Customer Review: This is the third birding guide I have purchased. The strong points are that it covers all of North America, and the photographs are good. Weak points in my view are the geographic maps are not consistent with my other books by National Geographic and the Audobon guide. Also ridiculous, in my... more info
Customer Review: The book was a little brief, meaning that it did not really include a lot of careers. Most of them were the more obvious, highly sought after jobs. On the other hand, the information included was extremely well organized and helpful. I would recommend renting this from the library rather than buying... more info
Customer Review: Since we have numerous birds coming to our outside feeders, there were some birds that we didn't know. I ordered the book to help us identify some of them whenever they come to our feeders.
The book is very informative and enlightening and it has helped us out a great deal.If you are a bird... more info
Customer Review: Great book, excellent photos, very detailed. The one downside would be the size and bulk. It is a great reference book, but due to its large size may not be the book you want to take with you on an antarctic trip.
Customer Review: This book provides the reader with awesome and specific information on how to create a backyard habitat for wildlife. It is increasingly important for people to consider wildlife needs in their backyards with the ever on going sprawl of the cities. Much wildlife habitat is consumed by the growth of... more info
Customer Review: For a person who knows nothing about birding but wants to, this pocketbook appears to be a perfect introduction. By identifying 130 of the most common birds in Utah and providing succinct and distinctive info and rich photos of each, keyed by color and following an informative overview, I have found... more info
Customer Review: This is a good little book for gaining some very useful information about backyard bird feeding. And its done in an entertaining way. Its a good value and worth the price if the shipping is free, or bought used. Recommended
Customer Review: One of the many "Backyard Bird" series, this is a handy little volume for backyard birders. Only 25 birds are described, all of which represent the most common species usually found in urban or suburban backyards, including the mockingbird, scrub jay, house sparrow, mourning dove, house finch, and... more info
Customer Review: I purchased this book for an upcoming birding trip to Africa. The plates are very well done and it will be very helpful as a birding field guide. From a personal standpoint, I like to have a book with color plates in one section, and text in another so that I can cut out the color plates and have... more info