Birding basics : tips, tools & techniques for great bird-watching / Noah Strycker.
"Targeted to beginners and beyond, National Geographic's fun, inspiring guide to the art, craft, and science of bird-watching combines practical know-how and expert knowledge. Browsable and bursting with helpful illustrations and photographs, Birding Basics offers new ideas for when, where, and how to get to know the birds in your world. Not a field guide but a primer in best practices, authored by birding expert Noah Strycker, this breezy book features easy-to-follow advice on what to look and listen for, how to use field guides and birding apps, the best equipment to start with, and ways to engage with other birders around the world. Filled with fun facts and seasoned advice, this useful book will help you attract birds to your backyard, master bird identification, name a bird by its song, and witness the magic of migration. Sidebars feature fun facts, identification tips, and easy projects for exploring the world on the wing. For everyone who loves watching the birds, whether out the window or on the trail, this colorful, easy-to-use guide to better birding has everything you need"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781426222191
- ISBN: 142622219X
- Physical Description: 254 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2022]
- Copyright: ℗♭2022
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Getting started -- A diversity of birds -- How to identify birds -- Understanding birds -- Field craft -- Birding at home -- Go farther. |
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Subject: | Bird watching. Birds > North America > Identification. |
Genre: | Field guides. Handbooks and manuals. Illustrated works. |
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Upper Skagit Library | 598.072 STR | 1020003 | New Nonfiction | Available | - |