"An enthralling account of a modern voyage of discovery as we meet a rare and mysterious bird of prey--the caracara--that puzzled Darwin, fascinates modern-day falconers, and carries secrets of our planet's deep past in its family history. In 1833, Charles Darwin was astonished by an animal he met in the Falkland Islands: handsome, social, and oddly crow-like falcons that were "tame and inquisitive ... quarrelsome and passionate," and so insatiably...

"In 1964, Bryan and June Nelson spent an extraordinary year studying seabirds on two uninhabited Galapagos islands. Bryan's subsequent book blended scientific study with light-touch narration. June now complements her late husband's stories with her own memories of the delightful wildlife but deteriorating equipment and bug-infested food supplies. As the year ends, clothes literally in tatters and barefoot, the couple lunch with Prince Philip aboard...

Simple text and illustrations describe Phorusrhacos, how they lived, and how they became extinct.

Simple text and illustrations describe phorusrhacos, how they lived, and how they became extinct. Sumario en español: El texto y las ilustraciones simples describen phorusrhacos, cómo vivieron, y cómo llegaron a estar extintos.

"I have been investigating publishing a book about the Pacific Flyway in the mode of The Salish Sea: a beautifully visual book with highly informed text. There is a surprising dearth of books about the Pacific Flyway, despite its prominence as a subject on the Audubon website. Awareness of the flyway would give any birdwatcher an advantage in seeing the greatest numbers of birds. The Pacific Flyway encompasses the great swath of territory from the...