Book Description
North Carolina 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.
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North Carolina Birds.......2007-06-12
North Carolina Birds I was very dissatisfied with this product. The price ws $11.00 and when I receive it it was just a folded leaflet and not a book as I had anticipated. The picture of the birds was drawn and colored instead of real life. Price was too high for what I received.
Quick Guide.......2007-01-17
A very handy and on the spot guide when a new bird stops by
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- Great book
- Serviceable and Entertaining
- Interesting guide...
- Some SERIOUS problems in the plates, otherwise ok
- Incredibly accurate with astonishing photos
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Nature Guide to the Carolina Coast: Common Birds, Crabs, Shells, Fish, and Other Entities of the Coastal Environment
Peter Meyer
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ASIN: 0962818607 |
Book Description
An entertaining, practical, reader-friendly guide to common plants, animals, and the physical environment of the NC/SC coast. Fully illustrated -- over 100 color photographs, plus additional diagrams and drawings with in-depth information on each subject. A beachcomber's handbook, a valuable companion for seaside explorers of all ages. Scientifically accurate, yet written in language the lay public can understand.
Customer Reviews:
Great book.......2007-07-16
WE took this to the beach with us this year and my kids used it every day. WE had so much fun with it. The pictures in the book are great for identifying shells, fish, etc. at the SC and NC Coast. We found a lot of the things pictured in the book. Easy to understand descriptions! I recommend this book to anyone ... especially homeschooling families!!!
Serviceable and Entertaining.......2004-05-20
My goal in purchasing this book, which pulls together information about birds, shells, dune plants, and fish was to be able to pack one slim volume instead of the bag of field guides I usually took to the Outer Banks. After two trips to North Carolina in the last year, I have found that I still need to carry a couple of other references because this is not comprehensive in any one of its categories--and how could it be at 148 pages? However, Meyer's guide does manage to cover many of the specimens commonly found along the Carolina coast. Furthermore, it is written in a graceful voice that keeps you reading long after you've put a name to the beastie you found on the beach. It is not childish or simple at all, but it can be used by the entire family. It stirs wonder.
Interesting guide..........2003-03-07
Being a transplant from Michigan, I had little knowledge of coastal animals and plants. I purchased this book to satisfy my curiosity. I'm not knowledgeable enough as the other reviewer who found the inaccuracies in the book. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book. The information is presented in a very interesting way and all the photographs are in color. I can't wait to spend more time on the coast and see some of the creatures myself. I'll definitely have this guide on hand. I also enjoyed the respect the author has for nature.
Some SERIOUS problems in the plates, otherwise ok.......2002-08-07
Overall an ok book for a beginner. If you come into this as a naturalist you will likely be disapointed. There are some other serious problems that I was able to spot straight out.
Plate 40. "Auger Shells" One of the 'augers' is not only NOT an auger and it's not even from the Carolinas at all. It's the Common Vertagus (a certh) from the Indo-Pacific (likely from the Philippines).
Plate 54. "Oyster Drills". Contains several Murexes in addition to the drills.
Plate 59. Sundials. The figured Sundial is not The American Sundial (Architectonica nobilis) but rather the Clear Sundial (Architectonica perspectiva) also from the Indo-Pacific.
The substitution of shells from the other side of the world really shows sloppy work in this guide. The other major problem I have with the book is that it just isn't complete enough; it only shows a small fraction of the plants and animals that one finds on Carolina coasts. The naturalist who trys to depend on this book will likely be frustrated and will find that they need other guides. As an introduction for a beginner it is ok, short the above noted plate problems.
Incredibly accurate with astonishing photos.......1999-01-04
For the past four years I have had a place at the beach. Dr. Meyer's book has become our bible. Using it, shells, shorebirds and seaside flora are easily identified by my family, friends and renters. Being an amateur photographer, I am in total awe of the skill of the other physician who took the pictures.
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Like gardening, bird watching is a fast-growing regional hobby. Now, Cool Springs Press brings its proven method of successful state-specific gardening 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 North Carolina 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.
Customer Reviews:
An Elementary Book, not a useful reference.......2007-08-09
I have recently moved to the mountains of North Carolina. So I was excited to see a book just for me. It is not too large and it has clear and lovely photos. It begins and ends with a lot of basic bird care, feeding housing, attracting, etc. and landscape information.
