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 South The Birdchaser Shorebirds of North America, Europe, and Asia: A Photographic Guide Birdfreak.com 10,000 Birds Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings 10,000 Birds […]
Archive for August, 2009
by Marcy Houle
The story of the author’s study of hawks on an isolated prairie, but also much more.
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 […]
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 […]
August 4, 2009
Grass, Sky, Song: Promise and Peril in the World of Grassland Birds
Reviews, Books, Miscellaneousby Trevor Herriot
An extremely well-written look at the state of North American grassland birds.
