Ducks, Geese and Swans

Ducks, Geese, and Swans: 2-Volume Set (Bird Families of the World)

Amazon Price: $415.50 (as of 07/05/2009)

Ducks, Geese, and Swans begins with eight chapters giving an overview of the family, their taxonomy and evolution, feeding ecology, breeding strategies, social behavior, movements and migrations, population dynamics, and conservation and management, followed by accounts of 165 species, written by a
team of expert wildfowl specialists, describing each bird in its natural state and summarizing the published literature and recent research.

The Great Gallery of Ducks and Other Waterfowl

by: Richard Lemaster

Amazon Price: $41.97 (as of 07/05/2009)

This book is one to have! This book is what I call the greatest beginners book to waterfowl. It takes you step by step, thru different breeds.

Canvas Print, Egyptian and Orinoco Goose - 18 x 12

Amazon Price: $39.95 (as of 07/05/2009)

Swans of the World: In Nature, History, Myth and Art

by: A. Lindsay Price

Amazon Price: $19.67 (as of 07/05/2009)

Artist-writer Price incorporates her considerable experience with swans as an amateur naturalist into this engaging narrative, which surveys the world's swan species. More than a natural history and abundantly illustrated with over 110 drawings, photos, and maps, her book also recounts swans in folklore, history, and culture.

The Wood Duck and the Mandarin: The Northern Wood Ducks

by: Lawton L. Shurtleff, Christopher Savage

Amazon Price: (as of 07/05/2009)

This is a story of conservation told through the natural histories of two of the world's most fascinating birds, the Wood Duck of North America and the Mandarin of Asia. The only two species in their genus (Aix), these Northern Wood Ducks are native to different continents but have long been kept together in captivity. Now, for the first time in history, they are also flying side by side in the wild in a small area of northern California.

MANDARIN DUCK by Safari, Ltd.

Amazon Price: $3.95 (as of 07/05/2009)

The Wild Safari hand-painted, authentic, and affordable bird replicas stimulate creative play. Children love them for their playful poses, quality, and collectible range, as well as their educational value. A color-coded 5-language educational hang tag is included with each replica. This mandarin duck measures 2.75 in. L x 2 in. H . Age 3+