The Birds Around Us

By Ortho Books

Book Overview

Complete guide for the birdwatching hobby. Explains how to attract, observe, identify, and photograph birds -- North American in particular. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897212800
• ISBN13: 9780897212809
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Ortho Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

The Birds Around Us

This is a wonderful book, filled with colorful photographs and lifelike illustrations by featured wildlife artist, John Dawson and an introductory chapter by Roger Tory Peterson. Many tips are given on attracting birds into your back yard habitat, along with plans for building various types of birdhouses and feeding stations. Other chapters also include bird migration, their behavior for survival, suggestions for photographing birds and the proper equipment needed for bird watching. A very thorough and informative reference book that will enhance your knowledge of the birds of North America.

Ortho's Guide to Enjoying Birds.

This book is perfect for those who are more fascinated more with general characteristics of birds rather than pure identification. In easy to understand language, thirteen contributors describe concepts from evolutionary changes in birds, current adaptations for survival, and ecological challenges for the future. Bird anatomy & physiology is presented in non-technical terms and discussion is interlaced with examples of interesting adaptive features which enable various species to reproduce and survive. Countless examples and quality pictures illustrate specifically how birds differ in their habitats and feeding methods. Discussions and examples of differing territorial defense schemes, mating rituals, and migratory patterns make for interesting reading. Included is a reference guide to 125 common birds plus sections on attracting birds and photographing them. I'm planning to use this book as a High School introduction to environmental science. This has all the ingredients for interesting discussions, as well as a view of ecology from a different perspective..from a birds-eye view..