“I wrote and illustrated this book to help every inquisitive birder, from novice to expert. Whether you can identify six birds or six hundred, you’ll be a better birder if you have a grounding in the real nuts and bolts of what birds look like, and your skills will be even sharper if you know exactly what to look for and how to record what you see.” —David Allen Sibley The Sibley Guide to Birds and The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior are both universally acclaimed as the new standard source of species information. And now David Sibley, America’s premier birder and best-known bird artist, takes a new direction; in Sibley’s Birding Basics he is concerned not so much (
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Birding for the Beginner
by Jessica L. Goodrich from SC, USA
This book was required for my field ornithology class. I preferred it over the National Geographic Birding Essentials book.
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Wonderful book
by Shelly C. Burnett from
This is a great book for beginners but also a very helpful refresher for experienced birders.
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The book I wish I had 45 years ago!
by J. Mero from Norway
Although I live in Europe I find this little gem so enthralling that I recommend it for anyone interested in birds and bird watching. Even an accomplished birder will find this book an eminent tool to convey own enthusiasm to others. And I would recommend it for school use as it is also a very good guide to learn observation generally. A prerequisite for happy birding, and at a little over
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Wonderful treatment for the casual bird watcher
by David R. Ewoldsen from Columbus Ohio United States
There are already several excellent reviews of this book, so why add another? To add another perspective. Several of the strong reviews are from people who have clearly been advid bird watchers for years. I am not in that category. I watched birds a lot as a child (Eagle Boy Scout and all that), but as my professional life developed, I didn't have the time to seriously observe birds. So I
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Birdwatching on a Kindle?
by drbobo from Delaware, USA
No offense but the Kindle is not the vehicle for a birdwatching book (maybe when the color kindle comes out?)
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