The birding life : a passion for birds at home and afield /
Sheehan, Larry.
The birding life : a passion for birds at home and afield / text by Laurence Sheehan ; photographs by William Stites with Carol Sama Sheehan and Kathryn George Precourt. - 1st ed. - New York : Enfield : Clarkson Potter ; Publishers Group UK [distributor], c2011. - 240 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Includes index.
Part I. Birders in birdland: Origin of the species: trailblazing birders -- Where the birds are: Texas Hill Country -- Birdboy's urban aerie -- Field trip: Central Park, New York City, a walk in the Park with birding Bob -- Diary of a mad birder -- Hog Island's "sounds and sweet airs" -- Birds are us -- Part II. Bird houses: Audubon man -- Avian Taj Mahal -- Nestling instincts -- Field trip: High Island Texas, a birder's treasure island -- Day at the museum -- Enchanted nests -- Hilltop Hilton for birds and more -- Art of the bird -- Furnishing the nest: collecting with an avian theme -- Part III. At home with birds: Shorebirds unlimited -- Eggs and us -- Menagerie à deux -- Flight of fancy -- Field trip: Magee Marsh, Ohio, warbler capital of the world -- Birds by design: the genius of Charley Harper -- Mara and the swan -- One man's pecking order -- Feathering the nest: decorating with an avian theme.
030771635X (hbk.) 9780307716354 (hbk.)
GBB193939 bnb
015864425 Uk
Bird watching.
Interior decoration accessories.
The birding life : a passion for birds at home and afield / text by Laurence Sheehan ; photographs by William Stites with Carol Sama Sheehan and Kathryn George Precourt. - 1st ed. - New York : Enfield : Clarkson Potter ; Publishers Group UK [distributor], c2011. - 240 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
Includes index.
Part I. Birders in birdland: Origin of the species: trailblazing birders -- Where the birds are: Texas Hill Country -- Birdboy's urban aerie -- Field trip: Central Park, New York City, a walk in the Park with birding Bob -- Diary of a mad birder -- Hog Island's "sounds and sweet airs" -- Birds are us -- Part II. Bird houses: Audubon man -- Avian Taj Mahal -- Nestling instincts -- Field trip: High Island Texas, a birder's treasure island -- Day at the museum -- Enchanted nests -- Hilltop Hilton for birds and more -- Art of the bird -- Furnishing the nest: collecting with an avian theme -- Part III. At home with birds: Shorebirds unlimited -- Eggs and us -- Menagerie à deux -- Flight of fancy -- Field trip: Magee Marsh, Ohio, warbler capital of the world -- Birds by design: the genius of Charley Harper -- Mara and the swan -- One man's pecking order -- Feathering the nest: decorating with an avian theme.
030771635X (hbk.) 9780307716354 (hbk.)
GBB193939 bnb
015864425 Uk
Bird watching.
Interior decoration accessories.