Private Lives of Garden Birds
- ISBN-10
- 1612121993
- ISBN-13
- 9781612121994
- Category
- Nature
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-08-28
- Publisher
- Storey Publishing, LLC
- Author
- Calvin Simonds
Description
Brimming with stories, wisdom, and expert knowledge, this delightful book gives enthusiasts a peek into the private worlds of eleven North American birds: swallows, blue jays, chickadees, song sparrows, house sparrows, phoebes, mockingbirds, crows, red-winged blackbirds, robins, and hummingbirds. Calvin Simonds shows you how to really observe these birds -- how to interpret the caws of crows, recognize blue jays from their facial markings, understand the flight patterns of swallows. You'll be enthralled as you eavesdrop on a group of sparrows trading songs in a "hootenanny," feel the dry grip of a chickadee's claws on your fingers, tramp through a summer meadow to visit a phoebe, and much more.
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