Kenn Kaufman Livres

Collects photographs, range maps, and descriptive entries identifying the markings, habits, habitat, and voice of each species.

Focusing on the essentials of bird identification, this guide offers a refreshing approach for birders overwhelmed by information. It clarifies foundational principles and provides a structured framework for understanding various bird groups. Through ten detailed chapters, readers learn to apply these principles practically, enhancing their identification skills. Aimed at those passionate about birding, it promises to make the learning process more effective and enjoyable, ultimately enriching the birdwatching experience.

Describes and illustrates over 2,300 North American butterflies, and includes range maps, a pictorial table of contents, and full indexes.

A comprehensive guide to the insects of North America contains information--including life histories, behaviors, and habitats--on every major group of insects found north of Mexico.

This compact, comprehensive field reference treats every species of wild mammal found north of the Mexican border--from squirrels and chipmunks to grizzly bears and jaguars--as well as those in North America's offshore waters. More than 1,200 images.

At sixteen, Kenn Kaufman dropped out of the high school where he was student council president and hit the road, hitching back and forth across America, from Alaska to Florida, Maine to Mexico. Maybe not all that unusual a thing to do in the seventies, but what Kenn was searching for was a little different: not sex, drugs, God, or even self, but birds. A report of a rare bird would send him hitching nonstop from Pacific to Atlantic and back again. When he was broke he would pick fruit or do odd jobs to earn the fifty dollars or so that would last him for weeks. His goal was to set a record - most North American species seen in a year - but along the way he began to realize that at this breakneck pace he was only looking, not seeing. What had been a game became a quest for a deeper understanding of the natural world. Kingbird Highway is a unique coming-of-age story, combining a lyrical celebration of nature with wild, and sometimes dangerous, adventures, starring a colorful cast of characters.

A close look at one season in one key site that reveals the amazing science and magic of spring bird migration, and the perils of human encroachment.

From Kenn Kaufman, a founding father of modern birding, The Birds that Audubon Missed examines the scientific quests of John James Audubon and other early American naturalists to show how what they saw and studied (and what they missed) reflects how we perceive, categorize, and ultimately understand the natural world.