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4. Hummingbirds
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Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date:
[2014]
Language:
English
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The world of nature awaits you right in your own backyard. Search for fast-flying Hummingbirds. While on safari, learn how to identify and observe these birds and discover their interesting behaviors, life cycle, enemies, and defenses.
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Publisher:
National Geographic
Pub. Date:
[2018]
Language:
English
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For avian enthusiasts, from armchair observers to dedicated life-listers, this brilliant book from acclaimed National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore celebrates the beauty of all birds, great and small. This elegantly packaged celebration of birds from around the world unites incredible animal portraits from Joel Sartore's distinguished National Geographic Photo Ark project with inspiring text by up-and-coming birder Noah Strycker. It includes...
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Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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"Working with simple household tools, kids can follow the step-by-step photographic instructions to exercise their design smarts, expand their 3-D thinking, and learn the basics of physics and engineering with activities that have real-life applications"--
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English
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Record the beauty, emotions, and experiences of everyday life - not in your journal but with your knitting needles! Author Lea Redmond offers 32 enchanting projects that will inspire you to create beautiful finished pieces full of personal meaning and memories. Stock up on shades of blue, gray, and white and knit one strip of a scarf each day for a year, using the color that matches the sky on that day. When you're done, you'll have a unique memento...
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Publisher:
Sterling Pub Co Inc
Pub. Date:
[2014]
Language:
English
Description:
"Origami takes flight with these 40 beautiful bird projects, from a cockatiel, horned owl, and hummingbird to the exotic albatross and extinct dodo. Just photocopy the templates onto cardstock; score, cut, and fold; and, finally, interlock the joints to create a dimensional creature. All the projects are arranged by difficulty and the richly photographed pages show the birds from multiple perspectives, perching, standing, and flying. "--
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Publisher:
CompanionHouse Books
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
Description:
Loaded with complete plans and easy-to-follow construction tips, Garden DIY offers a creative mix of both practical and decorative projects for gardening enthusiasts. Brother and sister team Samantha and Daniel Johnson present 20 hands-on projects for aspiring horticulturalists. From a hummingbird feeder, bee-friendly flower gardens, cold frames, and trellises to compost bins, birdbaths, sundials, and a mason bee lodge, clear step-by-step color photographs...
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Publisher:
Enslow Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
Description:
From tiny hummingbirds to huge ostriches, birds can be big, small, and all the sizes in between! There are more than 10,000 different kinds of birds, making it classification of "bird" incredibly diverse. In this book, readers understand what makes a bird a bird, from having wings to hatching from an egg. Each section is accompanied by an origami project that guides readers through making a chick, bald eagle, parrot, and more. Each step of folding...
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden all-region guides volume hand 189
Publisher:
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Pub. Date:
[2008]
Language:
English
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Schiffer Publishing
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
Many stitchers and embroidery fans love the aesthetic of minimalism, and one-line designs appeal due to their perfect clarity and style. In the early 20th century, one-line drawings were made fashionable by no less a figure than Pablo Picasso. Here crafters learn why one-line stitched designs are so powerful and how they work. The projects range from easy to advanced, plus readers learn to make one-line designs from any interesting object they see....
13. Wild Birds
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Publisher:
C&T Publishing
Pub. Date:
2000
Language:
English
Description:
Carol again presents charming images inspired by her personal observations of nature. Use the designs of your favorite feathered friends to applique onto quilts, clothing, and home decor items. Complete directions for 8 projects. Includes 22 full-size patterns of birds such as Robin, Baltimore Oriole, Carolina Wren, Northern Cardinal, Killdeer, Hummingbird, Meadowlark, Redheaded Woodpecker, and many others. Detailed how-to instructions teach Carol's...
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Publisher:
Quarto Publishing Group USA
Pub. Date:
2010
Language:
English
Description:
Embrace your love of birdwatching, every day of the year! By nature, bird lovers are naturalists and collectors, and you know how easy it is to devote hours upon hours of time-a lifetime, in fact-to your hobby. Birdwatcher's Daily Companion is a fun, sophisticated way to be newly inspired, every day of the year. Inside is insight into everything from how to identify look alike species to planting a hummingbird garden, planning birding travel, and...
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Publisher:
Herbert Press
Pub. Date:
2024
Language:
English
Description:
"Painting watercolours in a loose style is a technique admired by many artists, yet there are a range of skills to master in order to achieve a sense of freedom and lightness of touch. Birds present us with a vibrant array of colours and textures – from the iridescent plumage of the hummingbird to the zingy turquoise blue of the kingfisher – and with such varied and lively characters they are a wonderful subject to paint. Supported by instructional...
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Publisher:
Search Press
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
This complete beginner's guide to painting animals and birds is ideal if you want to learn to paint in watercolour but are short on time. Broken down into 32 quick and easy paintings measuring just 15 x 10cm (6 x 4in), this basic course will teach you all the skills you need to paint domestic and wild animals and birds, in home settings or in nature. Best-selling author Matthew Palmer shows you how to paint a diverse range of animals and birds, including...
17. Drawing: Birds
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Publisher:
Walter Foster Publishing
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
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With Drawing: Birds, learn to render a variety of beautiful, realistic birds in graphite pencil. Artists of all skill levels and bird enthusiasts alike will find creative inspiration and valuable drawing instruction in Drawing: Birds. This comprehensive book opens with an introduction to essential drawing tools, including graphite pencils, erasers, paper, and other materials. Then learn a variety of basic drawing techniques, such as shading, stippling,...
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Publisher:
BookBaby
Pub. Date:
2013
Language:
English
Description:
Archaeologist Lillie Lisle's life ambition is to find answers to the disappearance of the ancient people of the American Southwest known as the Hohokam. Convinced those answers lie at the foot of Black Mountain in Tucson, Arizona, she undertakes a frustrating process to excavate the area. Finally, luck plays into her hands when a county land swap cedes the site to a contractor who must conduct an archaeological survey before starting to build. Lillie...
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Publisher:
Heyday
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
Delight in the Sierra Nevada's diverse avifauna with this long-awaited field guide Identify and learn about over two hundred and fifty birds of the Sierra Nevada. From tiniest hummingbirds to condors with nine-foot wingspans; from lower-elevation wrens to the rasping nutcrackers of the High Sierra; from urban House Sparrows to wild water-loving American Dippers, Hansen's Field Guide to the Birds of the Sierra Nevada showcases artist-naturalist Keith...
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Publisher:
Adventure Publications
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
English
Description:
Find Your Recipe for Bird Watching Success A few minutes in the kitchen can become hours of bird watching fun. Take birding to another level by creating unique dishes especially for backyard birds. Feed your favorite visitors the foods that they crave-fruit, nuts, seeds, and suet-but prepare them yourself! This creative cookbook by Adele Porter turns bird food into a banana split, cupcake, pie, and even tree ornaments. Each dish is perfect to tackle...