Backyard Birding: A Guide To Attracting And Identifying Birds (1st Edition)

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Synopsis
How to bring birds to your home and keep them there—including 250 full-color photos They&’re out there every day, flashing through your yard, perching in a tree, collecting on utility wires, or congregating around puddles. They already share your backyard and neighborhood with you, but you—even if you are already one of America&’s more than 68 million birders—haven&’t formally invited them over for dinner. This book shows you how.Backyard Birding helps you maximize your home birding experiences and attract a wider variety of birds. With 250 full-color photos and concise, informative text, it provides indispensable details on what foods, plants, trees, water sources, and nesting materials will attract particular species. It helps you make the right choices the first time—and avoid costly mistakes. As an identification guide, it goes further than any previous resource in clarifying such matters as male/female plumage variations and breeding vs. nonbreeding plumage. Randi and Nic Minetor traveled from Florida to Alaska to photograph the hundreds of species in these pages. The result is a compendium from America&’s backyards to your fingertips, with information useful in whatever climate or habitat your own backyard may provide. * 250 vibrant full-color photos capturing birds in stunning detail* Focus on top 24 birds found nationally as well as in Eastern and Western locations* Picture index of all the birds found throughout the book for easy reference* Seasonal bird feeding checklists
Copyright:
2011

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
256 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781461745662
Related ISBNs:
9780762771660
Publisher:
Globe Pequot Publishing
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Morris Book Publishing, LLC
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Reference, Animals, Outdoors and Nature
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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