num_pages: 304
description: Become a better birder with brief portraits of 200 top North American birds. This friendly relatable book is a celebration of the art science and delights of bird-watching.How to Know the Birds introduces a new holistic approach to bird-watching by noting how behaviors settings and seasonal cycles connect with shape song color gender age distinctions and other features traditionally used to identify species. With short essays on 200 observable species expert author Ted Floyd guides us through a year of becoming a better birder each species representing another useful lesson: from explaining scientific nomenclature to noting how plumage changes with age from chronicling migration patterns to noting hatchling habits. Dozens of endearing pencil sketches accompany Floyd's charming prose making this book a unique blend of narrative and field guide. A pleasure for birders of all ages this witty book promises solid lessons for the beginner and smiles of recognition for the seasoned nature lover.
language: English
title: How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding
publisher: National Geographic