Common & Spotted Sandpipers by Phil Holland From Whittles Publishing: This wonderful book describes the fascinating lives of the two most ubiquitous shorebirds in the world. Between them the Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) and Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) make use of a large part of the world’s terrestrial habitat and they exhibit many of the […]
Posts Tagged ‘shorebirds’
February 12, 2016
Water Babies: The Hidden Lives of Baby Wetland Birds
Reviews, Books, Art & Photographyby William Burt
Excellent photos show a side of birds that we rarely, if ever, get to see.
October 7, 2009
Shorebirds of North America, Europe, and Asia: A Photographic Guide
Reviews, Books, Advanced ID, Reviews, Books, Family Guidesby Richard Chandler
A very good identification guide to the shorebirds of the northern hemisphere.
It’s July, so it’s already time to get out there and look for shorebirds on their southbound migration. In fact, there have already been a couple reports of Upland Sandpipers here in Georgia. But this group of birds can be notoriously difficult to identify. So when you head out to the nearest beach, sod farm, […]
December 9, 2006
Shorebirds of North America: The Photographic Guide
Reviews, Books, Advanced ID, Reviews, Books, Family Guidesby Dennis Paulson
A very good identification guide to these notoriously difficult-to-ID birds.
by Michael O'Brien, Richard Crossley, and Kevin Karlson
This revolutionary guide has set the new standard for bird identification books. Absolutely essential!
