Comments on: You May Need a New Field Guide…

By: WRENAISSANCE REFLECTIONS | I and the Bird #83: The joy of birds

WRENAISSANCE REFLECTIONS | I and the Bird #83: The joy of birds — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:18:17 +0000

[...] irdfreak and others have reviewed both of these, and you’ll also want to check on whether you need a new field guide. [...]

By: Ken Schneider

Ken Schneider — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:08:19 +0000

I do have a first edition Peterson that my mother bought for me secondhand at $2.75 when I was about nine years old. A bit tattered, indeed. It stayed in pretty good shape despite being dropped in the mud and rained upon.

I just put up a few pictures of it on this blog entry (I don’t do HTML):

blog(dot)rosyfinch(dot)com/?p=187

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:50:09 +0000

jajajaja great post, fortunately my field guides havent gone swimming yet, just my camera, binocular, cell phone, scope you name it….but not the field guides.

By: Rick Wright

Rick Wright — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:07:39 +0000

I’ve often thought that the best medium for a field guide would be the Magic Slate: taxonomic changes, painting errors, distribution changes–all taken care of, presto, just by peeling back the top layer!
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PS: I hope I’m not the only one out there who remembers Magic Slates!

By: Lana

Lana — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:13:17 +0000

*LOL* It seems I don’t need a new field guide right now. I’ll definitely keep this in mind for the future, however.

By: The Birdfreak Team

The Birdfreak Team — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:38:48 +0000

Patrick – Hilarious!! It may not get dog-eared but oh the pain if it gets dropped on your foot.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:02:01 +0000

Haha! Great one! What if mine is written on stone tablets? Should I get a new one? It doesn’t get dog-eared…