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Birds of Nepal covers over 750 species and distinct sub-species of birds found in Nepal. It contains over 2,000 colour photographs including depictions of flight, plumage, hunting style and much more. Many of the photographs in this comprehensive field guide appear for the first time, and have been carefully selected to showcase the most important features of the species.The text provides vital and new information on voice and habits of each species.The ...
Birds of India covers over 1,300 species and distinct sub-species of birds found in the Indian subcontinent. It contains over 4,000 colour photographs including depictions of flight, plumage, hunting style and much more. Many of the photographs in this comprehensive field guide appear for the first time, and have been carefully selected to showcase the most important features of each species. The text provides vital and new information on voice and habits of each ...
The Sundarbans is the ultimate land of the tiger, a swamp forest so dense and well protected by nature that even centuries of determined effort by humans has failed to destroy it. Was the Sundarbans named after the Sundari tree, or is it the literal Bengali translation for beautiful forest? Can some fish here really climb trees? Is the reputation of the Sundarbans’ tiger as a man-eater justified? Scholars will debate its origins, poets will sing its ...