Download or read book Bird Watching for Boozers written by Stephen Molineux and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-04-19 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story of a college kid who joins his alcoholic novelist-wannabe father Mole Molineux and his cast of oddball friendsSuitcase, Beans, and Josh Keenanas they embark on a booze- and drug-filled bird-watching expedition through Pennsylvania and New Jersey. They jam to Creedence, ride a pony, find a pig in a blanket, preach the gospel to turkeys, and teach an Asian Brothel the wonders of Old Yeller as they head to the World Series of Birding. An offbeat coming-of-age tale about drinking, birding, and finding your place in the world.
Download or read book The Bird Watching Answer Book written by Laura Erickson and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A professional bird scientist answers real-life questions that people have sent to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology providing informative and answers on such subjects as migration, quirks and curiosities, common myths, and how to keep birds healthy.
Download or read book Bird Watching for Dummies written by Bill Thompson (III) and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Finding Your Wings written by Burton S. Guttman and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2008 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guttman provides a step-by-step workbook that guides readers through the challenges of bird watching. This workbook is filled with quizzes and exercises that prepare the reader for birding and help beginners develop a sense of accomplishment and progress.
Download or read book Creating a Birdwatcher s Journal written by Clare Walker Leslie and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1973, Storey's Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170 titles in this series, and their remarkable popularity reflects the common desire of country and city dwellers alike to cultivate personal independence in everyday life.
Download or read book Birding for Beginners written by Sheila Buff and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Complete Birdwatching Book and Birding Guide for Beginners written by C. J. Walker and published by . This book was released on 2010-01-13 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Get In Touch With Nature! Bird Watching is SaidTo Be The Most Relaxing And Peaceful HobbiesThat Anyone Can Do. Don't Pass On The BookThat Can Make You An Expert Birdwatcher!"Bird watching is growing in popularity around the world. In fact, it is only second to gardening! To the average person, bird watching may not seem to be too exciting or even insightful, but oh howwrong that image is!Birds give us beauty, entertainment, observational skills, and so much more! It can be very challenging to identify species of birds. With this book, we'll show you different ways you can notonly identify birds, but how you can learn about their unique traits and even the songs they sing!You don't have to spend excess time and money looking for advice on how to get started. We've got it all here!What's included in this book?- The equipment you'll need- What to look for in a good pair of binoculars- Bird watching etiquette- Tips for identifying birds- Appreciating the songs of birds- Attracting birds to your back yard- Landscaping for birdsAND MORE! Bird watching is a simple sport, but it is a sport! It requires practice, concentration, and skills to become adept at it. The beginning bird watcher can't go out one time and know exactly what kind of birds they encounter. It takes time and practice and - above everything else - patience!Because you don't need special equipment to watch birds, you can literally do it anywhere - parks, forests, even your own backyard! Learn what other birders already know - bird watching has more benefits than you can ever imagine.
Download or read book ORVIS Beginner s Guide to Birdwatching written by Alicia King and published by Cool Springs Press. This book was released on 2008-02-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides answers to the most-often asked questions ranging from what to wear to where to go and how to make the best use of your binoculars, field guide, and backyard birdfeeder. Bird watching, or ôbirdingö to enthusiasts, is something anyone can do. No longer strictly the domain of ornithologists or the scientifically inclined, bird watching can be enjoyed by people of almost any age or ability. Written by an ornithologist and experienced birder, and backed by the highly respected and widely recognized Orvis name and richly illustrated with stunning and instructional photographs, this book introduces beginners to the many wonders of birding. Packed with practical information, this book will help first-time bird watchers enjoy their new-found hobby right from the start, avoiding typical beginner mistakes and quickly joining the ranks of experienced birders. This book is created to instruct and inspire anyone who wants to learn more about the amazingly vast world of birding -- a hobby that can be enjoyed for a lifetime. Unlike other guides that offer information that is too daunting, unwieldy, or obsolete to be much use to the novice, this book achieves the perfect balance between encouraging, instructing, and inspiring the true beginner. The book has 70 full-color photos. It is organized for ease of use and readability with sidebars, checklists, and quotes from renowned ornithologists and birders wherever possible and is formatted in the size and style of a field guide to make it the perfect take-along guidebook and handy reference.
Download or read book How to Know the Birds written by Ted Floyd and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Become a better birder with brief portraits of 200 top North American birds. This friendly, relatable book is a celebration of the art, science, and delights of bird-watching. How to Know the Birds introduces a new, holistic approach to bird-watching, by noting how behaviors, settings, and seasonal cycles connect with shape, song, color, gender, age distinctions, and other features traditionally used to identify species. With short essays on 200 observable species, expert author Ted Floyd guides us through a year of becoming a better birder, each species representing another useful lesson: from explaining scientific nomenclature to noting how plumage changes with age, from chronicling migration patterns to noting hatchling habits. Dozens of endearing pencil sketches accompany Floyd's charming prose, making this book a unique blend of narrative and field guide. A pleasure for birders of all ages, this witty book promises solid lessons for the beginner and smiles of recognition for the seasoned nature lover.
