Average customer rating:
|
A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin ProductGroup: Book Binding: Turtleback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0395740460 |
Book Description
Roger Tory Peterson had already made his mark with his innovative field guide when he conducted DDT research during World War II. His friend and fellow naturalist Rachel Carson built on these efforts and eventually wrote Silent Spring, a landmark text that, along with Peterson's field guide, jump-started the modern environmental movement. By combining the tireless observation of a scientist with the imaginative skills of an artist and writer, Peterson created a field guide that Robert Bateman, in his foreword to the fifth edition, says was the doorway for millions of people into the wonderland of natural history. The Peterson Identification System has been used in the more than fifty books that make up the Peterson Field Guide series. Peterson's magnum opus, now in its fifth edition, created the trail for countless field guides to follow. They are still following year by year, but his is the standard by which all other field guides are judged. On the morning of July 28, 1996, Roger Peterson was painting his final bird plate. He died peacefully in his sleep later that day. It is fitting that his final worka culmination of more than sixty years of observing, painting, and writingshould be this one, a revision of the guide that started his legacy.Customer Reviews:
better then the audabon.......2007-09-30
Field Guide to Birds of Eastern & Central America.......2007-09-27
Excellent Gift, great resource.......2007-08-23
A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America.......2007-08-09
Great bird guide.......2007-08-05
Average customer rating:
|
Peterson Field Guide to Feeder Birds of Eastern North America
Noble Proctor Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 061805944X |
Book Description
Slim and affordable, FEEDER BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA features Roger Tory Peterson's classic art in a larger format designed especially for the eighty million North Americans who watch and feed birds. This easy-to-use, at-a-glance guide simplifies identification by including only the birds that frequent feeders. And to make it even more convenient, the most commonly seen birds come first, followed by those that are harder to identify or that rarely visit feeders. Range maps, descriptions of birds and foods that attract them, and illustrations are on facing pages, so identification is fast and easy. The brand-new introduction covers important bird-feeding topics, including types of feeders and where to place them, birdbaths, kinds of food and when to feed, plantings that attract birds, and solutions to problems with squirrels and cats. A handy quick-reference list tells what kind of food each species prefers, and a feeder checklist provides a record of birds as they are seen.Customer Reviews:
Useful and not intimidating.......2007-02-27
Handy convenient book.......2005-11-27
Feeder birds without page turning.......2000-10-26
Average customer rating:
|
A Field Guide to Western Birds: A Completely New Guide to Field Marks of All Species Found in North America West of the 100th Meridian and North of Mexico (Peterson Field Guides(R))
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0395911745 |
Book Description
"The Birder's Bible" for more than 60 years, Roger Tory Peterson's classic Field Guide to Western Birds includes all species found in North America west of the 100th meridian and north of Mexico. Featuring the unique Peterson Identification System, Western Birds contains 165 full-color paintings that show more than 1,000 birds from 700 species. Summer and winter ranges, breeding grounds, and other special range data are shown on easy-to-read range maps.Customer Reviews:
Field Guide To Western Birds.......2007-09-27
This is the book for people who like birds but didn't major in biology.......2007-08-24
Excellent for both beginers and pros.......2007-06-11
A Field Guide to Western Birds: A Complete New Guide to Field Marks of All Species Found In North America West of the 100th Meri.......2007-05-19
Western Birds.......2007-05-13
Average customer rating:
|
Audubon's Birds Of America (The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio)
Roger Tory Peterson Institute , and Virginia Marie Peterson Manufacturer: Abbeville Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0789208148 |
Book Description
One of Abbeville's most spectacular achievements, representing the highest standards in fine art printing, now available at a more economical price.This marvelous edition of Audubon's Birds of America displays all 435 of Audubon's brilliant handcolored engravings in exquisite reproductions taken from the original plates of the Audubon Society's archival copy of the rare Double Elephant Folio. Although many attempts have been made to re-create the magnificent illustrations in Audubon's masterpiece, nothing equals the level of fidelity or scale achieved in this high-quality edition.
Completely reorganized and annotated by Roger Tory Peterson, who was America's best-known ornithologist, and issued with the full endorsement and cooperation of the Audubon Society, this volume is the first to rearrange the plates in a more scientific order. Peterson's fascinating introduction places Audubon in the context of the history of American ornithological art and also reproduces a wide sampling of the work of Audubon's notable predecessors and disciples, including Peterson's own justly famous paintings.
This new systematic arrangement of the prints, complete with informative commentaries about each bird, made it possible to correct many of the problems or errors in Audubon's original edition that later scholarship revealed.
Other Details: 428 full-color illustrations, 435 duotones.
Customer Reviews:
A Good Companion.......2007-07-14
Spectacular.......2005-08-02
Why reorganize a symphony?.......2004-11-30
Beautiful volume of audubon.......2004-07-16
Average customer rating: |
Hello Hokie Bird!
Aimee Aryal Manufacturer: Mascot Books Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0974344206 |
Product Description
A book for children and grandchildren of Virginia Tech alumni, students, faculty and fans. Follow Hokie Bird around the campus of Virginia Tech as he makes his way to Lane Stadium for a football game.
