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National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Birds of North America (National Wildlife Federation Field Guide) :: 1402738749
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| From the National Wildlife Federation® comes the most up-to-date, all-photographic field guide to North American birds. Birders will find it indispensable: this single, portable volume features more than 750 species, along with more than 2,000 stunning images by leading nature photographers showing birds in their natural habitats. Captions highlight important field marks, and comprehensive species accounts describe habitats, behavior, flight, migration, songs, and plumages. Other features include: more than 600 maps showing bird distribution in every season; strategies for watching and identifying birds; a complete species index plus a quick-flip index; a glossary of terms; and a checklist of birds. The guide’s unique waterproof cover makes it especially valuable for use in the field. Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
This book has just recently appeared and ranks with the top few Field Guides available.
The greatest choice you must make as a learning birder is between guides that use photographs and those that use illustrations to show the birds. Genrerally, illustrations do a better job of detailing the fine points you'll be looking for and are often more real than real. On the other hand ,when you come across birds in the field they are going to appear more like the pictures in this book.
Your choice will likely be between Peterson's,Kaufman's Sibley,and The National Geographic,which is now by far the most popular.I have written reviews on all of them.
This new book is a little cheaper, covers 750 birds as compared to the Nat Geo which covers every bird ever recorded in NA. A very important point with Field Guides is that they must stand a lot of abuse in all sorts of weather and must be far better constructed than even text books. All these guides are exceptionally well constructed.
This Guide and Kaufman's break away from the AOU order in an effort to put somewhat similar birds together,attempting to make it easier for less experienced birders. This may be a bit confusing when using this book with other birders or during bird study courses.
In the case of each Guide,the authors who are the top birders in North America, are trying to pass on their experience in identifying birds to you;and where there are differences in aproach,it is only the pros and cons that are involved.
If you become at all serious,you will probably want all these guides,so in the end,you can't go too far wrong with any of these guides.
Good Birding!!
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