 Books about Birds
Browse through our selection of the top-50 best selling books about birds, birdwatching and ornithology. Click on any title for further information or to place an order. |
Books about Birds
Browse through our selection of the top-50 best selling books about birds, birdwatching and ornithology. Click on any title for further information or to place an order. |
| 1. | National
Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America : Revised and
Updated by Jon L. Dunn | |
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ships in 24 hours National Geographic Society Paperback - 480 pages 3rd edition (April 1999) |
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| Amazon.com The field reference of choice for serious birders since its inception, the third edition has been updated to reflect new bird ranges in North America as well as the always controversial reclassifications of species and subspecies. The expanded text includes even more notes on identification,... Read more | ||
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| 2. | A
Field Guide to the Birds : A Completely New Guide to All the Birds of
Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides) by Roger Tory Peterson(Illustrator), Virginia Marie Peterson (Illustrator) | |
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ships in 24 hours Houghton Mifflin Co (Pap) Paperback - 384 pages 4th edition (June 15, 1998) |
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| Amazon.com Roger Tory Peterson, one of America's pre-eminent artist-naturalists and arguably the inventor of the field guide, made people love birds like no one since John James Audubon. A Field Guide to the Birds, first published in 1934, remains his most famous and wonderful work. The manual stood instantly... Read more | ||
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| 3. | The
Beak of the Finch : A Story of Evolution in Our Time by Jonathan Weiner | |
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ships in 24 hours Vintage Books Paperback Reprint edition (June 1995) |
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| Rosemary and Peter Grant and those assisting them have spend twenty years on Daphne Major, an island in the Galapagos studying natural selection. They recognize each individual bird on the island, when there are four hundred at the time of the author's visit, or when there are over a thousand. They... Read more | ||
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| 4. | National
Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds : Eastern
Region by John Bull, et al | |
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ships in 24 hours Knopf Paperback - 796 pages 2nd Rev edition (September 1994) |
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| Amazon.com Covering 508 bird species found east of the Rocky Mountains, the revised second edition takes into account changes in taxonomy and uses improved photography. At the heart of the guide is a set of 646 well-made color photographs whose subjects are organized by easily discerned characteristics (e.g.,... Read more | ||
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| 5. | Living
on the Wind : Across the Hemisphere With Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul | |
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ships in 24 hours North Point Press Hardcover - 420 pages (April 1999) |
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| Amazon.com Did you know that neither temperature nor hunger sparks bird migration? That many species migrate at night? That some birds migrate more than 5,000 miles in a single, uninterrupted flight? "We are such stodgy, rooted creatures," observes the author of this fascinating book. "To think of crossing... Read more | ||
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| 6. | A
Field Guide to Western Birds : A Completely New Guide to Field Marks of
All Species Found in North America West of the 100th Meridian and North of
m by Roger Tory Peterson(Illustrator) | |
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, October 1, 1990 Cited in Sheehy and BCL3. Subtitled A completely new guide to field marks of all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. Has 165 new paintings showing all birds west of the Great Plains, 441 new maps, and a revised text describing each species--its field marks,... Read more | ||
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| 7. | All
the Backyard Birds : East (American Bird Conservancy Compact
Guide) by Jack L. Griggs, Virginia Croft (Editor) | |
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ships in 24 hours Harperperennial Library Paperback - 96 pages (April 1998) |
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| Pete Dunne, V.P. NJ Audubon
Society "These guides are the best thing to hit backyard birding since black oil sunflower seed. Not a kitchen window sill in North America should be without." Read more | ||
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| 8. | The
Life of Birds by David Attenborough | |
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ships in 24 hours Princeton Univ Pr Hardcover - 320 pages (September 28, 1998) |
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| Amazon.com Tireless explorer of the natural world and wide-ranging traveler, documentary filmmaker and writer David Attenborough has delighted readers and viewers with such productions as Life on Earth and The Living Planet. In this companion to a 10-part PBS series of the same name, Attenborough examines the... Read more | ||
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| 9. | Stokes
Field Guide to Bird Songs : Eastern Region (Three compact discs and
64-page booklet) by Donald Stokes, et al | |
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This collection of bird songs should be enjoyable for both avid bird-watcher and casual nature-lover. It consists of three CDs and a guide booklet covering the sounds of 372 species living in Eastern North America. Narrator Lang Elliott introduces each species with just its name, then presents a... Read more | ||
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| 10. | The
Complete Book of Birdhouse Construction for Woodworkers by Scott D. Campbell | |
