Posts Tagged ‘waterfowl’

With Wings Extended: A Leap into the Wood Duck’s World by Greg Hoch From University Of Iowa Press: A century ago, many people had given up on the wood duck, dooming it to extinction along with the passenger pigeon and Carolina parakeet. Today, it’s one of the most familiar and most harvested ducks in the […]

The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl by Richard Crossley, Paul Baicich, and Jessie Barry From Crossley Books: The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds, published in 2011, revolutionized birding and books by providing the first real-life approach to ID. The Crossley ID Guide: Waterfowl, the fourth of these user-friendly guides, is for both hunters and birders. Unlike […]

Waterfowl of North America, Europe, and Asia: An Identification Guide by Sébastien Reeber From Princeton University Press: This is the ultimate guide for anyone who wants to identify the ducks, geese, and swans of North America, Europe, and Asia. With 72 stunning color plates (that include more than 920 drawings), over 650 superb photos, and […]

Texas Waterfowl by William P. Johnson and Mark W. Lockwood From Texas A&M University Press: In this beautifully illustrated guide, two practicing wildlife biologists describe the life histories of forty-five species of ducks, geese, and swans that occur in Texas. For common species and those that breed in the state, each account begins with an […]