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David Tipling
David Tipling is a professional wildlife photographer. He has won the documentary award for the European Nature Photographer of the Year for his work on emperor penguins. He is the author or commissioned photographer for more than 30 books that include ''Collins Top Birding Spots in Britain & Ireland'', ''The National Parks and Other Wild Places of Britain & Ireland'', ''Attracting Wildlife to your Garden'', and most recently ''The RSPB Guide to Digital Wildlife Photography''. Background and education Born in Hove Sussex, David Tipling was educated at the Wildernesse School in Sevenoaks. A keen birdwatcher from an early age, his parents bought him his first camera in his teens. Tipling was soon recording the birds in his local area. A largely self-taught wildlife photographer, Tipling came under the watchful eye of Roy Coles, the then warden of nearby Bough Beech Reservoir, a nature reserve in Kent. Tipling learned his craft largely by 'trial and error' and by training his eye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hove
Hove is a seaside resort and one of the two main parts of the city of Brighton and Hove, along with Brighton in East Sussex, England. Originally a "small but ancient fishing village" surrounded by open farmland, it grew rapidly in the 19th century in response to the development of its eastern neighbour Brighton, and by the Victorian era it was a fully developed town with borough status. Neighbouring parishes such as Aldrington and Hangleton were annexed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The neighbouring urban district of Portslade was merged with Hove in 1974. In 1997, as part of local government reform, the borough merged with Brighton to form the Borough of Brighton and Hove, and this unitary authority was granted city status in 2000. Name and etymology Old spellings of Hove include Hou (Domesday Book, 1086), la Houue (1288), Huua (13th century), Houve (13th and 14th centuries), Huve (14th and 15th centuries), Hova (16th century) and Hoova (1675). The etymology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barn Owl
The barn owl (''Tyto alba'') is the most widely distributed species of owl in the world and one of the most widespread of all species of birds, being found almost everywhere except for the polar and desert regions, Asia north of the Himalayas, most of Indonesia, and some Pacific Islands. It is also known as the common barn owl, to distinguish it from the other species in its family, Tytonidae, which forms one of the two main lineages of living owls, the other being the typical owls (''Strigidae''). There are at least three major lineages of barn owl: the western barn owl of Europe, western Asia, and Africa; the eastern barn owl of southeastern Asia and Australasia; and the American barn owl of the Americas. Some taxonomic authorities classify barn owls differently, recognising up to five separate species; and further research needs to be done to resolve the disparate taxonomies. There is considerable variation of size and colour among the approximately 28 subspecies, but most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Moss
Stephen Moss (born in 1960) is an English natural historian, birder, author, and television producer. Biography He is best known for producing wildlife series, many of them presented by Bill Oddie, including: *'' Birding with Bill Oddie'' (three series, 1997, 1998, and 2000) *''Bill Oddie Goes Wild'' (three series, 2001, 2002, and 2003) *'' Wild In Your Garden'' (2003) *'' Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife'' (2004) *''Springwatch with Bill Oddie'' (2005) *'' Birds Britannia'' (2010) For some of his BBC series, he also authored accompanying books. He left the BBC in 2011 to work as a freelancer. He lectures at Bath Spa University and is a visiting professor at the University of Nottingham. In 2009, he was one of the first recipients of the British Trust for Ornithology's Dilys Breese Medal, at a ceremony at the House of Lords. He is married, with five children, and lives in Somerset, having moved there from West London. Radio programmes * ''A Guide to Garden Birds'' Bibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Couzens
Dominic Couzens is a British birdwatcher, author and journalist specialising in avian and natural history subjects.Pearson, Louisa (2005)Birds of a Feather, ''The Scotsman, 10 September 2005, retrieved 2010-12-04 He contributes regularly to '' Bird Watching'' and ''BBC Wildlife'' magazines; and is also a professional field trip guide. His books ''The Secret Lives of Garden Birds'', ''The Secret Lives of British Birds'', and ''The Secret Lives of Garden Wildlife'' all received praise, with the former selected by ''The Guardian'' as one of the best wildlife books of 2004,Moss, Stephen (2004)Doing what comes naturalistically: Stephen Moss on the best wildlife books of 2004, ''The Guardian'', 4 December 2004, retrieved 2010-12-04 an accolade also received by ''the Secret Lives of British Birds'',Moss, Stephen (2006)The call of the wild: Stephen Moss goes foraging for the best of the year's nature books, ''The Guardian'', 25 November 2006, retrieved 2010-12-04 and the latter picked a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of . Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of . Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost . Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, . The coastal regions can reach temperatures over in summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Where vegetation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet is a travel guide book publisher. Founded in Australia in 1973, the company has printed over 150 million books. History Early years Lonely Planet was founded by married couple Maureen and Tony Wheeler. In 1972, they embarked on an overland trip through Europe and Asia to Australia, following the route of the Oxford and Cambridge Far Eastern Expedition. The company name originates from the misheard "lovely planet" in a song written by Matthew Moore. Lonely Planet's first book, ''Across Asia on the Cheap'', had 94 pages; it was written by the couple in their home. The original 1973 print run consisted of stapled booklets with pale blue cardboard covers. Tony returned to Asia to write ''Across Asia on the Cheap: A Complete Guide to Making the Overland Trip'', published in 1975. Expansion The Lonely Planet guide book series initially expanded to cover other countries in Asia, with the India guide book in 1981, and expanded to rest of the world later on. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Cahill
