Identifying and Feeding Birds

English

Series: Peterson Field Guides/Bird Watchers Digest Backyard Bird Guides

ISBN: 0618904441

EAN: 9780618904440

Category: Nature / Birds & Birdwatching

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers

Release Date: 10/04/2011

Synopsis: This readable, friendly guide is intended for bird watchers and nonbird watchers alikefor anyone who wants to enjoy nature right in his or her own backyard. The longtime editor ofBird Watchers Digestand 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 hes 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; its all right hereeverything a beginner needs to know to attract birds and then figure out what kind they are.

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Identifying and Feeding Birds

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.63 inches

Width: 7.0 inches

Length: 9.0 inches

Weight: 22.61 oz

Pages: 256