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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Natural history narratives for more than 300 species of mammals,
birds, reptiles, and amphibians found in Pennsylvania and
throughout the northeastern United States-written in an engaging,
straightforward style.
An invaluable addition to any nature-lover's library. Each
narrative offers a species description as well as up-to-date
information on habitat, breeding behavior, feeding habits, biology,
migration, and current population status, as well as the author's
personal observations of the animal's life in the wild. Includes
game and nongame mammals, birds of prey, songbirds, waterfowl,
snakes, turtles, frogs, toads, and more.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
- Common and uncommon tree species described in engaging
detail
- Covers trees found in small woodlots, deep forests, backyards,
and reverting fields
With populations of both northern and southern trees,
Pennsylvania is home to a truly diverse array of species. This book
describes more than 60 species of trees found in Pennsylvania and
the northeastern United States in a straightforward, informative
style. Includes identification details, range, growth patterns,
seasonal adaptations, natural history, past and present uses, and
current and future population trends, along with the author's
personal observations of the trees themselves--what their nuts
taste like, their barks feel like, or what it's like to see them in
the wild. An invaluable addition to any nature-lover's library.
The Wingless Crow joins together thirty-three superb short
essays on nature, science, country living, and self. They are
written by a man who--watchful, inquisitive, at times prickly--is
animated by delight, wonder, and love for the rural places and
wildlife of Pennsylvania. Charles Fergus wrote these insightful
pieces for his monthly column, "Thornapples," which ran in
Pennsylvania Game News magazine from the late 1970s until the early
1990s. They are based on many hours spent hiking, skiing,
botanizing, and observing wild creatures, as well as trips to
libraries and hours spent with books, teasing out information about
the objects of his interest.
The writing is simple and vivid, rendered dramatic through the
delivery of carefully chosen details. Fergus scrutinizes a captured
dragonfly and sees "a bubble of a hide through which organs
glimmer." He recalls a night in a tent when lightning shook the
ground. He tells about topographic maps and deerflies and auctions
and poisonous mushrooms and crows. Propelled by an unrelenting
curiosity, a wry sense of humor, and the tough heart of a born
curmudgeon, Fergus is astonished at how little he sees at
first--and how much, with care and dedication, there is to see.
Readers will delight in his observations of and insights into the
everyday life, both human and wild, animating the wooded mountains
and farmed valleys of the author's central Pennsylvania home.
- Handy in-the-field identification guide
- Features the "Foolproof Five"
- Includes a useful identification flowchart
The northeastern United States is home to an enormous variety of
mushrooms--some delicious, some deadly. This handy in-the-field
guide offers identification information for some 50 mushrooms that
mushroom hunters are most likely to encounter in the wild: Parasol
Mushroom, Delicious Lactarius, Sulphur Shelf, Giant Puffball. It
also features detailed photographs illustrating the characteristics
to look for when identifying mushrooms and natural history
information--where they grow, when they appear, and the various
forms they take.
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