article thumbnail

The Urban Birds of Austin, Texas

10,000 Birds

Because of this, areas around the city that were once sleepy are now “urban,” with humans and wildlife struggling to keep up. Again, they are fairly common in the Southwest and Mexico, but for me they felt brand new! Because of this, the city is in flux, with city streets adding new buildings and restaurants all the time.

Austin 108
article thumbnail

Feeding Wild Birds in America: Culture, Commerce & Conservation: A Book Review by a Curious Bird Feeder

10,000 Birds

Barker, and Carroll Henderson is a well-researched, copiously illustrated, engaging study of bird feeding practices, personalities, inventions marketing, and companies that developed in the United States from the late 19th century to the present day, with a little bit of Canada, Europe, and South America thrown in. Margaret A.

America 222
article thumbnail

The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

10,000 Birds

The bird illustrations in the third edition are brand new, updated by a group of eight artists working under the direction of John P. Eckelberry, cofounder of the Asa Wright Nature Center and noted wildlife artist, did portraits of local birds.) The artwork in my edition of Birds of Northern South America is much more intense in color.

Trinidad 189