10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The full title of this exceptional book by Marie Read is Mastering Bird Photography: The Art, Craft, and Technique of Photographing Birds and Their Behavior. In this new book, she puts everything she has learned in over 30 years of wildlife photography down in writing.

Birds 191

Birds Ethics 2019 Experience 191

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2020

Everyone is looking back on their best birds of 2019, so I thought it would be a good idea to look at a book that looks back a little further: Urban Ornithology: 150 Years of Birds in New York City , by P. Because, as this book demonstrates so well, it is sometimes important to look back in order to move forward. “Wait!”

New York City 149

New York City New York Birds Breeding 149

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Two books, two authors, two countries bursting with neotropical avian diversity. Since the books share authors and a creation process, I thought I would review them together. There is no reason expertise and talent cannot be shared across field guides when the books are published close together, like these are.

Costa Rica 212

Costa Rica Belize El Salvador Birds 212

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Each species account starts with names–family name at the top of the page, followed below by English name of the species, alpha code, scientific name, local name in Cuba and the standard name as accepted by the Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO). The book includes lots of space for Notes. There is even room for notes.

Cuba 229

Cuba Birds United States 2000 229

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 2, 2014

So, when Redgannet asked me if I was interested in reviewing Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo: Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan, Third Edition , by Quentin Phillipps and Karen Phillipps, a book he had acquired at Birdfair, I hesitated. Not a great place for a family vacation, though I think Duncan will disagree.

Brunei 174

Brunei Birds Asia China 174

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2016

This book is a field guide treat for traveling birders and birders who love to fantasize about travel, answering that age-old question, “I’m going on a trip to [fill in the blank—Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras], what field guide should I use?”. Of course, this is an identification guide, not a coffee table book.

El Salvador 232

El Salvador America Costa Rica Honduras 232

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2015

There is a long list of articles and books on how to feed birds in your yard. So, I was happy to see the publication of a book on all aspects of wild bird feeding—history, culture, and economics. It is a serious book with a friendly attitude. There was cleaning, lots of cleaning of feeders and yard. And squirrels.

America 228

America Industry Squirrels Birds 228

10,000 Birds

MAY 7, 2019

But, sometimes an appreciation of birds and birding requires more than a reference book with images of birds and facts about their identifying field marks. There are large avian handbooks and small ‘how-to bird’ guides, and quite a few excellent books of both types have been published. And, each essay tells a story.

Birds 115

Birds North America Breeding America 115

10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2018

Think about it–how do you document the behavior of birds that spend years flying (or swimming) and feeding and, apparently, sleeping above or within the deep sea? The book becomes most engaging when Brooke tells stories based on his or his colleagues’ experience. Bruce Pearson is the book illustrator.

Albatross 114

Albatross Penguins Research Breeding 114

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2015

I could go on and on, it’s that kind of a book—a comprehensive treatment of a species we respect and adore, based on the most current research, written in a style that, while factual, is from the author’s viewpoint, flavoring facts with a witty, observant personal quality. Scott Weidensaul is a nature writer with roots in journalism.

North America 221

North America Owls America Dominican Republic 221

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

It’s time for some short book reviews. Two books are part of series I’ve reviewed previously (and you may want to reread those posts for more detailed info), one is a handbook that I’ve been wanting to review for a long time, but thought that a shorter piece would work better than the long ones I always seem to end up doing here.

Pennsylvania 165

Pennsylvania Texas Whales Whaling 165

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2018

To celebrate spring migration, I usually review an exciting new bird book. And, there is a fairy named Moth in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and a superhero named The Moth, appropriately from Dark Horse Comics, the poor cousin to the two big comic book companies. Happy May Day! But, this year I’m going to be contrary and give you moths!

North America 100

North America America Oklahoma Missouri 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2019

So, I was very excited when I heard that Rick Wright was writing a book about sparrows, the first treatment of North American sparrows since 2001, possibly the first book about sparrows of North America, depending on your definition of that geographic area. Scope of Book. Read the Introduction! I like it.

