The only field guide to bring along to identify the birds, mammals, trees, wildflowers, insects, reptiles, amphibians, fish, spiders, mushrooms, ferns, rocks, and sky of the Midwest
Even if we focus on certain things in the outdoors, most of us are curious about everything else that might turn up. Serious birders, botanists, and entomologists all have their specialized guides, but this book is the guide to “everything else”—the one guide to take when you go out for a walk. Wow, that’s a cool-looking mushroom. Wonder what it is. Hey, look at that weird insect.
Birds, mammals, trees, wildflowers, insects, reptiles, amphibians, fish, spiders, mushrooms, ferns, grasses, even constellations overhead and rocks underfoot—it’s all here. With authoritative yet broad coverage, nontechnical language, and more than two thousand color photographs, this book is an essential reference for nature lovers living in or visiting Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa.
Finally…An All Inclusive Midwest Field Guide I own many Kaufman field guides, so why would I need this one? Because Kenn Kaufman, his wife Kimberly and Jeff Sayre have done a fantastic job putting together the only book really needed to ID just about anything found outdoors in the Midwest. The format of this book is similar to other Kaufman field guides–compact traveling size (8″ x 5″), beautiful and clear photographs accompanied with concise information on opposite pages and easy color tabs for quick ID access. Included with…
a survey of Midwestern flora and fauna Don’t purchase this field guide expecting extensive information about each entry — the unique benefit of this book is its relative breadth, not depth, and its focus on nature most likely encountered in the Midwest (note: only includes Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan).Images are good quality, with associated distributions usually indicated on a small map to the right of each entry. Descriptions are often amusing; I’ve chuckled aloud more than once…
If I could only take one general field guide for my region, this would be it I like the Kaufman Field Guide to Birds of North America, and carry it with me regularly when I go birding. Living in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, I figured I’d order his Field Guide to Nature of the Midwest perhaps to use as a general field guide for, say, when I go camping or on short hikes. Like his bird guide, the photographs are excellent in this one as well. Now, anybody who is very serious about birds, or wildflowers, or butterflies, or mushrooms would want to, of course, carry a field…