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Bay Area Wildlife - Jeff Miller

Bay Area Wildlife

An Irreverent Guide

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Buch | Softcover
368 Seiten
2024
Heyday Books (Verlag)
978-1-59714-663-0 (ISBN)
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Learn about the wildlife of the Bay Area from a lifelong protector of endangered species, and enjoy the wild ride.

Jeff Miller's quirky guide to the coolest animal neighbors in the Bay Area will have you gawking at elk, whooping with cranes, and crowning yourself a crossing guard for newts before you know it. Join Jeff on a local safari to meet more than sixty species of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and insects, and discover the fascinating and sometimes bizarre mating, feeding, and athletic antics of our most charismatic animals.

Portraits by Obi Kaufmann, the renowned conservationist artist who created The California Field Atlas, bring each animal to vivid life alongside fun facts, comical photos, and maps to help you scope out the best spots to find your furred, feathered, slimy, and slithery friends. Imbued with the author’s deep compassion for the well-being of our local fauna, Bay Area Wildlife reveals why each of these creatures matters, as well as the threats that loom over our region's incredible biodiversity.

Jeff Miller is the founder of the Alameda Creek Alliance and has served as executive director since 1997. Jeff also works with the Center for Biological Diversity on media, outreach, writing endangered species listing petitions, and working on biodiversity issues and endangered species protection throughout California. He lives in Ashland, OR. Obi Kaufmann is the author and illustrator of The California Field Atlas (2017), The State of Water (2019), The Forests of California (2020), The Coasts of California (2022), and The Deserts of California (2023), all published by Heyday.

Introduction


How to Use This Guide


Stuff with Fur: Mammals






Tule Elk—A Resounding Clash of Antlers
Bobcat, Fox and Weasel—Pint-Sized Predator Safari
Coyote—Return of the Trickster
River Otter—Aquatic Death Weasels
Badger—Who’s Badgering Who?
Beaver—Worth A Dam
Bats—Lords of the Night

Blubber Fest: Marine Mammals


Elephant Seal—Nature in the Raw
Orca—Some Call Them Killer
Sea Otter—Adorable Psychopaths
Whales—Seeking Leviathan
Sea Lion—In Praise of Blubber
















Feathered Dinosaurs: Birds






Roadrunner—Looney Tunes Bad-Ass
Yellow-Billed Magpie—A Tiding of Iridescence
Vaux’s Swift—Autumnal Chimney Tornado
Sandhill Crane—The Trumpet in the Orchestra
Albatross—Chumming for Tubenoses
Night-Heron—A Racket in the Rookery
Clapper Rail—Cryptic Marsh Chickens
Black Skimmer—Aerial Beagles
Raptors—Hawk Hill
Bald Eagle—On A Wing and A Prayer
Burrowing Owl—The Superb Owl
Peregrine Falcon—Screaming Death Parrot
Pileated Woodpecker—Built for Headbanging
Loggerhead Shrike—The Butcherbird
Rare Wood-Warblers—Pursuing Avian Gems


















Pissing in Your Drinking Water: Fish






Salmon and Steelhead—Spawn Till You Die
Grunion—Greeting the Grunion
Sturgeon—Monsters From the Deep
Herring and Anchovy—Bait Ball
Leopard Shark and Bat Ray—Eelgrass Adventures
Lamprey—A Seriously Punk Rock Fish
Great White Shark—Devil’s Teeth










Cold-Blooded Herps: Reptiles and Amphibians






Alameda Whipsnake—The Chaparral Striped Racer
Newt—Psychedelic Pond Orgy
Rattlesnake—Adrenaline Rush
Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog—Amorous Amplexus
Giant Salamander—Humongous Barking Babies








Spineless Creepy Crawlies: Invertebrates






Monarch Butterfly—Multi-Generational Migration
Tarantula—Post-Coital Snack
Ladybug—Loveliness at the Ladybug Hotel
Nudibranchs—Hardcore Tidepooling
Jellyfish—Smacks and Blooms








Ghosts, Phantoms and Rumors: Rare and Elusive Wildlife






Mountain Lion—Ghost Cat
Pronghorn—On Fine Fleet Limbs
San Francisco Garter Snake—The Turquoise Serpent
Ringtail—Elusive Acrobat
Mountain Beaver—The Western Wombat
Condor—Thunderbird Back from the Brink
Black Bear—Furry Foodie
Porcupine—Stab Rabbit











Oddities: Introduced Species






Fallow Deer—The Spiritual Unicorns of Point Reyes
Feral Parakeets—The Urban Jungle





Lost and Missing: Extinction






Extinct and Extirpated—Missing Species of the Bay Area




Watchable Wildlife Highlights by County


Wildlife Viewing Tips


Greater Bay Area Wildlife Festivals


Conservation


Ways to Share Your Sightings


Acknowledgments


Photo Credits


About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum
Illustrationen Obi Kaufmann
Zusatzinfo Color illustrations and photographs throughout
Verlagsort Berkeley
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 228 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Natur / Ökologie
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Naturführer
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10 1-59714-663-3 / 1597146633
ISBN-13 978-1-59714-663-0 / 9781597146630
Zustand Neuware
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