The Backyard Bird-Lover's Guide
Attracting, Nesting, Feeding
Published on 8. January 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-88266-927-4 (ISBN)
Description
Whether you'd like to wake up to a cheery robin's birdsong or see hummingbirds in your garden, Jan Mahnken has you covered. In this colorful reference book, you'll find simple tips to attract, feed, and observe 135 American bird species. Mahnken provides information on territory, courtship, nesting, parenting, and much more, while Jeffrey C. Domm brings each species to life with stunningly detailed paintings.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Workman Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
7 x 10
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 179 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
726 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88266-927-4 (9780882669274)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Jan Mahnken, author of The Backyard Bird-Lover's Guide, has written for Country Journal, Farmstead, Countryside, and New England Farm Journal. She lives in western Massachusetts and has loved birds since the age of thirteen.
Content
Foreword
I FEEDING AND HOUSING THE BIRDS
1 Why Feed the Birds?
2 The Initial Plunge
3 Bird Feeders and Food
4 The Water Situation
5 Providing Nesting Boxes
6 Gardening's for the Birds
II THE NESTING CYCLE
7 Sharing the Earth
8 Territory
9 Courtship
10 Bird Song
11 Nesting
12 The Egg
13 Nestlings and Fledglings
14 Preparing for Winter
III INDIVIDUAL BIRDS
15 Getting to Know the Birds
APPENDIX
Who Eats What
Habitat Requirements
All About Eggs
Who Incubates the Eggs
For Further Reading
Index