The Bird Watching Answer Book: Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy Birds in Your Backyard and Beyond

The Bird Watching Answer Book: Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy Birds in Your Backyard and Beyond

Laura Erickson
$15.99
Publication Date: November 4th, 2009
Publisher:
Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN:
9781603424523
Pages:
400
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Description

Learn the how’s and why’s of bird behavior, from flirtatious mating practices and gorgeous birdsong to flying south for the winter. In this lively reference book, Laura Erickson addresses hundreds of real-life questions sent in to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the world’s foremost authority on birds. With expert advice on bird watching techniques and equipment, feeding and housing birds, protecting habitats, and much more, Erickson guides you through the intricacies of the avian world with a contagious passion for our feathered friends.

About the Author

Laura Erickson is the author of The Love Lives of Birds and The Bird Watching Answer Book, and is coauthor of Into the Nest. A recipient of the American Birding Association’s prestigious Roger Tory Peterson award, she has served as science editor at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, an editor of Bird Scope magazine, and a columnist and contributing editor for Birdwatching magazine. She produces For the Birds, a long-running public radio program and podcast, and lives in Duluth, Minnesota. 

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