The birds, mammals, reptiles and insects of Africa–a continent unparalleled in its ecological richness–are brought to life in this authoritative, compact field guide, an essential companion for safari-goers and armchair travelers alike. This guide is packed with nearly 600 stunning color…
Learn to Identify Birds in Michigan! Make bird watching even more enjoyable. With Michigan’s best-selling bird guide, field identification is simple and informative. There’s no need to look through dozens of photos of birds that don’t live in your area.…
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 MidwestEven if we focus on certain things in the outdoors, most of us are…
The most comprehensive field guide available to the American Southeast–a portable, essential companion for visitors and residents alike–from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. This compact volume contains: An easy-to-use field guide for identifying 1,000 of…
A comprehensive field guide that uses an innovative Sound Index to allow readers to quickly identify unfamiliar songs and calls of birds in western North America. Bird songs and calls are at least as important as visual field marks in…
The book guides the exploring naturalist to water’s edge destinations throughout North America including Canada and Alaska. Main sections of the book cover three ocean coastlines–Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific; estuaries and wetlands; lakes, including the Great Lakes; and…
Sparrows are as complicated as they are common. This is an essential guide to identifying 76 kinds, along with a fascinating history of human interactions with them. What, exactly, is a sparrow? All birders (and many non‑birders) have essentially…
The most comprehensive field guide available to North American mammals–a must-have for any enthusiast’s day pack or home library–from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. From a stop-action photograph of the amazing flying squirrel to Big…
The most comprehensive field guide available to the fabulous mysteries above–a must-have for any enthusiast’s day pack or home library–from the go-to reference source for over 18 million nature lovers. The National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky provides…