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Get the perfect coffee-table book for birders and nature lovers,
pairing naturalist knowledge with beautiful watercolor paintings.
This is the bird book for people who love birds! Naturalist,
watercolorist, and debut author Jenny deFouw Geuder combines her
vast knowledge of birds, wildflowers, and nature with her artistic
expertise to create a book like no other. Drawn to Birds presents
more than 120 beautiful watercolor paintings, along with Jenny's
fascinating insights that add unique appeal to each page. Drawn to
Birds begins with an introduction to bird anatomy, as well as
details about nests, eggs, and migration. From there, more than 50
different bird species are showcased, with the watercolors divided
into groups like backyard birds, raptors, and wetland birds. As an
added bonus, there's a section dedicated to insects and
wildflowers. You'll appreciate Jenny's tips on how to welcome birds
to your yard and how to become a naturalist. Being a naturalist is
about more than simply stopping to smell the flowers. It's about
observation and making a record. Pause and notice the shapes,
colors, and patterns around you. Jenny's goal is to inspire you to
try your own hand at being a naturalist! She also includes
step-by-step guides for drawing, painting, and inking your own
pictures. Anyone can be an artist. Be brave, try it out, and keep
noticing the marvels around you. Extra pages for journaling and
sketching make this book a keepsake to cherish forever. If you
enjoy birding, gardening, or the great outdoors, Drawn to Birds
belongs in your book collection. Get one for yourself, and give one
as a gift!
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In Front Of Us
(Hardcover)
Zoilabet Duque Casanova; Photographs by Peter Lepine
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Discovery Miles 7 040
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'The crossbill is a bonny bird An she sings wi a guid Scots tongue
Jip-jip-jip A'll gie ye gip Gin ye meddle wi me nor ma young' As a
result of his travels across the North American continent in the
eighteenth century Alexander Wilson pioneered the science of
ornithological writing and illustration, becoming an inspiration
for most of the ornithological works which followed. This new book
celebrates the artwork of Alexander Wilson by reproducing his
illustrations alongside new poems in Scots by Hamish MacDonald,
looking at the habits, habitats, and characteristics of birds.
Why do we pick up pebbles on the beach? What is it we see in them,
and why do we take them home to display on our shelves? Is it their
inherent beauty, their infinite variation, or simply their
associations with a happy time and place? In this book - part
social history and part practical guide - writer and pebble
collector Christopher Stocks unearths the sometimes surprising
story of our love-affair with pebbles, and considers how the way we
see them today has been influenced over the years by artists,
authors and even archaeologists. Printmaker Angie Lewin is widely
admired for her alluringly stylish images of the natural world. She
celebrates the experience of walking and sketching along the
British coastline, often incorporating pebbles in her limited
edition prints and paintings. Many of these feature in the book
alongside a series of new images.
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