Wild Pigeons and Doves - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wild Pigeons and Doves write by Jean Delacour. This book was released on 1959. Wild Pigeons and Doves available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Wild Pigeons and Doves
Wild Pigeons and Doves - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wild Pigeons and Doves write by Jean Delacour. This book was released on 1980. Wild Pigeons and Doves available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Numerous detailed full-color drawings and photographs highlight brief descriptions of a variety of pigeons and doves, including pigeons and doves in captivity, American and turtle doves, American quail pigeons and doves, and rock, wood, and fruit pigeons
Pigeons and Doves
Pigeons and Doves - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pigeons and Doves write by David Gibbs. This book was released on 2010-06-30. Pigeons and Doves available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume is dedicated to the field identification of pigeons and doves, and it incorporates much recent information on the family. Pigeons and doves are a large family of birds occurring throughout the world. Many species are specialist frugivores, while others feed on seeds. Most are arboral and the tropical species in particular are often brightly coloured. The family includes gregarious migratory species, as well as shy, ground-dwelling forms such as the exotic crowned pigeons of New Guinea.
Pigeons and Doves of the World
Pigeons and Doves of the World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pigeons and Doves of the World write by Derek Goodwin. This book was released on 1983. Pigeons and Doves of the World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Superdove
Superdove - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Superdove write by Courtney Humphries. This book was released on 2008-08-12. Superdove available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Why do we see pigeons as lowly urban pests and how did they become such common city dwellers? Courtney Humphries traces the natural history of the pigeon, recounting how these shy birds that once made their homes on the sparse cliffs of sea coasts came to dominate our urban public spaces. While detailing this evolution, Humphries introduces us to synanthropy: The concept that animals can become dependent on humans without ceasing to be wild; they can adapt to the cityscape as if it were a field or a forest. Superdove simultaneously explores the pigeon's cultural transformation, from its life in the dovecotes of ancient Egypt to its service in the trenches of World War I, to its feats within the pigeon-racing societies of today. While the dove is traditionally recognized as a symbol of peace, the pigeon has long inspired a different sort of fetishistic devotion from breeders, eaters, and artists—and from those who recognized and exploited the pigeon's astounding abilities. Because of their fecundity, pigeons were symbols of fertility associated with Aphrodite, while their keen ability to find their way home made them ideal messengers and even pilots. Their usefulness largely forgotten, today's pigeons have become as ubiquitous and reviled as rats. But Superdove reveals something more surprising: By using pigeons for our own purposes, we humans have changed their evolution. And in doing so, we have helped make pigeons the ideal city dwellers they are today. In the tradition of Rats, the book that made its namesake rodents famous, Superdove is the fascinating story of the pigeon's journey from the wild to the city—the home they'll never leave.
