From kayaking past tumbling waterfalls in Croatia to hiking through mountainous Montenegro, there's nothing quite like being in the great outdoors. Whether you're looking for adrenaline-fuelled thrills or a deeper connection to the natural world, this inspirational travel guidebook has it all. Covering everything from birdwatching and forest bathing to scuba diving and wild swimming, Outdoor Europe is packed with adventures for your next wild escape!...

Running an island plane service with her grandfather on the remote islands of northern Scotland, Morag McGinty, on the verge of making a huge life change, is marooned on an off-grid island with a visiting ornithologist who has just the right perspective to help her pilot her course. "Morag MacIntyre is a Scottish lass from the remote islands that make up the northernmost reaches of the UK. She's also a third-generation pilot, the heir apparent to...

A documentary about an extinct giant woodpecker, a small town in Arkansas hoping to reverse its misfortunes, and the tireless odyssey of the bird-watchers and scientists searching for the Holy Grail of birds - the elusive Ivory-billed woodpecker. Official Selection at the **Hot Docs International Documentary Festival**. *"Scott Crocker has turned a bird-watching tale into a multi-layered story that will fascinate practically everybody." - Neil Genzlinger,...

This Oscar-nominated animated short tells the story of a dapper young remittance man who is sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching in 1909. However, his affection for badminton, bird watching and liquor leaves him little time for wrangling cattle. It soon becomes clear that nothing in his refined upbringing has prepared him for the harsh conditions of the New World. A film about the beauty of the prairie, the pangs of homesickness and the...

"Make bird-watching in Maryland and Delaware even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekiela's famous bird guide, field identification is simple and informative. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don't live in your area. This handy book features 148 species of Maryland and Delaware birds-including Washington, D.C., and the Chesapeake Bay-organized by color for ease of use. Full-page photographs present the species as you'll see...

Want to hunt shipwrecks for treasure? Explore sites from the War of 1812? How about enjoying great seafood in a waterfront village? Or birding in a bird-watching mecca? Backroads & Byways of Chesapeake Bay devotes itineraries to all of these excursions and many more, all accompanied by color photographs and maps.

Join John McWade, founder of Before & After magazine, as he rebuilds a poorly designed informational sign, demonstrating the most engaging ways to showcase complex information. Informational signs have two purposes: to report information and to make it appealing to visitors new and old. In this way, signs have much in common with other projects designers work on everyday: websites, brochures, posters, etc. In this course, John McWade, lynda.com senior...