New book from Pete Dunne – The Art of Bird Finding.
Archive for July, 2011
July 28, 2011
Birdology: Adventures with Hip Hop Parrots, Cantankerous Cassowaries, Crabby Crows, Peripatetic Pigeons, Hens, Hawks, and Hummingbirds
Reviews, Books, Miscellaneousby Sy Montgomery
Using the seven birds from the (awkward) title, the author extols the awesomeness of birds and our connection to them.
July 24, 2011
New Title: Binocular Vision: The Politics of Representation in Birdwatching Field Guides
News, Book News
Binocular Vision: The Politics of Representation in Birdwatching Field Guides by Spencer Schaffner From the publisher (University of Massachusetts Press): From meadows to marshlands, seashores to suburbs, field guides help us identify many of the things we find outdoors: plants, insects, mammals, birds. In these texts, nature is typically represented, both in words and images, […]
Here are the bird book reviews I noted last month. The Birds of New Jersey: Status and Distribution The Nemesis Bird Another Bird Blog Rosyfinch Ramblings Avian Architecture: How Birds Design, Engineer, and Build Birding is Fun! A Charm of Finches The Flying Mullet Audubon Magazine Blog The Birder’s Report New York Times Hawks at […]
