Not as many bird book reviews last month, but some very good ones. The Crossley ID Guide: Britain and Ireland Another Bird Blog The Curious Naturalist The Drunkbirder Nature Travel Network Why Do Bluebirds Hate Me? National Parks Traveler Rare Birds: The Extraordinary Tale of the Bermuda Petrel and the Man Who Brought It Back […]
Posts Tagged ‘Cotingas and Manakins’
Here are lots of bird book reviews for your perusal… Petrels, Albatrosses, and Storm-Petrels of North America: A Photographic Guide A DC Birding Blog The Flying Mullet North American Birding 10,000 Birds #1 10,000 Birds #2 In the Field, Among the Feathered: A History of Birders and Their Guides ABA Blog Birds of Trinidad and […]
by Guy M. Kirwan and Graeme Green
Some of the most beautiful and amazing birds in the world. One of the most attractive and best family guides I’ve seen.
Here are two new, great-looking, and big(!) guides: Cotingas and Manakins by Guy M. Kirwan and Graeme Green From the publisher (Princeton University Press): The New World tropics are home to the richest avifauna on the planet, with more than 4,000 species, many of them endemic. Two groups found exclusively in this region are the […]
Happy New Year! May it be filled with birds and books about them. Here are a few to look forward to. Petrels, Albatrosses, and Storm-Petrels of North America: A Photographic Guide Steve N. G. Howell January 3, 2012; Princeton University Press This isn’t the flashiest group of birds, but one I’m fond of. I’m looking […]
More bird-book-review goodness. A big thanks to all who post reviews online. As always, if you have written one not included here, please post a link in the comments or otherwise let me know. Pale Male and the Infertile Girl Bourbon, Bastards and Birds Birdwatching With Your Eyes Closed The Well-read Naturalist Birds of Southern […]
It’s always a great day when Princeton University Press releases its catalog of upcoming natural history books. Or even just offers a preview, like today. Here are some books to look forward to in the first half of next year: How to Be a Better Birder Derek Lovitch May, 2012 This unique illustrated handbook provides […]
