The Joy of Birding
A Beginner's Guide
Published on 24. February 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-61608-122-5 (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)
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
576 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61608-122-5 (9781616081225)
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Schweitzer Classification
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E-Book
02/2011
Skyhorse Publishing
€10.87
Available for download
Person
Kate Rowinski is the author of a number of books, including The Wilderness Guide to Dutch Oven Cooking, The Ultimate Guide to Making Chili, and The Quotable Cook. She co-owns the Horse and Hound Gastropub in Charlottesville, Virginia with her husband Jim, her daughter Brooke, and her son-in-law Luther Fedora.