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The Rookery at Noxubee Wildlife RefugeThe Rookery at Noxubee Wildlife Refuge (book)

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Picture over 30,000 birds each year returning to a small island of cypress trees to breed and raise their young. This breeding place-called a rookery- is located in the north end of Bluff Lake at Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge, located in central Mississippi. From early spring, when the first flocks arrive, through mid-fall when the last group departs for the winter, the trees and sky are full of birds. Breeders include Cattle Egrets, Snowy Egrets, Great Egrets, Little Blue Herons and White Ibises. This book provides a brief introduction to the rookery and its residents, followed by a pictorial essay of life at the rookery, from arrival to departure.

Backyard Visions: The Ruby-throated HummingbirdBackyard Visions: The Ruby-throated Hummingbird (book)

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Backyard Visions: The Ruby-throated Hummingbird is primarily a compilation of our photographs of one of the world’s smallest and most beautiful birds. In the first three sections of the book, we use those photographs to illustrate some of the characteristics of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds as well to illustrate a brief discussion of their life history. In the fourth section, we provide a discussion of the care and feeding of hummingbirds and how to attract them to your backyard. The final section is devoted to a discussion of the techniques that we have found useful in creating the photographs contained in this book.

The Red-cockaded Woodpecker at Noxubee National Wildlife RefugeThe Red-cockaded Woodpecker at Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge (book)

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The Red-cockaded woodpecker was once abundant in the southeast. Loss of habitat in the 1900's resulted in plummeting populations, and this woodpecker was declared an endangered species in the 1970's. Today, populations are slowly recovering but are largely restricted to state and federally owned lands where pine trees can reach the maturity required for nesting. One area where this woodpecker can still be found is the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge in south-central Mississippi. This book is primarily a collection of photographs of this bird taken at the Noxubee NWR with a description of its habitat and life history

The Eagles at Noxubee NWR: Our 2008 DiaryThe Eagles at Noxubee NWR: Our 2008 Diary (book)

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This book documents the 2008 nesting of a pair of bald eagles on the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge in south-central Mississippi. While this specific pair of eagles had nested in a remote area of the refuge for some years, the 2008 nest was remarkable in that it was in an area easily viewed (although at some distance) by the public and created considerable local interest. It was also remarkable in that three eaglets were successfully reared, a rare occurrence. Through a series of photographs and descriptive text, the book documents the development of the eaglets from mid-march, 2008 to their fledging in early May.

Images of North American Big GameImages of North American Big Game (book)

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There are a large number of mammals found in North America, but none capture the imagination as much as the "Big Game" species. This is primarily a book of photographs of those big game animals. Fifteen species are presented in this book, which include many but not all North American big games species. For each big game species a brief discussion of their characteristics is provided followed by photographs illustrating those characteristics and their behavior.