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ships in 24 hours Dover Pubns Paperback - 48 pages 40 edition (June 1989) |
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| The Best Little Technical Reference for
Birdhouse Builders This book is short and to the point, well researched and documented. There is a bibliography in the back that is helpful for further reading. The plans in this book are for simple, unadorned, basic shelter for birds. Even if you want to build fancy "designer" birdhouses, you need this book... Read more | ||
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| 11. | Mind
of the Raven : Investigations and Adventures With
Wolf-Birds by Bernd Heinrich | |
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ships in 24 hours Cliff Street Books Hardcover - 380 pages (April 1999) |
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| Amazon.com Beyond croaking, "Nevermore," what exactly do ravens do all day? Bernd Heinrich, biology professor at the University of Vermont and author of Ravens in Winter, has spent more than a decade learning the secrets of these giants of the crow family. He has observed startlingly complex activities among... Read more | ||
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| 12. | Attracting
Birds to Your Backyard : 536 Ways to Turn Your Yard and Garden into a
Haven for Your Favorite Birds by Sally Roth | |
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ships in 24 hours Rodale Pr Hardcover - 320 pages |
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Anyone can create a beautiful and colorful backyard that will attract many different species of birds. This comprehensive, A-to-Z guide will help serious and casual gardeners alike choose the specific plants, flowers, shrubs, and trees for attracting some of the best-loved backyard birds, including... Read more | ||
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| 13. | Stokes
Field Guide to Birds : Eastern Region (Stokes Field
Guides) by Donald Stokes, Lillian Q. Stokes | |
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ships in 24 hours Little Brown & Co (Pap) Paperback - 471 pages (January 1996) |
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, March 1, 1996 Notable for its numerous identification keys including a quick, full-color visual guide to the most common backyard birds, a quick alphabetical index on the inside covers (as well as a complete one within) and a color tab index to bird groups. Superb color photographs include relevant plumage... Read more | ||
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| 14. | A
Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica by F. Gary Stiles, et al | |
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ships in 24 hours Cornell Univ Pr Paperback (December 1990) |
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| Birds of Costa Rica This is the best book for birding in Costa Rica but it is far too big and heavy to be an ideal field guide. A pro birding guide in CR suggested buying the book, removing the illustrations and having them bound for use in the field. Guides at La Selva have the plates laminated in plastic and spiral... Read more | ||
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| 15. | Basic
Butchering of Livestock & Game by John J., Jr. Mettler, Elayne Sears (Illustrator) | |
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| Very beneficial for the self suficiency
minded person! It helped me expand my knowlege of butchering wild game, namely venison! I could recommend this to the somewhat seasoned butcher as well as the novice! He also included some great idea's I can't wait to try for preserving different meats! My only complaint would be that the author did not explain... Read more | ||
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| 16. | The
Alex Studies : Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey
Parrots by Irene Maxine Pepperberg | |
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ships in 24 hours Harvard Univ Pr Hardcover - 448 pages (January 2000) |
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| Amazon.com When Irene Pepperberg, a professor at the University of Arizona, says goodnight, she typically hears the reply "Bye. I'm gonna go eat dinner. I'll see you tomorrow." Though the response itself is not unusual, the source is, for it comes from Alex, a gray parrot, Pepperberg's main research subject... Read more | ||
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| 17. | National
Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds : Western Region
(National Audubon Society Field Guide) by Miklos D. F. Udvardy, et al | |
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ships in 24 hours Knopf Paperback - 822 pages Rev edition (September 1994) |
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| Amazon.com A favorite of birdwatchers (especially those who prefer photographs to illustrations), this field guide, revised for 2000, accounts for the 544 bird species that live in the region west of the Great Plains. The clearly printed color photographs capture birds at rest and in flight; preceded by... Read more | ||
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| 18. | Waterfowl
Identification : The Lemaster Method by Richard Le Master, Richard Lemaster | |
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ships in 24 hours Stackpole Books Paperback - 76 pages Spiral edition (August 1996) |
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| The greatest As the very lucky owner of a framed original S/N Waterfowl ID book I was delighted to be able to get one for the field.There are also some signed prints of the ID method floating around. Read more | ||
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| 19. | All
the Birds of North America : American Bird Conservancy's Field
Guide by Jack L. Griggs | |
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| Amazon.com Serious birders delight in autumn as migrating flocks provide the opportunity to observe the species that aren't normally around to observe. They don weather-proof shoes and layers of clothing, grab binoculars and All the Birds of North America, and head for the marshes before the football fans... Read more | ||
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| 20. | Red-Tails
in Love : A Wildlife Drama in Central Park by Marie Winn | |
