Birdsong
There are some great new books published concerning the understanding of birdsong and other wildlife sounds, and we have
selected a few titles to further your knowledge, or maybe act as an introduction to this fascinating subject.
Mark Constantine and The Sound Approach
Combining anecdote, scientific theory and practical field experience,
The Sound Approach to Birding; is a step-by-step guide through
tone, pitch, rhythm, reading sonograms, acoustics and using sound to sex
and age birds. It explains how bird sounds are often the first
indication of previously unrecognised taxonomic splits, and explains how
to identify them.
The book comes with 2 CDs with over 200 stereo bird song samples from
all over the world.
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hardcover | 2006 | #163551 | £29.95
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Donald Kroodsma
This is a comprehensive guide into all aspects of birdsong; learn how each bird acquires its songs and how
songs vary from bird to bird and place to place while learning it's local dialect.
Donald Kroodsma's personal journey through the world of birdsong will have you
listening anew to birds in your backyard and
beyond.
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hardcover | 2005 | #161921 | £18.50
Don Stap
Following a world
expert on birdsong from the woods of Martha's Vineyard to the tropical
forests of Central America, Don Stap brings to life the quest to unravel
this ancient mystery: Why do birds sing and what do their songs really
mean? He identifies
birds by their specific sounds, and calls, and explains the true
function of a bird's song, from mating calls to claims of territory.
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softcover | 2006 | #158815 | £9.99
Gabriel B Mindlin and Rodrigo Laje
In recent years birdsong has developed into an extremely interesting
problem for researchers in that of the approximately 10,000 species of birds known to
exist, some 4000 share with humans a remarkable feature: their acquisition of vocalization
requires a certain degree of exposure to a tutor.
This book deals with the physical mechanisms at work in the production of
birdsong, the acoustic effects that the avian vocal organ is capable of
generating, and the nature of the neural instructions needed to drive it.
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hardcover | 2005 | #152756 | £46.00
Geoff Sample
Covers all identifiable species: over 50 species of deer, bat, whale,
dolphin, grasshopper, cricket and bird that can be identified by the
sounds they make. The CD contains 70 minutes of actual sound. The text
provides details on the time of year that you are likely to hear the
sound, plus details on how and why the sound is produced.
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hardcover | 2006 | #152977 | £14.99
David Attenborough
Vintage Attenborough (originally broadcast by BBC in
1998). Attenborough uncovers research into the behaviour of the most
popular and perhaps the best adapted life forms on Earth.
The DVD contains additional footage and scene selection and is part of our 10% off offer on selected BBC DVDs;
click here for the full offer selection
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DVD | 2000 | #113193 | £34.99 £31.50
hardcover | 1998 | #82095 | £18.99
video | 1998 | #82096 | £29.99
Please note this DVD is configured to region code 2, and is intented for play in the UK, Central and Western Europe, Egypt, Greenland, Japan, Lesotho, South Africa and Swaziland.
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