Average customer rating:
|
Birds of Virginia Field Guide (Our Nature Field Guides)
Stan Tekiela Manufacturer: Adventure Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1885061366 |
Product Description
Learn about and identify birds using Stan Tekiela's state-by-state field guides. The full-page, color photos are incomparable and include insets of winter plumage, color morphs and more. Plus, with the easy-to-use format, you don't need to know a bird's name or classification in order to easily find it in the book. Using this field guide is a real pleasure. It's a great way for anyone to learn about the birds in your state.Customer Reviews:
Birds of Virginia Field Guide.......2006-06-28
Not a comprehensive collection of Virginia birds.......2005-09-21
birds of virginia field guide.......2005-09-17
Great for a quick reference.......2005-02-21
A great guide.......2003-12-29
Average customer rating:
|
Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Birds, Large Format Edition
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0395963710 |
Amazon.com
Roger Tory Peterson, one of America's pre-eminent artist-naturalists and arguably the inventor of the field guide, made people love birds like no one since John James Audubon. A Field Guide to the Birds, first published in 1934, remains his most famous and wonderful work. The manual stood instantly apart from the dichotomous keys zoologists used to identify species, since Peterson grouped paintings of related species together and used arrows to, as he explained, "pinpoint the key field marks." This way, watchers could spot birds from a distance and avoid, as he archly put it, "the bird-in-hand characters that the early collectors relied on." Birders could use the guide where they needed it most--outdoors--on living birds flitting quickly by. In addition to detailed illustrations, Peterson offers charming (and useful) descriptions of each avian citizen's appearance, behavior, voice, and range. There is also priceless anecdotal information, based on decades of field experience, as in this description of the common house sparrow (Passer domesticus): "Familiar to everyone. Sooty city birds often bear little resemblance to clean country males with the black throat, white cheeks, chestnut nape." His transliterations of song are just as quietly marvelous. For instance, Pluvialis squatarola, or the black-bellied plover, makes things clear with "a plaintive slurred whistle, tlee-oo-eee or whee-er-ee (middle note lower)."Peterson's original handbook covered birds of Eastern North America, and has since been followed by guides to Western birds, animal tracks, butterflies, and many other natural wonders. He and his team updated "The Birders' Bible" as new species were discovered and classifications modified. Generations of enthusiastic watchers owe Peterson a debt of gratitude for making ornithology accessible. But equally important, he showed scientists that finding beauty in living animals, and not just cataloging the measurements of dead ones, was crucial. Roger Tory Peterson died in 1996. He will be remembered as a passionate naturalist, a keen observer of living things, and a gifted artist and teacher. --Therese Littleton
Book Description
Explore the Expanding Peterson Line. Leave your reading glasses behind. Now Roger Tory Peterson's classic Field Guide to Eastern Birds has been reissued in a larger format specially produced for those who don't want to take their reading glasses into the field. Peterson's treasured illustrations have been reproduced in beautiful color. Species descriptions include only the most important identification elements -- size, voice, and habitat -- in large, easy-to-read type. Color range maps, conveniently located next to the species accounts, have been updated specifically for this book. Roger Tory Peterson's original text has been revised and updated by Virginia Peterson, who worked closely with her husband and created the maps for the fourth edition of the Field Guide to Eastern Birds; Noble Proctor, a professor of biology who was a close friend of Roger Tory Peterson's and led natural history tours for twenty-five years; and Pete Dunne, vice president of the New Jersey Audubon Society and director of the Cape May Bird Observatory, as well as the author of many books on birding. The maps have been updated by Virginia Peterson and Paul Lehman, past editor of Birding magazine and a bird tour leader who has traveled extensively around North America studying bird distribution and identification and has written many articles on these subjects.Customer Reviews:
Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Bird, Large Format Edition.......2007-07-27
Peterson Field Guides.......2007-03-16
Not your father's Peterson Guide.......2007-01-13
Misrepresentation .......2006-06-25
Perfect book for the older birder.......2006-01-30
Average customer rating: |
Virginia Bird Watching: A Year-Round Guide
Bill Thompson III Manufacturer: Cool Springs Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1591861055 Release Date: 2004-10-20 |
Book Description
Like gardening, bird watching is a fast-growing regional hobby. Now, Cool Springs Press brings its successful state-specific publishing approach to bird watching guides. In collaboration with Bird Watcher's Digest, these bird watching guides provide accessible, credible advice.
The birds that frequent the backyards of Virginia differ from the birds that frequent the backyards of Tennessee. In addition to unique descriptions, each bird profile includes a range map to identify each bird's North American distribution. One hundred birds are profiled, each with a color photograph, to ensure accurate identification. A seasonal section informs the reader of:
Migrating birds that can be seen during that season
The foods and plants that can attract those birds
Where to go to view year-round and migrating birds
Cool Springs Press's partner, Bird Watcher's Digest, has sold more than 4 million copies of their booklets on bird species, bird habitat, feeding, and other related topics.
This series of books from Cool Springs Press targets the beginning bird watchers for ten states.
Average customer rating: |
The birds of Virginia,
Harold H Bailey Manufacturer: J. P. Bell company, inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B0006AGUNA |
Average customer rating: |
Virginia Birds
James Kavanagh Manufacturer: Waterford Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1583550992 |
Book Description
Virginia Birds, An Introduction to Familiar Species, is a must-have, reference guide for beginners and experts alike. Whether you're on a nature hike or in your own backyard, you'll want to take along a copy of this indispensable guide. The Pocket Naturalist(tm) series is an introduction to common plants and animals and natural phenomena. Each pocket-sized, folding guide highlights up to 150 species and most feature a map highlighting prominent sanctuaries and outstanding natural attractions. Each is laminated for durability.Books:
Recommended Books