Opis: Chasing Neotropical Birds - Bob Thornton, Vera Thornton, Thornton

From Belize to Brazil, the forests of the American neotropics are home to an astonishing array of birds - over 3,700 different species, or nearly 40 percent of all the birds on earth. Because of this overwhelming abundance, birders come from all over the world to try to catch glimpses of species that can be found nowhere else, such as toucans and ant birds, motmots and manakins, bellbirds and cocks-of-the-rock, and practically all of the planet's hummingbirds. Two such birding enthusiasts are Vera and Bob Thornton, who have spent fifteen years photographing these special and exotic birds in the rainforests of eleven different countries of Central and South America.In this book, you'll find more than a hundred spectacular color photographs they took during their travels, along with a highly entertaining account of their adventures - and misadventures - in chasing these exotic neotropicals. The birds pictured here are among the Thorntons' personal favorites - birds that, in their words, 'either dazzled us with their beauty, or charmed us by their behavior, or, in a few cases, simply challenged us by the mystique of their rarity'.This latter category includes such elusive and sought-after birds as the Black-crowned Antpitta, the Zigzag Heron, the Rufous -vented Ground-Cuckoo, the Bare-necked Umbrellabird, and the monkey-eating Harpy Eagle. In the accompanying text, Bob Thornton engagingly describes the challenges as well as the magic of negotiating the neotropical rainforests in search of colorful birds to photograph. For those who would like to follow in the Thorntons' footsteps, there are also helpful tips about photographic gear and techniques, preferred places to see the birds, lodging, and guides. For everyone who enjoys excellent nature photography, "Chasing Neotropical Birds" is a must-have volume on the coffee table or in the library. "The Thorntons have high standards indeed--some of these pictures are easily the best ever taken of their respective species; some are spectacular, even dazzling." Robert S. Ridgely, Vice President, American Bird ConservancyMaps; Bird Log; Neotropicals; Costa Rica--a Beginning; La Selva/Corcovado; Hatchet Tongue; Singing "Pittas"; Rio Napo; Army Antswarms; Among the Maya; Venezuela Revisited; The Lipstick Bird; Canopy Queen; Bellbirds; The Blue Cotinga; Manu; The Harpy Eagle; Hyacinth Macaws of the Pantanal; Tandayapa Valley, Ecuador; Suriname; Postscript; Family Album; Advice Lab; Resource Center; Bibliography; Index

Szczegóły: Chasing Neotropical Birds - Bob Thornton, Vera Thornton, Thornton

Tytuł: Chasing Neotropical Birds
Autor: Bob Thornton, Vera Thornton, Thornton
Producent: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292705890
Rok produkcji: 2005
Ilość stron: 254
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 1.29 kg

Recenzje: Chasing Neotropical Birds - Bob Thornton, Vera Thornton, Thornton