Identifying and feeding birds / Bill Thompson III.
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TextSeries: Backyard bird guides | Peterson field guide seriesPublication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.Description: x, 246 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cmISBN: - 0618904441 (pbk.)
- 9780618904440 (pbk.)
- Bird watcher's digest.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This readable, friendly guide is intended for bird watchers and non-bird watchers alike--for anyone who wants to enjoy nature right in his or her own backyard.
The longtime editor of Bird Watcher 's Digest and author of numerous books on birds, Bill Thompson III has been feeding and watching birds for forty years. He has tried everything, and here he shares what he's learned so that readers can avoid mistakes and skip right to successful bird feeding. He also debunks common myths about bird feeding: Does feeding birds stop them from migrating? Will birds starve if you leave your feeders empty after the birds have come to rely on them?
In an easygoing and lighthearted style, seven chapters cover all the elements needed to attract birds to a backyard (food, water, shelter) and address special cases and problems (keeping bees out of the hummingbird feeder, preventing birds from flying into windows, and much more). The final chapter profiles the 130 species that are most common at backyard feeders. No separate field guide is needed; it's all right here--everything a beginner needs to know to attract birds and then figure out what kind they are.
"Bird Watcher's digest."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-240) and index.
In an easygoing and lighthearted style, the longtime editor of "Bird Watchers' Digest" covers all the elements needed to attract birds to a backyard (food, water, shelter) and addresses special cases and problems (keeping bees out of the hummingbird feeder, preventing birds from flying into windows, and much more). The author also profiles the 130 species that are most common at backyard feeders.