Falcons of North America by Kate Davis is a fact-loaded complete study of the six species of falcons that are found in North America. The detailed, yet readable text is interspersed with over 200 of the most amazing falcon photographs, most by Rob Palmer and Nick Dunlop, two superb photographers. Completely covered in the text
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Review: Atlas of Bird Migration: Tracing the Great Journeys of the World’s Birds
Migration is one of the most fascinating subjects pertaining to birds, yet it still holds much mystery and secrets. Conservationists benefit from the study of migration, using past knowledge to predict where birds should be, and making observations on the changes of this natural occurrance. The Atlas of Bird Migration: Tracing the Great Journeys of
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Review of Owls of North America
Owls of North America by Frances Backhouse, is a stunning, photo-loaded book featuring the mysterious and fantastic family of birds known as owls. While this oversized volume of glossy pages might be mistaken for a “coffee table book”, it is undoubtedly much more than that. Seven informative chapters cover topics such as feeding habits, communication,
Review of Arizona Breeding Bird Atlas
In 1993 the The Arizona Breeding Bird Atlas (ABBA) was launched with the ambitious goal to complete, for the first time, a survey of the breeding birds across the entire state of Arizona. This great project was completed and published in 2005 by the University of New Mexico Press. Edited by Troy E. Corman and
Review of Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Jam-packed with 2,000 color photographs, the Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America is a bold, eye-catching addition to the ever-increasing line of bird guides. We know what you may be thinking: “Another field guide? I already own four, why get another one?” While it may be true that you can never have
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The LBJ – Avian Life Literary Arts [Review]
LBJ in the birding world stands for “little brown job”, a somewhat condescending name for a sparrowish brown bird of undetermined identity. LBJ also stands for “literary bird journal” as in the case of the brand-spanking new biannual publication, The LBJ—Avian Life Literary Arts. Volume 1, Number 1 of the LBJ The LBJ is jam-packed
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology Handbook of Bird Biology [review – part 2]
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Handbook of Bird Biology is massive in size and information. Thus, we’ve decided to break down the review of it into two equal parts. This is part 2 of 2. See part one After making our way through 5 chapters (and a supplemental one), the final 5 chapters are equally
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Cornell Lab of Ornithology Handbook of Bird Biology [review – part 1]
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology Handbook of Bird Biology is massive in size and information. Thus, we’ve decided to break down the review of it into two equal parts. This is part 1 of 2. With eleven fully-loaded chapters of bird biology, birding information, conservation, and more, the Handbook of Bird Biology is indeed a
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