Alas, almost every time I turn to this book to identify a bird at my feeder or along a drive into town, that particular bird is not there. The birds that are included in this book are common to North Carolina, but there are so many more that are also common. Where are they?
I think there could have been less "padding" (such as, how to build a birdhouse) at the beginning and end of the book and more actual bird information to have made it a useful tool.
N. C. Bird Watching.......2007-06-12
North Carolina Bird Watching: A Year-Round Guide I was very pleased with this book. The pictures were very clear. They were a little smaller than I expected. But overall it was a great help in indentifying the species.
North Carolina Bird Watching: A Year-Round Guide.......2007-05-26
Beautiful pictures and very informative about the habits and sounds of the birds
Book Description
Edited by Marshall Brooks and Mark Johns, this book features the best birdwatching sites in North Carolina as chosen by the members of the Carolina Bird Club. Full of practical information on where and when to go, how to get there, and what birders will see, this is a perfect companion for the glove compartment of a car.
Customer Reviews:
Disappointing.......2007-09-14
The book has many birding sites throughout the state of North Carolina. My complaint is that the book does not contain maps of the sites. There are large maps with no detail. The birding sites are shown as a number on the map with no detail on how to get there. For that you must read through a paragraph of directions to multiple locations. It is almost impossible to use on the road. In order to use the book, you will need to research the sites on the internet and print a map. For reference, look at "Birding Georgia" by Giff Beaton (same publisher). This book has very good maps. Hopefully this book will add the maps in later editions.
Glad I bought it.......2007-03-23
We're planning a trip to NC in the early summer, and wanted to know if there would be good birding in the locations we plan to visit. This book answers our questions and gives us all we need to enjoy our trip. The style is very easy and real-person-focused. I'm glad I bought this book and would recommend it to birding buddies.
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Beautiful Book, Fantastic Illustrations, But Left One Important Bird Out!.......2006-04-29
This is a very handy little book to have with you in the field during your bird watching times. Extremely high quality binding, water-resistant cover, pages are cut (rounded at top) nicely...all in all, an extremely well made book that is equal to the task of being outdoors with you while bird watching.
The illustrations are drop-dead gorgeous. Not Sibley 'illustratively' so, but for field work, and likely for the intended audience more than adequate. Cross-reference and quick search colors, though busy, is very nice, too.
I have but two quibbles with the book, one minor and one major. The minor one is that the amount of space they use for descriptions and notes on the bird is very, very sparse. I know, again, it's not a Sibley, but I would like at least more than a sentance or two. Small quibble.
What's not a small quibble is the oversight of leaving out the American Goldfinch, completely. This one I simply cannot understand. The authors state early on that they're highlighting some of North Carolina's '...most noteworthy birds..' and living in North Carolina, with five feeders, I think I've seen a ratio of about 50/50 in bird population at my feeders....and that's 50% American Goldfinch and 50% everything else!
I'm impressed with the book, overall. Certainly the quality of it is a nice touch. The lack of putting in the Goldfinch is still a mystery and one I think would give the intended audience an idea that the species isn't prevalent in the Carolinas and that just isn't the case.
Other than that, an excellent book for the beginner or a good addition to a seasoned Carolina birders bookcase.
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The well-loved standard reference for bird-watchers and nature lovers in North Carolina and South Carolina, Birds of the Carolinas collects information on all avian species known to have occurred in the region since 1900. This thoroughly revised second edition describes more than 460 individual species, including 60 new species that have been recorded since the publication of the first edition in 1980. Updated entries for all species reflect the current status of bird life as well as major changes in taxonomy and nomenclature. Each species account indicates when and where the bird is most likely to be found in the Carolinas, its nesting habits, feeding habits, and descriptive information useful in identifying the species. Generously illustrated with nearly 400 color photographs, this comprehensive guide to regional birds and their behavior will quickly earn a prominent place on the bookshelf of every bird-watcher in the Carolinas.
Customer Reviews:
Birds of the Carolinas.......2007-01-15
Overall, an excellent book - my only complaint is that the bird pics are a little on the small side.
birds of the carolinas, 2nd ed........2006-07-01
The pictures were too small and some of the birds did not have a picture to wiew.
