3 thoughts on “A Field Guide to the Birds of Texas (Peterson Field Guides)”
Birds of Texas Field Guide This is an old standby in my family. I had owned a later publication from the mid-to-late 60s that had a mishap relating to a cooking incident (my book is always handy in the kitchen to identify the birds at the feeders, but I won’t go into that). Needless to say, it had to be thrown out. Replacing it was impossible locally, therefore, I was very happy to find it on Amazon. I really prefer this book, not only because of my familiarity with it, but because it’s specific to the birds and…
I wasn’t disappointed. This was commissioned by the Texas Department of … I was referred to this book as a very complete book on Texas birds. I wasn’t disappointed. This was commissioned by the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife intending to be a very inclusive book. It had descriptions of visitors from Mexico that other books don’t, (Mexican Duck with the details to tell it from a Mottled Duck). The only thing I didn’t like is that the illustrations tend to be dark. That’s a printing problem, I think. Well worth getting. The fact that it was first published…
Birds of Texas Field Guide This is an old standby in my family. I had owned a later publication from the mid-to-late 60s that had a mishap relating to a cooking incident (my book is always handy in the kitchen to identify the birds at the feeders, but I won’t go into that). Needless to say, it had to be thrown out. Replacing it was impossible locally, therefore, I was very happy to find it on Amazon. I really prefer this book, not only because of my familiarity with it, but because it’s specific to the birds and…
I wasn’t disappointed. This was commissioned by the Texas Department of … I was referred to this book as a very complete book on Texas birds. I wasn’t disappointed. This was commissioned by the Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife intending to be a very inclusive book. It had descriptions of visitors from Mexico that other books don’t, (Mexican Duck with the details to tell it from a Mottled Duck). The only thing I didn’t like is that the illustrations tend to be dark. That’s a printing problem, I think. Well worth getting. The fact that it was first published…
great book great book