North America 147

North America Sparrows America United States 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2017

Birds of Kruger National Park covers the 259 species most frequently seen in the park, about half of the total number of birds documented there. The 224-page book is organized by habitat and behavior, not taxonomy. I thought about this a lot, and finally realized that most of the travelers using this book will not care.

Ecuador 171

Ecuador Wildlife Reptiles Birds 171

10,000 Birds

JUNE 2, 2020

Type it in and you’ll find articles about a showy South African plant, trailers for two films (one of which was pre-Code and apparently created a sensation), eleven novels, a romance novel series, an animated children’s film, socks, and no less than nine coloring books. Like Antpittas and Gnateaters by Harold F. Introduction.

Guinea 262

Guinea Birds Papua New Guinea Family 262

10,000 Birds

JULY 6, 2021

If you had your choice of one bird family to pursue, to seek out and observe and photograph and kvell over, which one would you choose? A passion for one bird family is also very useful. It provides goals and a definite direction for your birding travels and thoughts; sometimes it even becomes the basis of a book!

Costa Rica 264

Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Bolivia 264

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Ackerman’s new book is about owls and owl research–the knowledge recently and currently being discovered through DNA analysis, new-tech tracking and monitoring, and old-fashioned fieldwork under the auspices of organizations like the Global Owl Project and the Owl Research Institute. .”

Owls 209

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 209

10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2014

Hornbills are fantastic birds that have fascinated me since I was able to leaf through the big and lavishly drawn Birds, their Life, their Ways, Their World , that was one of my favorite non-dinosaur (or so I thought at the time) books of my childhood (the other was the twin set mammals of the world by National Geographic).

Singapore 171

Singapore Uganda Malaysia Seals 171

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2022

Identifying White-eyes in Australia is easier than here in China, as the Silvereye is the only family member present in most parts of the country. According to the book “Australian Bird Names” (Fraser/Gray), there are conflicting views on the origin of ‘dotterel’. ” That is a fairly non-ringing endorsement.

Australia 147

Australia Birds Parrots Ostriches 147

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Penguins are cartoons, emoticons, animated films, children’s books (though owls really take first place here), sports teams, a book publisher, and a Batman villain (a rare example of penguin negativity, though Burgess Meredith did bring an endearing attitude to his 1960’s TV portrayal).

Penguins 278

Penguins Georgia New Zealand Albatross 278

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 6, 2015

Like the two previous books in the series, the American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of New Jersey by Rick Wright and the American Birding Association Field Guide to Birds of Colorado by Ted Floyd (photographs for all three primarily by master photographer Brian E. From the ABA Field Guide to Birds of Colorado.

Colorado 235

Colorado Florida Birds New Jersey 235

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2018

In a birding world that celebrates identification, there are surprisingly few articles and books on gull identification.** There’s been a lot of excitement about this book. Pete Dunne has written and co-written 21 books (by my count, Wikipedia needs to update its entry!) This is their second co-authored book.

North America 199

North America America El Salvador Nicaragua 199

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2020

2019), and now this book. The progression could be said to echo that of an earlier book about an obsessive nature criminal, The Orchard Thief by Susan Orlean, which started out as an article in The New Yorker.). The book is structured cinematically. wrote a lengthy article in Outside magazine (Jan. Author Joshua Hammer.

Falcons 208

Falcons United Kingdom Zimbabwe Eggs 208

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2013

It isn’t in your book of seabirds? (It But, to Elizabeth Gehrman, the author of Rare Birds: The Extraordinary Tale of the Bermuda Petrel and the Man who Brought it Back from Extinction, and to David Wingate, the man who Gehrman profiles in this excellent book, the Bermuda Petrel is always the cahow. You’ve never heard of the cahow?

Birds 167

Birds Rats Breeding 2012 167

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 4, 2020

Which leads to a topic I’ve wanted to write about for a while–books that guide us in an exploration of nature. Her children’s books–which include the charming Mama Build a Little Nest , other picture books, and chapter books–evince an easy familiarity with birds, their science and birding ethics.