Timothy Filiga Cahill (; born 6 December 1979) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder but also played as a striker on many occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill became recognised for "his aggressive and powerful approach and his ability to head the ball in the penalty area". Cahill has scored 50 goals in 108 caps between 2004 and 2018 and is regarded as one of the greatest Australian footballers of all time. He currently works as a pundit for BBC Sport and Sky Sports. In 1997, Cahill left Sydney for England to play professionally; there he was signed by Millwall on a free transfer from Sydney United. He was part of the Millwall side that won the Football League Second Division title in the 2000–01 season, and was also central part of Millwall's run to the 2004 FA Cup Final. Before the start of the 2004–05 season, Cahill was transferred to Everton. He was named both Everton Player of the Season and Everton Players' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Elphick
Jonathan Elphick is a British natural history writer, editor and consultant. He is an eminent ornithologist, a qualified zoologist; Fellow of the Zoological Society of London and a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London. He is author of ''The Birdwatcher's Handbook: A Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland''; ''Birds: The Art of Ornithology'' and ''The Natural History Museum Atlas of Bird Migration: Tracing the Great Journeys of the World's Birds'', which received Bird Watching Magazine's 'Best Bird Reference Book of the Year'; as well as co-author of the ''Encyclopedia of Animals''; the ''RSPB Pocket Birds; A Unique Photographic Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe'' with Jonathan Woodward and ''The National Parks and other Wild Places of Britain and Ireland'', with photography by David Tipling. He has also been consultant, editor or author on a variety of other books, articles and CD-ROMs including ''Coastline'' with Greenpeace, and the BBC production of ''The Real ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birding World
''Birding World'' was a monthly birding magazine published in the United Kingdom. It was the magazine of the Bird Information Service, based at Cley next the Sea, Norfolk. With the publication of issue No. 26/12 in January 2014, ''Birding World'' magazine ceased publication. History and profile Originally published in 1987 as ''Twitching'' volume 1, the magazine underwent a name-change to this name, in 1988 (also resetting its volume count back to 1). The editor was Steve Gantlett, and the assistant editor Richard Millington. It was aimed at birders with an interest in the occurrence and identification of rare birds in the United Kingdom and the Western Palearctic. It also covered birding-related material from around the globe. The range of material published included: * papers on bird identification, often including proposed new identification characters for difficult groups of taxa * news articles on rare birds in Britain and elsewhere in the Western Palearctic Significant a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Birding
''Dutch Birding'', originally subtitled ''Journal of the Dutch Birding Association'', and currently subtitled ''International journal on Palaearctic birds'', is an ornithological magazine published by the Amsterdam-based Dutch Birding Association. It was established in 1979 and its editor-in-chief is Arnoud van den Berg. The magazine has English and Dutch language editions and covers morphology, systematics, occurrence, and distribution of birds in the Benelux, Europe, and elsewhere in the Palaearctic region. It also publishes contributions on birds in the Asian-Pacific region and other regions. See also *'' Ardea'' – official publication of the Netherlands Ornithologists' Union *List of birds of the Netherlands *List of journals and magazines relating to birding and ornithology The following is a list of journals and magazines relating to birding and ornithology. The continent and country columns give the location where the journal or magazine is published and may not corr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birdwatch (magazine)
''Birdwatch'' (ISSN 0967-1870) is a British monthly magazine for birdwatchers, established in 1992 by Solo Publishing. Distributed by subscription and also through newsagents, it has a cover price of £4.10. Each edition is also available on iTunes. Key content areas include bird identification, site guides, skills development, recent sightings and news and reviews. The circulation is around 13,000. Solo Publishing was acquired by Warners Group Publications Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (commonly known as Warner Bros. or abbreviated as WB) is an American film and entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California, and a subsidiary of Warner Bros. D ... plc in 2008. References External linksWebsiteat BirdGuides.com Journals and magazines relating to birding and ornithology Ornithology in the United Kingdom Hobby magazines published in the United Kingdom Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom Wildlife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Birds (magazine)
''British Birds'' is a monthly ornithology magazine that was established in 1907. It is now published by BB 2000 Ltd, which is wholly owned by The British Birds Charitable Trust (registered charity number 1089422), established for the benefit of British ornithology. Its circulation in 2000 was 5,250 copies; its circulation peaked at 11,000 in the late 1980s. The current editor is Stephen Menzie. ''British Birds'' is aimed at serious birdwatchers and ornithologists, rather than the more casual birdwatchers catered for by some other magazines on the subject. It publishes the findings of the British Birds Rarities Committee. Its mascot, and later logo, the red grouse, was chosen because at the time it was thought to be an endemic British species (although it is now considered a subspecies of the willow grouse). In 1916, ''British Birds'' magazine absorbed ''The Zoologist'', due to the latter's shortage of subscribers. Editors The current editor of ''British Birds'' is Stephen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