Like An Old Friend.......2003-07-31
This is the first bird book I ever owned. I purchased it in the summer of 1999. Four years later, it's like an old friend. It starts out with a short introduction and a few pages on the problem of identification. Then it goes on to describe the various bird habitats in North and South Carolina. The largest section of the book, of course, is the species guide. I found it to be particularly helpful with woodpeckers and shore birds, of which there is a wonderful variety here on Hilton Head Island.
I'm still learning about birds, so I have not yet become proficient at differentiating between various warblers, for example, but this book has helped me identify a couple. Last summer, I searched the book front to back for a bird species I encountered in Pickney Island National Wildlife Preserve, and never found it. Turns out that the bird was a Golden Crowned Kinglet. The bird was listed in this book, but for some reason there was no photo. Strictly speaking _Birds of the Carolinas_ isn't the best field guide on the market, but I still use it and have thoroughly enjoyed owning it. I think you'll enjoy it, too, especially if you are a new hobbyist.
don't bother.......2003-02-12
I ordered this book hoping to have help identifying the birds at the feeders in my back yard. This books wasn't much help. Most of the photos are tiny--all you see is a bird shape sitting in a bunch of bushes or trees. The photo of the cardinal and blue jay are excellent--but who doesn't already know what these birds look like? Also there was too much information on habitat and migration patterns. I suppose that some people would think this was important. All I know is that there are dozens of gray birds feeding my backyard and I still don't know what most of them are called.
I'm going to buy another book, hopefully with larger pictures.
An Essential Reference.......2000-02-28
Birds of the Carolinas is an essential reference for the hobiest. It is particularly useful in identifying transients, and in differentiating between similar species based on habitat and time of year. The book contains excellent photographs of most (but not all) of the species referenced.
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- Weird but Good
- A notion of evil-- compelling, but messy to read.
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The White Road
John Connolly
Manufacturer: Atria
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John Connolly thrilled readers with his bestselling novels, Every Dead Thing, Dark Hollow, and The Killing Kind. Now he delivers spellbinding suspense as Charlie Parker races to unravel a brutal crime committed in the Deep South.
After years of suffering unfathomable pain and guilt over the murders of his wife and daughter, private detective Charlie Parker has finally found some measure of peace. As he and his lover, Rachel, are awaiting the birth of their first child and settling into an old farmhouse in rural Maine, Parker has found the kind of solace often lost to those who have been touched by true evil.
But darkness soon descends when Parker gets a call from Elliot Norton, an old friend from his days as a detective with the NYPD. Now practicing law in Charleston, South Carolina, Elliot is defending a young black man accused of raping and killing his white girlfriend, the daughter of a powerful Southern millionaire. Reluctantly, Parker agrees to help Elliot and by doing so ventures into a living nightmare, a bloody dreamscape haunted by the specter of a hooded woman and a black car waiting for a passenger who never arrives. Beginning as an investigation into a young woman's death, it is a fast-moving descent into an abyss where forces conspire to destroy all that Parker holds dear.
Hailed as a "master storyteller" (The London Express) by critics stateside and abroad, Connolly has once again delivered a riveting and suspenseful story that draws readers toward the horrifying crossroads of the past and present, of the living and the dead. "We are trapped not only by our own history but by the histories of all those with whom we choose to share our lives," he writes. As chillingly as it is beautifully rendered, The White Road is sure to tread a frightening path for even the most world-weary crime fiction fan.
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Connolly strikes a wonderful balance here.......2007-06-11
with characterizations.
In this novel, the fourth in the Charlie "Bird" Parker series, the reader gets to find out much more about Louis and Angel than has ever been revealed before.
Prior to this novel, what the reader knew about the relationship between the two men and Parker was that Parker had basically saved Angel's life while he (Angel) was in prison and that because of all that Parker had done for Angel, he now had the undying loyalty and support of not just the "diminutive ex-burglar," but also of that ex-burglar's partner, Louis. With friends like these two, Parker doesn't need much other backup.
