Customer Review: This little book is wonderfully written and covers all aspects of the ruby throated hummingbird. The distinct characteristics of the hummingbird - their size, description (differences between the male and female), courtship, flight, sounds are covered in detail. Most interesting are chapters that... more info
Customer Review: Readers that have read Roland Wauer's "A Birders Mexico" will enjoy this guide to all the islands of the Caribbean. This book is primarily aimed for birders and nature or eco-tourists. It is a joy to read and after getting it out again this morning to review it during breakfast I was almost late for... more info
The University of Texas Press has the habit of publishing loving reflections upon different bird species, penned with a rhetorical flourish by their admirers. These are not merely descriptive ornithological treatises. They are virtually love letters to our feathered visitors. June... more info
Customer Review: Anybody who has enjoyed other writings by Alexander Skutch on the subject of neotropical birds will also appreciate this book. After all, where else can you find interesting and informative writing about these two large and important families of neotropical birds? Not only is there a wealth of data... more info
Customer Review: Edward Fritz's REALMS OF BEAUTY, along with the photography of Jess Alford,may give us our last full glimpse of the five natural wilderness areas of Texas before massive dams and federal policies allowing timber cutting in federal forests wipe out the beauty and diversity the book documents. Better... more info
Customer Review: This is a wonderful book - a beautiful reference for the wild orchids in Texas. Its arrangement makes identifying and searching for orchids as easy as possible. I particularly like the descriptions of habitats and the attention to locations. It has small maps with county designations and there is an... more info
Customer Review: The most stunning photography of warblers you will ever see, bar none. The pictures are worth the price alone. The author lives on the western coast of the Gulf of Mexico and setup a blind with strobes near water in his backyard during migration. If you love warblers, buy this book.
Customer Review: Pete Dunne is perhaps the pre-eminent nature writer today, and before the echo does nothing to disappoint those who have discovered his flowing prose. "Before The Echo" is an intimate portrait of various facets of the natural world in tightly worded essays. The book is a delight to read and it makes... more info
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