Essential, comprehensive, and easy to use, National Geographic Complete Book of Birds is an astonishing resource that covers every bird species in North America, as well as all the migrants that fly through. The entries are organized by family groups-an incredible 82 are included-according to the American Ornithological Union guidelines. Within a family, each separate bird entry has dozens of tips and illustrations on species’ genders, age groups, behavior, habitats, nesting and feeding habits, and migration routes. Readers will also find unique features, such as:A quick-find index for the most common bird groups and a full glossaryStraightforward, accessible text by numerous birding experts, including National Geographic’s resident birding consultant Jonathan AlderferHundreds of range and migration maps from renowned ornithologist Paul Lehman with National Geographic cartographersState-of-the-art, updated bird illustrations by expert artists, including Jonathan AlderferNew and original photographs from well-known bird photographers Kevin Karlson and Brian Small
Perfect for novice or experienced birders alike, National Geographic Complete Book of Birds is a definitive, must-have resource. Quite simply, there is no other volume like it.
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Fabulous Bird Book of North America It weighs a little over 4 lbs. is 7 1/4 inches wide, 10 inches high and 1 and 7/8 inches thick. Wont fit in your pocket. Probably the most complete bird book for this area. I have a book called, “Smithsonian Birds of North America, Life histories of more than 930 species, Fred J. Alsop III. I thought that book was good but this book is far and away better. The Smithsonian book was missing the American Goldfinch and the Swan Goose, native of Eastern Asia, domestic Chinese Goose and African…
Absolutely beautiful book Absolutely beautiful book. Purchased this for my 9 year old, even though it is based for adults, and I can not get over the quality of this book for the price. I am a big believer in actually purchasing books, as opposed to buying digital copies.
Great Pictures … Informative book! My son has been getting more into bird watching since they have been studying birds are his montessori school! He wanted a book to research the birds that he was seeing and I found this book on Amazon. It is easy for him to search thru with lots of details. We have not really used the book enough to find any issues with the binding as some reviewers stated. So far so good …