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| Amazon.com Nature perseveres in the strangest places, even smack-dab in the middle of Manhattan. Marie Winn, a Wall Street Journal columnist, chronicles the inspiring tale of a pair of red-tailed hawks that take up residence in the posh Fifth-Avenue neighborhood bordering Central Park, home to such celebrities... Read more | ||
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| 21. | The
Bird Feeder Book : An Easy Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and
Understanding Your Feeder Birds by Donald W. Stokes, et al | |
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ships in 24 hours Little Brown & Co (Pap) Paperback - 90 pages (October 1987) |
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| Synopsis This unique guide helps readers learn how to attract more birds, become experts at identifying birds, and better understand bird behavior. The authors write a regular column that appears in Bird Watcher's Digest and Living Bird. Read more | ||
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| 22. | Raising
the Home Duck Flock : A Complete Guide by Dave. Holderread | |
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Ordered Storey Books Paperback - 192 pages (August 1983) |
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| Excellent! Anyone with ducks should own this
book! I have read this book so many times now, I may need a new copy. I decided to get ducks to raise, but first read this book,suggested to me by online poultry news group folks.I have had no difficulties raising ducks now because I followed all the advice from Dave's book.I had never raised poultry of... Read more | ||
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| 23. | The
Birder's Handbook : A Field Guide to the Natural History of North American
Birds;Including All Species That Regularly Breed North of
Mexico by Darryl Wheye(Contributor), et al | |
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| Amazon.com Compact and yet filled with information, this portable encyclopedia of North American bird behavior is a complement to field guides. Learn more about the species you see in the field, and--when in doubt--use this handy reference as another tool for identification. Read more | ||
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| 24. | The
Hummingbird Book : The Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and
Enjoying by Don Stokes, et al | |
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| Synopsis With seventy full-color photographs, eight range maps showing summer and winter distribution, and eight diagrams of the birds' striking aerobatics, this guide will fully enable readers to enjoy these popular birds. Read more | ||
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| 25. | Birding
by Ear : Eastern/Central (Peterson Field Guides) by Richard K. Walton(Editor), Robert W. Lawson | |
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| Amazon.com Ever wonder what that trill in the backyard is? Or how to distinguish between all those similar warbler songs? If so, try Birding by Ear. This great resource for birders all over eastern/central North America conveniently packages three cassettes and an accompanying booklet into a single... Read more | ||
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| 26. | Birds
of North America by Chandler S. Robbins, et al | |
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ships in 24 hours Golden Books Pub Co (Adult) Paperback - 360 pages Revised edition (October 1983) |
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| Synopsis Brief descriptions and illustrations help to identify 650 species of birds in North America, with information on characteristics, range maps, and song patterns. --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title Read more | ||
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| 27. | Mind
of the Raven by Bernd Heinrich | |
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| Amazon.com Beyond croaking, "Nevermore," what exactly do ravens do all day? Bernd Heinrich, biology professor at the University of Vermont and author of Ravens in Winter, has spent more than a decade learning the secrets of these giants of the crow family. He has observed startlingly complex activities among... Read more | ||
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| 28. | A
Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America by Steven N. G. Howell, et al | |
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| Synopsis Astonishingly comprehensive, covering the identification, status, and distribution of all 1,070 birds species known from Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, and Northern Nicaragua, this definitive guide is beautifully illustrated with 71 color plates and 39 black-and-white drawings,... Read more | ||
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| 29. | Hand-Feeding
and Raising Baby Birds : Breeding, Hand-Feeding, Care, and
Management by Matthew M., Phd Vriends, et al | |
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| A great how to on hand-feeding. This book takes the novice from the very beginning. It covers every aspect of handfeeding. Concise, easy to read, with great colour pictures. I would recommend this book to the beginning handfeeder as well as those who are experienced. Read more | ||
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| 30. | Hope
Is the Thing With Feathers : A Personal Chronicle of Vanished
Birds by Christopher Cokinos | |
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| Amazon.com A decade ago, new to the Flint Hills of eastern Kansas, poet, journalist, and amateur birder Christopher Cokinos spotted an unusual sight: a pair of green parrotlike birds in flight, chased by a hawk. Uncertain of what he had seen, he turned to his guidebooks and neighbors to discover, eventually,... Read more | ||
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| 31. | Stokes
Field Guide to Birds : Western Region (Stokes Field
Guides) by Donald Stokes, Lillian Q. Stokes | |
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ships in 24 hours Little Brown & Co (Pap) Paperback - 519 pages 1 Ed edition (January 1996) |
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| From Book News, Inc.
