about these issues coloured everything. So he came to ponder what birders are doing in response, whether it is for good or harm. <P>There is the paradox of 'extinction birding' â" it is not difficult today to see some vanishingly rare birds, because they are hanging on in reserved, fenced spaces, kept alive by artifices such as captive breeding. Because our visits to these places provide funds, we are also among these species' last hopes for survival. Is this the best we can do? More self-reflection among all birders is necessary. Faced with the growing crisis, we can all do better.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: London : National Portrait Gallery, 2009
ISBN 10: 1855143984 ISBN 13: 9781855143982
Anbieter: MW Books, New York, NY, USA
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 160 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Constable: the natural portrait painter / Martin Gayford -- Constable's portraiture and the British art scene of the early nineteenth century / Anne Lyles -- Plates. Subjects; Constable, John (1776-1837) ; Exhibitions. Constable, John (1776-1837) Family ; Portraits ; Exhibitions. Constable, John (1776-1837) Friends and associates ; Portraits ; Exhibitions. Constable, John (English landscapist, 1776-1837) ; Exhibitions. Constable, John (English landscapist, 1776-1837) Friends and associates ; Portraits. National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain) ; Exhibitions. National Portrait Gallery (London, England) ; Exhibitions. Compton Verney (House : Warwickshire, England) ; Exhibitions. Constable portraits (2009 : National Portrait Gallery, London, England). Portrait painting, English 19th century. Painting, English 19th century. Painters England Biography. Human figure in art ; Exhibitions. Portrait painting, British ; Exhibitions. Portrait painting 19th century Great Britain ; Exhibitions. Human figure in art. Portraits, British-19th century. Exhibition catalogues. English artist landscape portrait painting portraiture nineteenth century society middle upper class people family friends. Portrait painting. Genres; Bibliography. Exhibition catalogs. Illustrated. 3 Kg.
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Anbieter: Biblios, Frankfurt am main, HESSE, Deutschland
Zustand: New.
Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: MacMillan Education, Australia, 1995
ISBN 10: 0732931673 ISBN 13: 9780732931674
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The cover has a little wear. The page edges are lighlty tanned. 287 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).
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Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Whittles Publishing 2021-08-31, 2021
ISBN 10: 1849954879 ISBN 13: 9781849954877
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Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: Whittles Publishing 2021-08-31, 2021
ISBN 10: 1849954879 ISBN 13: 9781849954877
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Sprache: Englisch
Verlag: London : National Portrait Gallery, 2009
ISBN 10: 1855143984 ISBN 13: 9781855143982
Anbieter: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irland
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 160 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Constable: the natural portrait painter / Martin Gayford -- Constable's portraiture and the British art scene of the early nineteenth century / Anne Lyles -- Plates. Subjects; Constable, John (1776-1837) ; Exhibitions. Constable, John (1776-1837) Family ; Portraits ; Exhibitions. Constable, John (1776-1837) Friends and associates ; Portraits ; Exhibitions. Constable, John (English landscapist, 1776-1837) ; Exhibitions. Constable, John (English landscapist, 1776-1837) Friends and associates ; Portraits. National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain) ; Exhibitions. National Portrait Gallery (London, England) ; Exhibitions. Compton Verney (House : Warwickshire, England) ; Exhibitions. Constable portraits (2009 : National Portrait Gallery, London, England). Portrait painting, English 19th century. Painting, English 19th century. Painters England Biography. Human figure in art ; Exhibitions. Portrait painting, British ; Exhibitions. Portrait painting 19th century Great Britain ; Exhibitions. Human figure in art. Portraits, British-19th century. Exhibition catalogues. English artist landscape portrait painting portraiture nineteenth century society middle upper class people family friends. Portrait painting. Genres; Bibliography. Exhibition catalogs. Illustrated. 1 Kg.
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