Bessera elegans
Bessera elegans, a lovely South American species flowers every year in Gippsland, a long way from its native habitat. A lovely species to grow. Bessera, from the Amaryllidaceae family was named in honor of Wilbald von Besser (1784-1842), an ... [... more]
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Butterflies and Moths: Fully Illustrated, Authoritative, ...
 Fine Source for Illustrations of Caterpillars: Golden Guides are often described as books for children just discovering the natural world. While the series is eminently usable by young naturalists, Golden Guides are solid introductory field guides. The [... more]
CDN$7.95
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Skyward
The cover is far more captivating: When I first glimpsed the cover, I expected an engrossing story with captivating characters as Monroe previously mastered in The Beach House. I felt the plot was cliche and the characters two-dimensional, with the [... more]
CDN$15.95
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A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies
More of a reference book than field guide: Just slightly smaller than 8.5 x 11 inch letter size with 500 pages and an inflexible, non-weather resistant cover, this book is too big and rigid to fit in anything other than a back-pack. It's not a quick [... more]
CDN$62.71
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Peterson First Guide to Caterpillars of North America: ...
The Only Caterpillar Field Guide!: If you've been looking for a book to help you identify caterpillars, you may have noticed that field guides for butterflies and moths are nearly useless in this regard. Entomologists don't seem to be nearly as [... more]
CDN$6.95
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The Wild Orchids of North America, North of Mexico
A disappointment, unfortunately.: When a new field guide appears that is focused on a special group of plants, one anticipates that a lot of information will be presented about the subject of interest. Well-written field guides should contain at least a [... more]
CDN$50.12
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Mammals of North America: Temperate and Arctic Regions
From Amazon.com: Field guides help naturalists identify animals, but understanding their behavior is much more difficult. That's why this hefty reference work is so welcome. Mammals of North America is an excellent introduction to the behavior, ecology, [... more]
CDN$29.95
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Pocket Guide To The Birds Of Britain And North-west Europe
Pocket Guide to the Birds of Britain and North-west Europe.: I checked this book out of the library prior to a trip to London, and now I'm going to buy a copy for my library. This is such a well laid out book, and the perfect size for the field. The [... more]
CDN$29.95
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Bird Tracks & Sign: A Guide to North American Species
Great gift for that serious birder: This is a guide to identifying bird families or individual species by clues they leave behind of their presence. The title may appear, at first glance, to be a typo. It is not. As the authors explain on the first page: [... more]
CDN$51.95
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Mammal Tracks & Sign: A Guide to North American Species
The best of the best: This book is it! I have been tracking for about a year now and i recently baught this book and it is the best i have seen. it is both handy in the field and at home moreover the personal accounts from mark are fabulous and add an [... more]
CDN$65.95
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Animal Skulls: A Guide to North American Species
Author: Mark Elbroch Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 573.7616097 EAN: 9780811733090 ISBN: 0811733092 Number Of Pages: 740 Publication Date: 2006-12 [... more]
CDN$46.83
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Birds At Your Feeder
Independently recommended: Here's the complete review from 'Library Journal' (15 Sept. 1999), by Henry T. Armistead, Free Library of Philadelphia: "This superb book is distinguished from the dozens of others on attracting birds by its analysis of [... more]
CDN$23.50
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