, March 1, 1996 Notable for its numerous identification keys including a quick, full-color visual guide to the most common backyard birds, a quick alphabetical index on the inside covers (as well as a complete one within) and a color tab index to bird groups. Superb color photographs include relevant plumage... Read more | ||
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| 32. | A
Field Guide to Mexican Birds : Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador
(Peterson Field Guides) by Roger Tory Peterson(Illustrator), Edward L. Chalif (Contributor) | |
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| 33. | Hawks
in Flight : The Flight Identification of North American Migrant
Raptors by Peter Dunne, et al | |
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| Synopsis A lively text bring this noble species of birds to life. This volume covers the 23 most common diurnal raptors of North America identified by body shape, habitat, and movement. 92 illustrations. 173 photos. Read more | ||
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| 34. | Duck
Hunting (Hunting & Fishing Library) by Jeff Simpson, Dick Sternberg | |
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| Deserves 10 stars Duck Hunting (Hunting & Fishing Library) like the entire series is an excellent book that gives easy to read facts along with superior photography and illustrations that help the novice as well as the longtime wild game hunter. This is important because nothing is worse than hearing from a novice... Read more | ||
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| 35. | Penguin
(Photobook) by Frans Lanting, Christine K. Eckstrom | |
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| Amazon.com What's more charming than a penguin? A bunch of penguins! Brilliant nature photographer Frans Lanting enters the deep south world of the flightless Antarctic birds to reveal their daily lives, their triumphs and tragedies, and above all, that adorable way they waddle in their little tuxedoes. In his... Read more | ||
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| 36. | Stokes
Field Guide to Bird Songs : Western Region by Kevin Colver, et al | |
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| Synopsis The easiest way to locate and identify the widest variety of bird species is often through sound. These clear recordings allow listeners to identify not only more species, but also more sounds per species, including their unique songs and calls. Comprehensive and informative, each entry starts with... Read more | ||
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| 37. | All
the Backyard Birds : West (American Bird Conservancy Compact
Guide) by Jack L. Griggs, Scott Edwards | |
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| Pete Dunne, V.P. NJ Audubon
Society
"These guides are the best thing to hit backyard birding since black oil sunflower seed. Not a kitchen window sill in North America should be without." Read more | ||
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| 38. | Stokes
Beginner's Guide to Birds : Eastern Region (Stokes Field Guide
Series) by Donald Stokes, Lillian Q. Stokes (Contributor) | |
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| Synopsis North America's preeminent writers on birds and nature follow the wildly successful launch of their Stokes Field Guides to Birds with two new identification guides designed specifically for beginners. Beautifully designed and easy to use, these handy guides are certain to become the top choice for... Read more | ||
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| 39. | MacAws
: Everything About Purchase, Management, Housing, Feeding, Health Care,
and Breeding/a Complete Pet Owner's Manual by Roger G. Sweeney | |
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| All Around Excellent Book I think this book is excellent for beginners with Macaws and even people who know about them and want to know a little more. It has everything you need to know, in fact the entire series of pet books from Barrons does. I just wish they had a web site... Read more | ||
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| 40. | Ravens
in Winter by Bernd Heinrich | |
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| Ravens are among the most elusive and yet (or, consequently) fascinating animals of North American I have ever encountered. Heinrich--an incredibly patient and cold-hardy fellow, not to mention, a heck of a writer--studied ravens in the dead of winter in Maine, and made some remarkable discoveries... Read more | ||
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| 41. | Taming
and Training Conures by Risa Teitler | |
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| 42. | The
Backyard Bird-Lover's Guide by Jan Mahnken, et al | |
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| From Booklist
