10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Galápagos: A Natural History, Second Edition by John Kricher and Kevin Loughlin gives the traveling naturalist the tools needed to fully appreciate and experience the Galápagos Islands. Still, I wish I had prepared. I wish I had read this book. They complement Kricher’s text.,
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 5, 2016
And so, I turn to Better Birding: Tips, Tools & Concepts for the Field , the new book by George L. To an intermediate-level birder like me, the material in Better Birding –highly focused, detailed, based on the latest research and years of field experience– is daunting, but also fascinating. Armistead and Brian L.
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
I was happy to see that the Resources section in the back of the book covers web sites and books on birds, photography techniques and computer tools programs not covered in the book (like Photoshop), and nature photography forums. In other words, if you value this type of bird photography, it is most probably worth it. by Marie Read.
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. Technology to the rescue!
10,000 Birds
MAY 7, 2019
Floyd’s writing style draws the reader in, including us in his experiences and observations, making the personal communal. These essays are captivating, shining with the author’s warmth, teacherly patience, quiet expertise, and literary skill.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
The birding process is stripped to the essentials without losing the significance of important, sometimes complex ideas—migration, habitat, research, documentation, community. We need more publishers of quality birding books and more birder-writers offering fresh views, sharing their experiences, covering new, niche subjects.
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
The Introduction follows the usual format, quickly introducing new birders to the process of bird identification and anatomy and summarizing the Pennsylvania birding experience; a month-by-month outline of the birding year in Pennsylvania, lists the best sites to bird seasonally (Piney Tract, Clarion County in June for grassland birds).
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