RATING: G General Audiences RUNTIME: Approx. All of them depend on the wetlands for their survival. "Wings Over Water" immerses readers in this awe-inspiring, essential region, using more than 300 breathtaking photos and inspiring essays from some of North America?s foremost conservationists to shine a spotlight on these critical breeding grounds and the need to protect them. Wings Over Water, narrated by Michael Keaton, tells the compelling story of three amazing bird speciesthe Sandhill Crane, the Yellow Warbler and the Mallard Duckwith extraordinary footage of their fascinating behaviors. More than half of all North American migratory waterfowl and 96 species of songbirds breed and nest there, and more than 60 percent of the continent?s ducks are hatched there. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.Read Or Download Wings Over Water: The Vital Magic of North America?s Prairie Wetlands By Wings for Wetlands, LLC Full Pages.Ī beautiful, photo-rich companion book to the internationally distributed IMAX film of the same name, "Wings Over Water" celebrates the prairie wetlands of North America and the birds that live and breed in this critical habitat.Covering 300,000 square miles stretching from Canada through Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa, the prairie wetlands are one of Earth?s most important, yet little-known, ecosystems. Wings Over Water is a joint venture of the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, which works to secure the future of hunting, fishing, and land management Ducks Unlimited Inc., Wetlands America Trust, and Ducks Unlimited Canada, the world's largest nonprofit organizations dedicated to conserving North America's disappearing wetland and waterfowl habitats and the National Audubon Society, the world's oldest nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to bird conservation. Wings Over Water immerses readers in this awe-inspiring, essential region, using more than 300 breathtaking photos and inspiring essays from some of North America's foremost conservationists to shine a spotlight on these critical breeding grounds and the need to protect them. More than half of all North American migratory waterfowl and 96 species of songbirds breed and nest there, and more than 60 percent of the continent's ducks are hatched there. Covering 300,000 square miles stretching from Canada through Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa, the prairie wetlands are one of Earth's most important, yet little-known, ecosystems. A beautiful, photo-rich companion book to the internationally distributed IMAX film of the same name, Wings Over Water celebrates the prairie wetlands of North America and the birds that live and breed in this critical habitat.
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