Rob Hume has worked for Britain’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds for over 30 years and is the longest serving editor of the award-winning Birds magazine. He has previously been a member of the editorial board of the British Birds Journal and Chair of the British Birds Rarities Committee. He is a lifelong birdwatcher and a highly respected writer, illustrator, and ornithologist, with more than 30 books on birds to his name.

• ContentsIntroductionBird finder at a glanceChapter One:BIRD LIFE 12Bird anatomyFeathersBirds’ billsBirds’ feetColors and patternsFood and feedingHow to feed birds in the gardenFoods to offer birdsNestsSong, courtship, and displayCalls and posturesEggsRearing a familyChapter Two:MAKING THE MOST OF BIRDINGTelling birds apartTaking notes and making sketchesChoosing and using binocularsFarther afieldMake your backyard a bird reserveUS BACKYARD BIRD CATALOGBACKYARD BIRD-WATCHER'S LOGBOOK 96GlossaryIndexAcknowledgments

Rob Hume has worked for Britain’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds for over 30 years and is the longest serving editor of the award-winning Birds magazine. He has previously been a member of the editorial board of the British Birds Journal and Chair of the British Birds Rarities Committee. He is a lifelong birdwatcher and a highly respected writer, illustrator, and ornithologist, with more than 30 books on birds to his name.

• ContentsIntroductionBird finder at a glanceChapter One:BIRD LIFE 12Bird anatomyFeathersBirds’ billsBirds’ feetColors and patternsFood and feedingHow to feed birds in the gardenFoods to offer birdsNestsSong, courtship, and displayCalls and posturesEggsRearing a familyChapter Two:MAKING THE MOST OF BIRDINGTelling birds apartTaking notes and making sketchesChoosing and using binocularsFarther afieldMake your backyard a bird reserveUS BACKYARD BIRD CATALOGBACKYARD BIRD-WATCHER'S LOGBOOK 96GlossaryIndexAcknowledgments

Rob Hume has worked for Britain’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds for over 30 years and is the longest serving editor of the award-winning Birds magazine. He has previously been a member of the editorial board of the British Birds Journal and Chair of the British Birds Rarities Committee. He is a lifelong birdwatcher and a highly respected writer, illustrator, and ornithologist, with more than 30 books on birds to his name.

• ContentsIntroductionBird finder at a glanceChapter One:BIRD LIFE 12Bird anatomyFeathersBirds’ billsBirds’ feetColors and patternsFood and feedingHow to feed birds in the gardenFoods to offer birdsNestsSong, courtship, and displayCalls and posturesEggsRearing a familyChapter Two:MAKING THE MOST OF BIRDINGTelling birds apartTaking notes and making sketchesChoosing and using binocularsFarther afieldMake your backyard a bird reserveUS BACKYARD BIRD CATALOGBACKYARD BIRD-WATCHER'S LOGBOOK 96GlossaryIndexAcknowledgments