The Joy of Birding
A Beginner's Guide
Published on 10. June 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-5107-6390-6 (ISBN)
Description
The ideal illustrated companion for becoming a successful bird watcher.
If you've ever been intrigued by chirping in the treetops or wished you could attract more bird life to your front porch, The Joy of Birding is for you. This colorful and unique guide combines the best of all birding books-it offers basic instructions for beginning birders, a key for identifying popular birds, and tips for attracting beautiful winged visitors to your neighborhood and backyard.
Author Kate Rowinski shows readers how to:
Find and use markings, wing shape, beak shape, and size to identify birds
Understand bird behaviors
Recognize specific songs and calls
Photograph birds in flight and repose
Share the pleasure of bird-watching with others
Vacation where birds are bound to be
Reading it is almost as much fun as birding!
If you've ever been intrigued by chirping in the treetops or wished you could attract more bird life to your front porch, The Joy of Birding is for you. This colorful and unique guide combines the best of all birding books-it offers basic instructions for beginning birders, a key for identifying popular birds, and tips for attracting beautiful winged visitors to your neighborhood and backyard.
Author Kate Rowinski shows readers how to:
Find and use markings, wing shape, beak shape, and size to identify birds
Understand bird behaviors
Recognize specific songs and calls
Photograph birds in flight and repose
Share the pleasure of bird-watching with others
Vacation where birds are bound to be
Reading it is almost as much fun as birding!
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Color photographs throughout
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
612 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5107-6390-6 (9781510763906)
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Person
Kate Rowinski is a writer and marketing consultant, author of four children's books, and coauthor of the L.L. Bean Outdoor Photography Handbook. She lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband, photographer Jim Rowinski.