Birds: Images of Hawaii's Feathered Heritage
Like its people, Hawaii's avifauna represents a heritage of successive immigration. The first birds to make the young volcanic islands their home were seabirds such as boobies, albatrosses, and terns. Eventually, migratory shorebirds and waterfowl that nest in the arctic began to spend their winters in Hawaii. Later, as the islands matured and developed forest habitats, land and freshwater birds from North America, Asia, and Australasia became permanent residents. In the isolation of the mid-Pacific, these ancient colonists settled and evolved into new species unique to Hawaii. Birds: Images of Hawaii's Feathered Heritage showcases 48 full-color images of Hawaii's unique birds such as the Nene, Apapane, Palila, Pueo, Iwa and Elepaio.
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Birds: Images of Hawaii's Feathered Heritage
Like its people, Hawaii's avifauna represents a heritage of successive immigration. The first birds to make the young volcanic islands their home were seabirds such as boobies, albatrosses, and terns. Eventually, migratory shorebirds and waterfowl that nest in the arctic began to spend their winters in Hawaii. Later, as the islands matured and developed forest habitats, land and freshwater birds from North America, Asia, and Australasia became permanent residents. In the isolation of the mid-Pacific, these ancient colonists settled and evolved into new species unique to Hawaii. Birds: Images of Hawaii's Feathered Heritage showcases 48 full-color images of Hawaii's unique birds such as the Nene, Apapane, Palila, Pueo, Iwa and Elepaio.
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Birds: Images of Hawaii's Feathered Heritage

Birds: Images of Hawaii's Feathered Heritage

Birds: Images of Hawaii's Feathered Heritage

Birds: Images of Hawaii's Feathered Heritage

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Like its people, Hawaii's avifauna represents a heritage of successive immigration. The first birds to make the young volcanic islands their home were seabirds such as boobies, albatrosses, and terns. Eventually, migratory shorebirds and waterfowl that nest in the arctic began to spend their winters in Hawaii. Later, as the islands matured and developed forest habitats, land and freshwater birds from North America, Asia, and Australasia became permanent residents. In the isolation of the mid-Pacific, these ancient colonists settled and evolved into new species unique to Hawaii. Birds: Images of Hawaii's Feathered Heritage showcases 48 full-color images of Hawaii's unique birds such as the Nene, Apapane, Palila, Pueo, Iwa and Elepaio.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781566477956
Publisher: Mutual Publishing Company
Publication date: 04/01/2007
Pages: 48
Product dimensions: 6.60(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Dr. H. Douglas Pratt, ornithologist, writer, photographer and world renowned illustrator has led bird and natural history tours in Hawai'i for over twenty-five years. He is currently the research curator of birds at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
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