Archive for August, 2009

Mmmmmmm…….bird book reviews……… Life List: A Woman’s Quest for the World’s Most Amazing Birds Birdfreak.com Spirits of the Air: Birds and American Indians in the [...]

by Marcy Houle

The story of the author’s study of hawks on an isolated prairie, but also much more.

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As mentioned in a recent post, I’ve been looking forward to finally seeing this book. So I was excited when it showed up on the doorstep yesterday. I’m planning on doing a full review eventually, but in the meantime I wanted to share some initial thoughts. My very first thought was amazement at how large and [...]
Trogons: A Natural History of the Trogonidae by Joseph M. Forshaw I love trogons, and the description of this new book left me drooling: This is the definitive natural history of the spectacularly beautiful tropical birds known as the trogons, a family that includes the legendary Resplendent Quetzal, the sacred bird of the ancient Mayans and Aztecs. A [...]

by Trevor Herriot

An extremely well-written look at the state of North American grassland birds.

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