Los Angeles 264

Los Angeles 2019 Birds 2014 264

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2022

It’s a unique bird, even its scientific name is wonderful, so it’s not surprising that Gerard Gorman, Woodpecker Expert Supreme, has written a book all about the species. But they are woodpeckers: the genus Jynx of the subfamily Jynginae of the Picidae family. Practically every sentence is documented with these studies.

Woodpeckers 232

Woodpeckers Hungary Thailand 2014 232

10,000 Birds

JULY 3, 2018

The theft of some “dead birds” captures his imagination, and by the end of the book we’ve traveled with him around the world as he talks to famous fly tiers,* the Tring police, and Rist himself, seeking for the truth behind the story. Seriously, this book is crying out for a movie treatment!). Frustrated with the U.S.

Collecting 103

Collecting Iraq Ostriches Science 103

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Well-represented exotic families include starlings, ducks and doves and there are also many more individual species that now thrive here. A publication, ideally in a peer-reviewed journal or book, describes, how, when, and where the above seven criteria have been met. The population has been present for at least 15 years.

Miami 133

Miami Parrots Research Birds 133

10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

… Tags: ducks , features , jamaica bay , migration , queens • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Hes only been birding since 2005 but has garnered a respectable life list by birding whenever he wasnt working as a union representative or spending time with his family.

Ducks 170

Ducks 2011 Jamaica New York 170

10,000 Birds

MARCH 16, 2011

The results will inform a vision document to be adopted in July 2011 at a national conference to guide the NWR system for wildlife protection into the next decade and beyond. Spring is the perfect season to take this book for a spin! If you are a North American birder, you should make your voice heard.

2011 140

2011 Wildlife Birds Deer 140

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 7, 2018

Gallardo has been a professional bird guide in Honduras since 2001 and first came to the country as a Peace Corps volunteer in 1993 (his “Chronology of Field Work in Honduras” is a chapter in the book). And, there is the usual introductory material on bird terms, bird topography, and brief overviews on geology and climate.

Honduras 104

Honduras Birds 2015 Family 104

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

It’s my fantasy and it’s yours: Quit the job, say good-bye to the family, and bird. This is the birding adventure book supreme. I’m reading a book about a man who is doing a Pitta Big Year,” I say. The Jewel Hunter belongs to a singular niche, the Big Year/Big Lifelist book. It’s what I dream of every Monday morning.

Hunters 192

Hunters Sri Lanka Asia Solomon Islands 192

10,000 Birds

JULY 21, 2022

The one bird I did not see here, however, was the Bateleur Eagle … One highlight in the area is the Saddle-billed Stork , likely to be the tallest species in the stork family. Habitat loss, as documented by hieroglyphs. Each of these ‘families’ consists of a single mating pair and 1-5 ‘helpers’ who assist in raising the young.

Ostriches 147

Ostriches Parrots Birds Eggs 147

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

It’s December and that means one thing—a great excuse to buy books on birding. I thought I’d do a round-up of some of the best bird books reviewed this year, a few memorable titles from recent years past, and one that wasn’t reviewed but which I love, that would be great holiday gifts. Books for Beginning Birders.

Papua New Guinea 181

Papua New Guinea 2014 Penguins Birds 181

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

As mentioned in many other posts on this blog, the avifauna of Trinidad & Tobago consists of several species and family groups occurring very interestingly, in threes. I hadn’t noticed this until I began compiling my own book on the birds of T&T some years ago, and I thought it rather uncanny. Well, kind of.

Trinidad 130

Trinidad Bats Falcons Groups 130

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 1, 2019

Still, besides documenting rare species, forms, or odd individuals (e.g. Many people are buying or downloading free bird ID apps, consequently narrowing the market niche and increasing the prices of paper books. Yet, going through the pages of a book is an irreplaceable experience. Wouldn’t that be a user-friendly solution?

Birds 136

Birds Costa Rica Greece Battery 136

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

In providing this information, they quote extensively from an ornithology book that was published 3 years before I was born (and I am not a young man). Another member of the magpie family, the White-winged Magpie , makes do with far fewer colors. Apparently, he was the first documented person to reach the peak of Mount Kinabalu.

China 226

China Birds Pythons Eagles 226