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Garden Secrets for Attracting Birds provides valuable insight on turning your yard and garden into a mecca for birds – many of which are pollinators! From hummingbirds and finches to orioles, woodpeckers, warblers, and so many more, this must-have resource will show you how to build a healthy and productive ecosystem for birds and pollinators right in your backyard! Featuring detailed profiles of several popular North American birds, their unique...
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"A great thinning of the skies is underway. Around 50 percent of bird species are in decline worldwide. Our dawns are quieter each year than the last, and an almost unimaginable abundance has been lost. It does not have to be this way--but we will not save what we do not love. Inspired by the classic bird-books with which the authors grew up, The Book of Birds is a field guide with a difference: It aims to show its readers how to identify birds, but...
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Describes the physical characteristics, habitats, and behavior of birds and examines kinds of seashore birds, woodland birds, birds of prey, and others.-- Source other than Library of congress.
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Bird watching is one of the most popular hobbies in America, and “1,001 Secrets Every Bird Watcher Should Know” is the first photographic guide and fact book written in a humorous conversational tone that appeals to every age and skill level. Replete with sound information, “1,001 Secrets” will expose many birding myths: a bald eagle cannot carry off a four-month old baby, and crows do not go sledding for fun.
This accessible guide includes...
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"This volume directs readers' eyes to the sky as they learn all about bird watching. Readers will love learning about bird identification, as they explore the differing features on each bird. Beak shape, feathers, and flying style are all covered as key methods of identification. This book teaches readers where to find certain birds, as well as how to attract birds to their own backyard. Activities, diagrams, and quizzes provide for a highly visual...
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"An intimate exploration by a master naturalist of the lives of birds and their interactions with man. Poets and scientists, saints and naturalists, stalk through these pages. Neighboring cock robins duel almost to the death. Tawny owl widows are seen looking for tawny owl widowers to set up shop with. Blackbirds are found singing phrases from late Beethoven quartets, both in a garden in southern England (where they have been listening to records...
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"'Bird watching for dummies' is a spark book, teaching you all you need to know about this fun, affordable, and accessible hobby. It gently guides as you explore your local habitats, learn to recognize more and more species, and reap the many mental health benefits of connecting to the outdoors and all the wonders it holds. This book gets you started, teaching you how to identify birds by sight and sound, find birdwatching hotspots, and get the birds...