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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.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Clarkson Potter ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor], c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: 240 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cmISBN:
  • 030771635X (hbk.)
  • 9780307716354 (hbk.)
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Contents:
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.
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"Birds are both marvels of nature and artistic muses. The mere chance of sighting a prized species has long motivated human observers to brave early mornings, long days, and severe conditions. Birds have also inspired artists to honor them in imagery throughout the ages. In the form of bird-themed art and decor, the beauty of winged creatures informs the nests and working spaces of the birders, artists, collectors, and conservationists featured in the more than twenty delightfully written stories in The Birding Life. Through evocative writing and two hundred gorgeous color photographs, the authors of The Sporting Life and Living with Dogs capture the beauty, intrigue, and fun of birding at home, in the country, in the city, and out in the field with a special focus on the nostalgic memorabilia that signals devotion to birds of all kinds. In Part I: Birders in Birdland, you will meet Alexander Wilson, John James Audubon, and Roger Tory Peterson, the iconic figures responsible for first documenting America's native birds for the public, and Kenn Kaufman and David Allen Sibley, authors of today's most well-known American birding guides. You will visit Buck Holl

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.

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