National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Birds of North America

National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Birds of North America (National Geographic Backyard Guides) by Jonathan Alderfer (Author), Paul Hess (Author). Important for the estimated sixty two million People who watch and feed birds in their backyards-from the consultants at National Geographic and co-creator of the popular and perennial finest vendor Discipline Guide to the Birds of North America.

Regardless of the place you live-within the country, city, a high-rise or house-this useful guide will quench your curiosity in regards to the feathered creatures in your midst. It options a hundred and fifty of the most common and fascinating birds prone to be observed at backyard feeders, nesting nearby or simply migrating through. An indispensable visual index of all a hundred and fifty species appears on the within front and back laminated covers, making identification a snap.

Starting with Yard Basics, an easy-to-comply with, richly illustrated presentation on observing and identifying birds-with recommendations for attracting and feeding your favorite birds, birdhouses, and chicken-pleasant landscapes to entice nesting-the ebook is stuffed with Nationwide Geographic’s iconic field guide photographs and maps.

Core species on everybody’s checklist-reminiscent of robins, woodpeckers, bluebirds and chickadees-are featured in two-web page spreads including sensible ideas with additional imagery. Sidebars captivate with fascinating and little recognized facts.

Backyard Information to Birds is linked to even more content material, together with audio on every of the e-book’s one hundred fifty birds’ songs and calls at nationalgeographic.com/birding.

I assumed I had the very best bird e book to establish the birds in my yard until I found this chicken guide. It identifies one hundred fifty species. There’s a fast discover index on the inside cover with pictures – an actual assist! Info is given on feeding, fowler homes and the way to distinguish between related species. The color heads of birds lead you to the pages where complete photos, range maps, meals and normal identification data can be found.

There are inserts included; comparable to why do birds migrate and tips on how to appeal to hummingbirds. A glossary is built-in with extra reading.

Anybody who looks out and desires to know more of the feathered associates flying around will benefit from this guide.

For individuals who are thinking about doing most of their birding at residence, this book is a great tutorial. The within back and front covers have a visible index of chicken species and there’s a color index of head photographs properly after the table of contents. This permits for fast identification of most typical birds.

National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Birds of North America (National Geographic Backyard Guides)

Jonathan Alderfer (Author), Paul Hess (Author)

256 pages

National Geographic (March 15, 2011)

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