Bruce M Beehler: Flight of the Godwit, Gebunden
Flight of the Godwit
- Tracking Epic Shorebird Migrations
- Illustration:
- Alan T Messer
- Publisher:
- Smithsonian Books (DC), 04/2025
- Binding:
- Gebunden
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781588347879
- Item number:
- 11924130
- Volume:
- 272 Pages
- Weight:
- 567 g
- Format:
- 224 x 147 mm
- Thickness:
- 23 mm
- Release date:
- 15.4.2025
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
Soar across 46 North American territories to uncover the secrets of 7 magnificent shorebirds, the world's greatest nonstop travelers An immersive travelogue that belongs on every birder's bookshelf, with 30 gorgeous black-and-white illustrations and a birdwatching species checklist
Flying more than 8, 000 miles from Alaska to eastern Australia without stopping to eat or rest, the Bar-tailed Godwit holds the record for the longest nonstop migration of any land bird in the world. Flight of the Godwit invites readers on ornithologist Bruce M. Beehler's awe-inspiring journey in search of North America's largest and farthest-flying shorebirds. Driving 35, 000 miles between 2019 to 2023, Beehler sought birds he dubs the "Magnificent Seven":
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Marbled Godwit
- Whimbrel
- Long-billed Curlew
- Bristle-thighed Curlew
- Upland Sandpiper
Beehler interweaves colorful fieldwork stories and rich details on local culture with the natural history and biology of shorebirds---including evolution, the physics of migration, orientation, homing, foraging, diet, nesting, parental care, wintering, staging, elusive "super-migrators," and the importance of conservation efforts.
With authoritative prose and 30 beautiful black-and-white illustrations from artist Alan T. Messer, the book journeys through 37 states and 9 Canadian provinces from Texas to Alaska to Canada's High Arctic. Flight of the Godwit is a captivating adventure and a tribute to remarkable birds and birding itself.