Birding for Beginners - Softcover

Birdwatching is for everyone. No other outdoor pursuit yields so much enjoyment of nature's ways with so little effort, and BIRDING FOR BEGINNERS is the ideal introduction to the pleasures to be found from birdwatching.

All the essentials for the beginner to enjoy birdwatching are covered:

         ¸         equipment
         ¸         identification techniques
         ¸         field guides
         ¸         optics for birders
         ¸         birding by 'ear'
                and much more.

Making this guide uniquely valuable for the novice are chapters on viewing bird behaviors such as feeding, flight, feather care, nesting, and migration so the birder understands not just what kind of bird it is, but what the bird is doing. Clear black and white illustrations as well as an exquisite four-color photographic insert, bring this exciting world vividly to life. In addition, a selection of appendices cover everything from birding organizations to birding publications.

The most important qualification for birdwatching is a desire to do it--and BIRDING FOR BEGINNERS is just the guide to help make that desire a pleasurable reality.

Birdwatching is for everyone. No other outdoor pursuit yields so much knowledge of nature's ways with so little effort - if you know what to look for. Birding for Beginners opens the world of birding for the novice in this complete guide to getting the most out of birding. The book features detailed chapters on equipment, identification techniques, birding 'by ear,' where to view birds, field guides, optics, and other essentials, getting the beginner quickly into the field and identifying birds. Making Birding for Beginners especially valuable are chapters on viewing bird behaviors such as feeding, flight, feather care, courting and breeding, nesting, and migration - permitting the beginner to know not just what kind of bird it is, but what the bird is doing. Useful appendices on birding organizations, publications, and even birdwatching hotline numbers will encourage and enhance the birding experience. (7 X 9 1/4, 208 pages, color photos, b&w photos, illustrations, diagrams, charts)