<div>Focusing on families and their shared traits makes bird identification easier than ever. This guide takes readers beyond merelyidentifying birds tounderstanding them. Many birders can tell the difference between a White-eyed and Bell's Vireo but cannot begin to describe a vireo and what distinguishes members of this family from warblers or flycatchers. The "species by species" approach makes it difficult to appreciate birds for what they are: members of well-organized groupings united by common traits. Putting the focus on families, and their shared characteristics, makes bird identification easier and more meaningful. More than 150 color photos illustrate the 81 bird families of the United States and Canada.</div>

Bird Families Of North America

Dunne, Pete

Karlson, Kevin T.

Reference

Mariner Books

A highly visual guide to identifying birds in the field based on the important, unchanging features of size, shape, structure, and behavior Birding is an extremely rewarding and fun hobby, but some situations can be frustrating or unsuccessful because of a variety of challenging viewing conditions. This guide to identifying birds offers the holistic “birding by impression” method, which not only helps with these difficult conditions, but also develops an efficient mental identification process using left- and right-brain skills. It begins with a conscious assessment of a bird’s unchanging physical characteristics, including general size, body shape, structural features (bill, legs, neck, and wings), and behavior. Using this approach, birders can quickly assess all birds and distinguish new and uncommon species from familiar ones. They can then examine more detailed field marks to fine-tune the identification. Rather than a traditional field guide, this book presents an interactive how-to approach to a more complete identification process.

Peterson Reference Guide To Birding By Impression: A Different Approach to Knowing and Identifying Birds (Peterson Reference Guides)

Rosselet, Dale

An all-new holistic approach to identifying shorebirds.
Join the experts in birding by impression, a revolutionary approach to bird identification. Experienced birders use the most easily observed characteristics — size, structure, behavior, and general color patterns — to identify birds even before looking carefully at plumage details. Now birders at all levels can learn how to identify shorebirds quickly and simply. This guide includes more than 870 stunning color photographs, starting with a general impression of the species and progressing to more detailed images of the bird throughout its life cycle. Quiz questions in the captions will engage and challenge all birders and help them benefit from this simplified, commonsense approach to identification.

The Shorebird Guide

Science & Math

O'BRIEN, MICHAEL

Crossley, Richard

Biological Sciences

Collins Reference

A simpler and more user-friendly visual approach to gull identification
This unique photographic field guide to North America’s gulls provides a comparative approach to identification that concentrates on the size, structure, and basic plumage features of gulls―gone are the often-confusing array of plumage details found in traditional guides.
Featuring hundreds of color photos throughout, Gulls Simplified illustrates the variations of gull plumages for a variety of ages, giving readers strong visual reference points for each species. Extensive captions accompany the photos, which include comparative photo arrays, digitized photo arrays for each age group, and numerous images of each species―a wealth of visual information at your fingertips. This one-of-a-kind guide includes detailed species accounts and a distribution map for each gull.
An essential field companion for North American birders, Gulls Simplified reduces the confusion commonly associated with gull identification, offering a more user-friendly way of observing these marvelous birds. 
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<li>Features a wealth of color photos for easy comparison among species 
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<li>Includes detailed captions that explain identification criteria and aging, with direct visual reinforcement above the captions 
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<li>Combines plumage details with a focus on size, body shape, and structural features for easy identification in the field 
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<li>Highlights important field marks and physical features for each gull 
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Gulls Simplified: A Comparative Approach to Identification

Princeton University Press

The Shorebirds of North America: A Natural History and Photographic Celebration

Children's Books

Cape May, New Jersey, is one of the best bird-watching locations in the world. Exquisite photographs represent birds commonly seen here, with action and flight themes. Birds are shown in foliage appropriate to different seasons, with anecdotes and natural history in concise photo captions.

Birds of Cape May, New Jersey

History

Americas

Schiffer

Visions: Earth s Elements in Bird and Nature Photography contains a varied collection of more than 450 bird and nature photographs that reflect the personal visions of the three authors and eight other wildlife photographers. The theme of the book is set by the elements of the planet (earth, fire, air, and water) and includes an assortment of nature photographs, from exciting action and moody contemplation, are connected to these elements. Throughout the book, each two-page layout tells a story that relates to the subjects or habitats shown on the pages, or creates a mood using color themes that connect with one of the earth s elements. Relevant quotes about nature are interspersed throughout the book, and personalized captions share interesting information about each photograph.

Visions: Earth's Elements in Bird and Nature Photography

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Schiffer Pub. Ltd

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