
Birding for Beginners
A Comprehensive Introduction To The Art Of Birdwatching
Sheila Buff(Author)
Globe Pequot Press
2nd Edition
Published on 4. May 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-59921-914-1 (ISBN)
Description
The essential companion to any birder's field guide Birdwatching is for everyone. No other outdoor pursuit yields so much knowledge of nature's ways with so little effort-if one knows what to look for. Birding for Beginners opens the world of birding to the novice in this complete guide to getting the most out of birding. This updated edition includes a new chapter on birding online and features detailed chapters on equipment, identification techniques, birding "by ear," where to view birds, field guides, optics, and other essentials to get the beginner quickly into the field to identify birds. Especially valuable are chapters on bird behaviors such as feeding, flight, courting and breeding, nesting, and migration-informing the beginner not only about what kind of bird is on the other end of the binoculars, but what it is up to as well.
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Series
Edition
Second Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Old Saybrook
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59921-914-1 (9781599219141)
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E-Book
05/2010
2nd Edition
Falcon Press Publishing
€16.80
Available for download
Persons
Sheila Buff, a freelance writer and a passionate birder, is the author of several books, including The Birder's Sourcebook and The Birdfeeder's Handbook (both Lyons Press).
Content
1 Finding and Watching Birds2 Getting Around Your Field Guide3 Identifying Birds4 Birding by Ear5 Bird Behavior6 Seeing More Birds7 Checklists and Lists8 Optics for Birders9 Birding in the Field10 Further Adventures in Birding