A workbook-style book -designed to make you a better birder. Reality Birding -the only guide with lifelike scenes showing birds, habitat, behavior, and how they are all connected. A picture says a thousand words, and practice makes perfect - repetition in a lifelike environment is the key to learning. The premier photo ID resource -the reliable place to ID, age, and sex your photos. Another stunning and revolutionary book from award-winning author and photographer Richard Crossley. Perfect for beginning and intermediate birders, this book challenges traditional field guide design by providing a real-life approach to bird ID, focusing on all aspect of how a species appears, its habitat and behavior, which Crossley perfectly illustrates for every species in the Western US. 
The Crossley ID Guide: Western Birds will vastly improve your ability to identify birds in its innovative approach of how to look at birds to get to know them. Like others in the Crossley ID Guide series, Western Birds features lifelike scenes for each species. 
These scenes―650 in all―are composed from more than 10,000 of the author's images showing birds in a wide range of views--near and far, from different angles, in various plumages and behaviors, including flight, and in the habitat in which they live. The beautiful compositions show how a bird's appearance changes with distance, and give equal emphasis to characteristics experts use to identify birds: size, shape, behavior, and patterns of color.

The Crossley ID Guide: Western Birds

Richard Crossley

Crossley Books

“I didn’t know what it was called at the time, but Ornitherapy changed my life - and this book will change your life too.” ~ Bob Shanman, Owner, Wild Birds Unlimited Redondo Beach, California This award-winning interactive new book is unlike any other and written for those who want to learn more about the birds around them. Ornitherapy will bridge the gap between bird ID and overall wellbeing of mind, body, and soul. Transport yourself into the world of birds while amplifying the benefits that connecting with birds brings to our physical and mental wellness. Throughout the 216 pages of this hardcover book, we guide you into deeper experiences with birds through focused explorations and stunning imagery. A fuller appreciation of birds is enhanced through a journaling section. We bring mindfulness together with observation in a way that will heighten your awareness and understanding of birds. Ornitherapy: For Your Mind, Body, and Soul will change the way the way you connect with birds right outside your own door. Ornitherapy: For Your Mind, Body, and Soul was awarded a 2022 Bronze Medal by the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY).

Ornitherapy: For Your Mind, Body, and Soul

Holly Merker

Sophie Crossley

"This spectacular and meticulously assembled guide provides a unique way to master identification of North America's diverse waterfowl, both on the water and in the air." - John Fitzpatrick, director, Cornell Lab of Ornithology "Waterfowl have long captured the attention of birders, sportsmen, photographers, artists, and practically anyone with an eye for beautiful creatures set in beautiful places. This guide... clarifies their natural and life histories, and the complexities of their conservation." - Wayne Peterson, IBA director, Mass. Audubon "Our Ducks Unlimited vision 'to fill the skies with waterfowl,' is actually reflected in the book's pages, both visually and thematically. Saving wetlands and waterfowl is behind every creative image, every page." - Dale Hall, CEO, Ducks Unlimited "The artwork, the narrative, and the rich content provide a universal tool to understand our incredible North American waterfowl resources - a must have!"- John Devney, VP US Policy, Delta Waterfowl The award-winning Crossley ID Guides revolutionized birding and books by providing the first real-life approach to ID. With nearly 300 pages of lifelike scenes, this guide is for both hunters and birders. Unlike other guides showing individual photos or illustrations, Crossley shows waterfowl in a wide range of views, giving equal emphasis to characteristics experts use to identify birds, such as size, structure and shape, behavior, probability, and color patterns. Waterfowl bible with Crossley-style plates Covers all of North America's ducks, geese, and swans Strong underlying conservation message More than 5,000 photos in Crossley-style scenes: near and far, different angles, in various plumages and behaviors including flight Includes other wildlife, beautiful scenery, wing cutouts Mystery photos to challenge you

The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl

Paul Baicich

Jessie Barry

When many birders go out looking at waders, they see a distant mudflat with grey-brown birds of various shapes and sizes and have no idea where to begin the identification process. 'The Shorebird Guide' demonstrates how birders of all levels can identify Nearctic waders quickly and accurately.

The Shorebird Guide

Michael O'Brien

Kevin T. Karlson

Reference

Christopher Helm

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