Helen Roy, Ecological Entomologist at the Biological Records Centre, is one of a team of authors who have been involved in the revision of this classic Naturalists’ Handbook. I see from your professional history that throughout most of your career you have been involved in research with ladybirds. What originally drew you to these fascinating [...]
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The birding ID guide revolutionary Richard Crossley, interviewed by NHBS
The Crossley ID Guide series hit the market in 2011 with the guide to Eastern Birds, marking a revolution in identification guides. The plates of birds, scenically arranged in their natural context, are photographic composites and show a variety of angles. They cover plumage, sex, and age variations, and situate the birds among other species [...]
The World’s Rarest Birds: an interview with author and birder Erik Hirschfeld
The World’s Rarest Birds is a sumptuous visual treat for birders, featuring a gallery of competition-winning bird photos from around the world. But it is more than that: Erik Hirschfeld – and collaborators Andy Swash and Rob Still – want everyone to be engaged with the plight of the rarest bird species. Here’s what he [...]
Save 35% on ten natural history classics from Johns Hopkins UP this June
Always setting a high standard for scientific publishing, Johns Hopkins University Press titles span the range of our natural history subject areas providing solid high-quality research from top academics. These ten books from JHUP have been – and continue to be – bestsellers at NHBS, and they are all on special offer at 35% off [...]
New Edition of Bat Surveys: Good Practice Guidelines – available now
From the Bat Conservation Trust website: The Bat Conservation Trust encourages people working with bats, or those who might come into contact with bats or their roosts during their daily lives, to follow good practice. We have worked with organisations and individuals across many sectors to develop a range of guidance to help you conduct your business or perform your work [...]
NHBS Weekly Digest: Snails; birds – extinct, and hidden; 77 Years of WAZA; spotting scopes and hand lenses
New books in stock The best of the new arrivals: Snails on Rocky Sea Shores John Crothers Number 30 in the Naturalists’ Handbooks series. The British and Irish coastlines are covered in this key to the common species. Habitats and ecology are considered along with accessible techniques useful to anyone interested in the study of these [...]
NHBS Weekly Digest: Avian Architecture, snow ecology, conservation handbooks, eTrex and Paramo
New books in stock this week The best of the new arrivals from the last seven days: Avian Architecture: How Birds Design, Engineer and Build Peter Goodfellow A beautifully designed and fascinating book which documents in clear detail many examples of bird nesting styles, with full-colour illustrations and text describing technical details about construction means [...]
NHBS Weekly Digest: Bird Sense, highland mammals, beauty in nature, insects and whales, Elekon and the CB2 Deluxe
New books in stock this week Looking at the very best of the new arrivals from the last seven days: Bird Sense: What it’s Like to be a Bird Tim Birkhead The author of The Wisdom of Birds returns with this thought-provoking exploration of the subjective sense experience of birds. The premise is that there [...]
NHBS Weekly Digest: ferns, tigers, butterflies, Copernicus, Stealth and the BirdMIKE
New books in stock this week Looking at the very best of the new arrivals from the last seven days: Fern Fever: The Story of Pteridomania Sarah Whittingham This wonderful book tells the story of the nineteenth century obsession with ferns, the infinitely various manifestations of which – in the ferneries, the pottery, sculpture and [...]
NHBS Weekly Digest: Birds of the Indian Subcontinent, Carnivore Ecology and Conservation, Pond Dipping Net, Stealth Gear
Looking at the very best of the new arrivals from the last seven days… New Books Birds of the Indian Subcontinent Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp and Tim Inskipp New second edition of the ground-breaking 1998 original, featuring the usual quality of plates and information associated with the Helm Field Guides. Covers India, Pakistian, Sri Lanka, [...]
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