Whether undertaken for practical reasons (insect control) or pure enjoyment, attracting birds to one's own backyard is an activity that can involve the whole family. In this personable, informal guide, Mahnken demonstrates both her knowledge and her love for birds as she introduces 135 North... Read more | ||
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| 43. | Gouldian
Finches : Everything About Purchase, Housing, Care, Nutrition, Breeding,
and Diseases by Matthew M. Vriends | |
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| A Good Place To Begin This book is one of a series of pet books which do actually tell you most of what you need to know if you want to keep the pets concerned.For once, I did things the right way round and bought the book BEFORE the birds, and as a result I have learned a number of tips which I hope will make my keeping... Read more | ||
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| 44. | Birds
of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Dale A. Zimmerman(Illustrator), et al | |
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| From the foreword by Roger
Tory Peterson In East Africa, where Kenya alone boasts nearly 1,100 species, scarcely more than half are figured in the most widely used field guide. Because there has been so much guesswork by traveling birders about the hundreds of unfigured species, a superb team has finally done something about it and filled... Read more | ||
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| 45. | A
Photographic Guide to North American Raptors (A Volume in the AP Natural
World Series) by Brian K. Wheeler, et al | |
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| Amazon.com Considered the definitive raptor identification guide for North America, this essential resource for birders includes photos and text for distinguishing between hawks, falcons, eagles, and vultures in the field, paying careful attention to plumage variations in juveniles and adults. --This text... Read more | ||
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| 46. | Birds
of North America : A Guide to Field Identification by Chandler S. Robbins, et al | |
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ships in 24 hours Golden Books Pub Co (Adult) Hardcover - 360 pages (November 1983) |
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| Synopsis Flip through the book to match text with art. Each bird, tree snake, and shell is captured in full color with descriptive text on the facing page so you can identify a specimen or a species quickly, easily, and positively. --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title Read more | ||
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| 47. | A
Field Guide to the Birds : A Completely New Guide to All the Birds of
Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guide
Series) by Roger Tory Peterson | |
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| Amazon.com Roger Tory Peterson, one of America's pre-eminent artist-naturalists and arguably the inventor of the field guide, made people love birds like no one since John James Audubon. A Field Guide to the Birds, first published in 1934, remains his most famous and wonderful work. The manual stood instantly... Read more | ||
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| 48. | Cold
Noses and Warm Hearts : Beloved Dog Stories by Great
Authors by Laurie Morrow(Editor) | |
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| Synopsis Whether underscored by humor or deep emotion, all of the stories here share the same theme--the strong, enigmatic bond between dog and master. A demonstrated bestseller in its original publication, Morrow has revised this volume to omit less popular stories and add contemporary stories by both famed... Read more | ||
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| 49. | Birds
(Fandex Family Field Guides) by Michael W. Robbins | |
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ships in 24 hours Workman Publishing Company Textbook Binding Boxed edition (October 1998) |
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| Synopsis The Fandex Family publishing series continues with this bird field guide, with bright colors and realistic, die-cut profiles identifying 47 wild birds in North America. Read more | ||
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Backyard Birds : A Step-By-Step Guide by Hugh Wiberg | |
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ships in 24 hours Storey Books Paperback - 160 pages (September 1999) |
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12/6/99 "Hugh Wiberg has had more than 30 years of hands-on contact with birds. He makes it sound so simple. All you need is the desire plus patience, perseverance and a handful of seeds or pieces of nuts. The easy-to-read text plus outstanding photographs makes this an ideal book for your bird-loving... Read more | ||
