From the National Wildlife Federation® comes the most up-to-date, all-photographic field guide to North American birds. Birders will find it indispensable: this single, portable volume features more than 750 species, along with more than 2,000 stunning images by leading nature photographers showing birds in their natural habitats. Captions highlight important field marks, and comprehensive species accounts describe habitats, behavior, flight, migration, songs, and plumages. Other features include: more than 600 maps showing bird distribution in every season; strategies for watching and identifying birds; a complete species index plus a quick-flip index; a glossary of terms; and a checklist of birds. The guide’s unique waterproof cover makes it especially valuable for use in the field.
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- Used Book in Good Condition
Complete and Well Designed I have always had an affinity for birds and have been watching them all my life. Most of the time I never knew what kind of bird I was looking at. Recently I have really started studying them and observing more. I was looking for a complete book with good pictures that was easy to use and I have found the perfect one. This book has excellent quality pictures of each bird both close up and far away, great descriptions of the birds habits, migration patterns, songs and differences between the…
Almost TMI! But gorgeous and useful. Almost too much info to deal with, probably easy to use for an experienced birder. I’m a beginner birder, although a long a time bird watcher and appreciator, and while this book seems well organized, sometimes its organization can be confusing in that it presumes you know what grouping, type or family a particular bird belongs to. It starts with a grouping of 8 different kinds of water birds, including shore, sea, marsh, etc., but then moves into game birds like quails & turkeys, followed by…
Super bird guide For the money, this is a wonderful field guide. Just having the photos instead of drawings would make it a hit for me, but there is so much information in the book all presented in a clear and logical manner. This is head and shoulders above any field guide I own for birds, wildlife, flowers and trees. I love it so much I have given two of them as gifts to now happy friends. Great product!