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4 produkter
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
270 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
Backyard beginners and dedicated life-listers alike will love the expanded new edition of this trusted guide to the birds of eastern United States and Canada. With new text, revised art, and data-derived range maps, this valuable resource complements the apps and online resources used by birders today.Groundbreaking new features join tried-and-true traditions. This field guide offers:More pages, more species than the first edition - More than 800 species, including 586 likely to be observed and 240 that occur more rarely - Organised according to current taxonomy - Informative notes explaining evolution, etymology, and more - User-friendly format with explanatory text on the left and matching annotated art on the right - Easy-to-carry paperback with thumb tabs and a visual index - All-new maps based on crowd-sourced data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's eBird, the world's top database of bird observations - All told, this second edition of the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of the United States and Canada East (Second Edition) is a must-have guide for birders young and old, avid and beginner.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2019
218 kr
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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 identifyspecies. Expert author Ted Floyd begins by evoking a typical bird-watching moment, his entry into a thoughtful discussion of the traditions of field guides and bird identification. Then, with short essays on 200 observable species, heguides 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 notinghatchling habits. Pen-and-ink illustrations 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.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
293 kr
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Backyard beginners and dedicated life-listers alike will love the expanded new edition of this trusted guide to the birds of western United States and Canada, including Hawaii. With new text, revised art, and data - derived range maps, this valuable resource complements the apps and online resources used by birders today.With groundbreaking new features plus tried-and-true traditions, this field guide offers:More pages, more species, than the earlier edition - Nearly 1,000 species, 717 likely to be observed and 253 that appear more rarely - Organised according to current taxonomy - User-friendly format with explanatory text on the left and matching annotated illustrations on the right - Easy-to-carry paperback with thumb tabs and a visual index for easy navigation - All-new maps based on crowd-sourced data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's eBird, the world’s top database of bird observations - All told, this second edition of the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of the United States and Canada West is a must-have guide for birders young and old, avid and beginner.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
305 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
This new edition of the trusted National Geographic field guide combines fresh new text, updated taxonomy, expanded art including 240 new illustrations, and authoritative, data-derived maps, organised in the user-friendly format for which our field guides are known.For the first time including the birds of Hawaii as well as Alaska, Canada, and the continental United States - a total of 1,150 bird species - all these revisions make this new edition the most authoritative birding book on the market, whether you have treasured our previous editions for decades or you are selecting a bird field guide for the first time ever.Written by Ted Floyd, editor of the American Birding Association's Birding magazine, this new edition features larger pages and flexible yet durable paperback binding, with thumb tabs and a visual index inside the covers for quick reference.Its easy-to-read layout includes:- convenient page layout, with maps and text on the left and matching art on the right- up-to-date taxonomic organisation- new maps developed with eBird data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology- key statistics in bulleted lists- new text, emphasising not only bird IDs but also habitats and evolution- images by the world's top bird illustrators, including important details- annotations on the images, pointing to field marks critical for identification Combining exciting new features with tried-and-true traditions, this new edition of a beloved field guide will satisfy birders young and old, experienced life-listers and backyard birdwatchers alike.