Download or read book Northeastern Birds written by Bill Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVFrom the editor of the nation’s premier birding magazine, a no-nonsense, no-fluff quick guide to the birds you see every day./divDIV /divDIVOf all the classic American pastimes, perhaps none is as widely accessible as watching birds. Our unusually vast, diverse environmental landscape supports fascinating species and variations exclusive to each region of the country. But while birders often spend their efforts in search of the rarest creatures, some of the most beautiful and intriguing birds are the ones that frequent our backyards (or nearby) daily. For that reason, where other, larger volumes focus on bird types that the casual observer is never likely to encounter, Northeastern Birds concisely celebrates those species living under our very noses. Written by Bill Thompson III, the editor and co-publisher of Bird Watcher’s Digest, this portable 5"x8" book contains the same variety of entertaining and informative entries that make Bird Watcher’s Digest the nation’s most popular birding magazine. Inside, you’ll find profiles of the 55 most common birds in the Northeast, complete with large color photos, gender-specific physical descriptions, nesting and feeding information, bird call particulars, and interesting stories about each species. Thompson also introduces the reader to the basics of bird watching: essential gear, bird-friendly food and plantings, housing tips, and observational techniques./divDIV /divDIVThis guide covers New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine./divDIV /divDIVLook for our other backyard bird guides covering the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, South, and West regions of the United States./div
Download or read book The Joy of Birding written by Kate Rowinski and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 50 million birders can't be wrong. No matter where you live, you have the joy of hearing and seeing birds. This easy-to-use, full-color guide will provide you with the answers. Here you'll learn how to identify different bird species by observing their body-parts, understand birds' behavior and habits, get to know the birds around the home or a vacation spot, attract and make a good home for these new feathered friends, and much more Designed especially for the home birdwatcher, but with information on destination vacations, this book teaches, "If you're prepared to see them, they will come "
Download or read book Into the Nest written by Laura Erickson and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See the intimate lives of birds as never before! Laura Erikson and Marie Read document the family lives of more than 50 common North American birds through breathtaking close-up photography. Stunning images of hummingbirds, owls, tanagers, and more showcase different stages of avian development and capture the loving bond that exists within each bird family. Bird enthusiasts of all feathers will cherish these beautiful images of courting, nest construction, eggs, nestlings, feeding time, and much more.
Download or read book Pete Dunne on Bird Watching written by Pete Dunne and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2003 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pete Dunne has taught birding to beginners for years, but he has never found the right book to help them get started. Now the popular birding author identifies the skills and tools available to people with any amount of interest, great or small, in bird watching. Beginning with backyard birding and moving through a quick but comprehensive survey of tools of the trade, Dunne outlines ten basic, simple steps in bird identification that can make a birder out of the most casual of observers. He goes on to show beginning birders how to use their skills to explore new horizons through birding by ear, birding by telescope, and finding and identifying rare or difficult birds. Written in the lively, authoritative style that has made Dunne one of the most popular writers in this field today, Pete Dunne on Bird Watching will inspire in readers both a growing passion for birding and a lifelong respect for the natural world and its inhabitants.
Download or read book Bird watcher s Bible written by Jonathan K. Alderfer and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to bird watching covers topics ranging from mythology and birdhouses to the work of Audubon and Angry Birds, combining images with trivia, top ten lists, and bird watching guidelines.
Download or read book The Bird Watcher s Bible written by George Laycock and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1976 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells about attracting and observing birds, bird photography, bird watching in big cities, building bird houses and feeders, and special vacation spots for birding.
Download or read book National Geographic Birding Basics written by Noah Strycker and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Targeted to beginners and beyond, National Geographic's fun, inspiring guide to the art, craft, and science of bird-watching combines practical know-how and expert knowledge. Browsable and bursting with helpful illustrations and photographs, Birding Basics offers new ideas for when, where, and how to get to know the birds in your world. Not a field guide but a primer in best practices, authored by birding expert Noah Strycker, this breezy book features easy-to-follow advice on what to look and listen for, how to use field guides and birding apps, the best equipment to start with, and ways to engage with other birders around the world. Filled with fun facts and seasoned advice, this useful book will help you attract birds to your backyard, master bird identification, name a bird by its song, and witness the magic of migration. Sidebars feature fun facts, identification tips, and easy projects for exploring the world on the wing. For everyone who loves watching the birds, whether out the window or on the trail, this colorful, easy-to-use guide to better birding has everything you need.
Download or read book National Geographic Birding Essentials written by Jonathan K. Alderfer and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers tips and advice for how to improve bird watching skills, from choosing equipment and guides to where to watch and what features to look for when trying to identify a bird.
