Parrots of the World (Princeton Field Guides) by Joseph M. Forshaw and illustrated by Frank Knight is a comprehensive guide to all 356 species of birds collectively known as parrots. These mystical and exotic creatures are some of the most sought after of birders and include some of the most well-known birds due to pet
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The long-awaited update to The Stokes Field Guide to the Birds of North America is an almost 800 page major revision of the popular similarly named guides to the eastern and western regions of North America. This new guide is beautiful and big and covers all of North America’s bird species. The merge of both
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The thrill of arriving in a new and vastly different geographical area from your home to search for birds is one of the most invigorating desires of birders. It isn’t so much that their “home turf” is boring, but that the mere idea of nearly every possible bird seen being brand new and often wildly
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Over the last couple years my appreciation for butterflies has grown greatly. Often when birds are uncooperative I’ve had excellent luck being distracted by the casual floating and fluttering of these other great migrating, winged animals. Thus, when I heard about Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year I was highly interested. If you are
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“Feed more birds, have more fun” is the mantra of Bill Thompson III in his new book Identifying and Feeding Birds. From Peterson Guides and Bird Watcher’s Digest (of which Bill is the editor) have teamed up to bring this helpful resource to the hands of backyard bird watchers to increase both their odds of
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Mammals, edited by David W. Macdonald is a massive masterpiece. At over 900 pages, this stunning volume covers all living mammals, some 5,096 mammalian species. The Encyclopedia is a splendid balance of science and readability, “. . . the true stories of wild mammals are so fascinating as to require no
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Peru is a ridiculously cool place to see birds. With over 1,800 species to be seen in a wide array of beautiful habitats, Peru is on most birders short lists of must-see destinations. Birds of Peru (Princeton Field Guides) provides a complete and awesome guide to identify Peruvian birds. The guide covers 1,817 bird species,
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New Mexico is huge—the 5th largest state in the U.S.—so it’s no surprise that there is a great diversity of habitat. Add to this the geographical location of this beautiful state and your bound to find a great variety of birds and lots of them. Raptors of New Mexico, edited by Jean-Luc E. Cartron, covers
