Learn to ID fauna and flora on the NHBS blog
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Spring and summer are a great time to discover some of your local flora and fauna. Flowers are in bloom, amphibians and reptiles have emerged from their winter hibernation, birds are busy nesting and feeding their young, and the air is full of the buzzing of bees and the colours of butterflies and moths. On the NHBS blog you will find a selection of UK ID guides which will help you to identify the plants and animals you find.
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With the survey season well underway, we took a Video Endoscope out into the field to test. We looked for tadpoles in a pond and carried out several nest inspections. Read our blog post to find out how it performed.
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This month, browse our newly catalogued books in Leon's bookshelf.
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Tree Story: The History of the World Written in Rings
Blending popular science, travelogue, and cultural history, Tree Story highlights exciting findings of tree-ring research, including the locations of drowned pirate treasure, successful strategies for surviving California wildfire and even the role of olives in the fall of Rome. These fascinating tales are deftly woven together to show us how dendrochronology sheds light on global climate dynamics and reveals the clear links between humans and our leafy neighbors.
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Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology
Reflecting the expertise and perspective of five leading mammalogists, the fifth edition of Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology significantly updates taxonomy, adds a new introductory chapter on the science of mammalogy, and highlights several recently described species. Maintaining the accessible, readable style for which Feldhamer and his coauthors are well known, this new edition of Mammalogy is the authoritative textbook on this amazingly diverse class of vertebrates.
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Author Interview: Neil Middleton - Is That a Bat? A Guide to Non-Bat Sounds Encountered During Bat Surveys
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Neil's latest book, Is That a Bat?, published in January, provides a technical, yet accessible, guide to understanding and categorising non-bat sounds. Including a downloadable audio library, this ground-breaking book is designed to help bat workers be more confident in analysing their recordings, and also discusses the wider conservation benefits of studying non-bat sounds. Neil is the owner of BatAbility Courses & Tuition and has studied bats for over 25 years with a particular focus on their acoustic behaviour.
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