But in this novel, what we know of the two men upon whom Parker relies more than any other human beings, we discover what brought Louis and Angel together (hilarious stuff), and we also get to see a bit more of their relationship (I do mean "a bit"; Connolly isn't likely to give us a whole lot of description of gentleness or couple-type descriptions involving these two men). We get Angel's background as well as Louis's, and that means we can finally see these two men as more rounded characters. I'm glad of that, as they're two of my all-time favorite characters from ANY series.
Okay--don't read further if you've not read the novels before this one, as I'm going to refer to action from the book just before this one in pretty specific terms.
This novel picks up months after the action of The Killing Kind, the novel in which Angel was taken by the madman villain, Faulkner. In that novel, Angel was brutalized by the man and his son and also had a patch of his skin viciously removed. At the start of this novel, he is still recovering from that debilitating injury, and trying to deal with Parker's decision not to kill Faulkner when he had the chance.
This, to me, made for a really intriguing novel. Angel and Louis have always backed Parker up, and the banter between the three men (as well as the mostly-unspoken but definitely clear bond between them) makes it easy to think of them as a team, but they're not, at least not when it comes to morality. That becomes clear when Parker chooses not to kill Angel's tormentor just minutes after a wounded Angel has killed Pudd, the man choking the life out of Parker. In essence, the moral distinctions between Parker and his two friends are never clearer than they are here. They're clear to the reader and they're clear to Angel as well, which makes for a very interesting storyline as he does what he needs to do in order to regain his sanity in the face of not only physical pain (from skin grafts, etc.) but also the return of his past, a past which he had succeeded in mentally pushing away through his partnership with Louis, which allowed him to feel, for the first time in his life, as though he might not be a victim any longer.
It's a measure of Mr. Connolly's skill that this part of the storyline is interwoven quite wonderfully with themes of racism and retribution. And Parker's relationship with a pregnant Rachel is skillfully handled here as well. I don't mean to minimize her importance in all these novels. His relationship with her is certainly one that leads to interesting moral conflicts for Parker. He is still so. . .I dunno. . .damaged by what happened to his first wife and child, and while he knows more strongly than he ever has that their deaths were not his fault, he is still haunted by them, and his relationship with Rachel continues to be affected by that.
I hope you'll pick this one up. But hey--pick them all up! You can't go wrong.
AN INTRIGUING STORY.......2006-07-28
This fourth in the Charlie Parker series has all the evil characters we've come to expect from a Parker outing, as well as an enormous amount of historical (both real and fictional) background on racial abuses in the south. While the writing is lyrical and the characters are fully fleshed, The White Road doesn't have quite the power of the previous books. The plot hinges on a motive (which I will not give away) that didn't ring true or believable to me for bringing Parker into the case of Atys Jones's forthcoming murder trial. There's plenty of activity in swampy settings; Louis and Angel come to the forefront this time out. And there's enough torture, gore, murder and mayhem to satisfy readers who've come to expect a thoroughly disturbing adventure from Connolly. The glue that is intended to hold the plot together is a little thin, leaving cracks and gaps in the whole. Entertaining but not quite up to the very high standard the author has set with his previous books.
Weird but Good.......2006-07-21
John Connolley is almost always superb (read Every Dead Thing and you'll understand), but nobody is perfect all the time, and The White Road is the closest he's come to a misstep. I mean, it's still a very, very good book...and if I hadn't read his other books I might have given him 5 stars, but when measured against the previous Charlie Parker novels this one comes up just a little short. I still recommend it, though.
A notion of evil-- compelling, but messy to read. .......2005-10-21
This is my first John Connolly book, and it may be that part of my confusion comes from the fact that I have not read the other books in the series. Although I was ultimately able to catch up with Pudd and the Faulkner and the Traveling Man, there were an overhwelming number of backstory threads to assemble before I really got a full view of this book. The resulting reading experience for a first-time view of the series is jumpy and incomplete.
I liked Charlie Parker as a hero. I like the darkness and I am even willing to buy the flirtation with the horror/dark fantasy genre. A psychic detective is an interesting idea, and Connolly does a good job in fleshing him out.
The structural issues were the biggest flaw in the book for me. I disliked the way that it jumped times and place (too often, and without much sense). The use of foreshadowing irritated me (example: "I never sam him again, and I wonder now if my intervention cost him his life."). I also have a personal pet peeve with authors who manage to work every last loose end into one story. Particularly in a novel with so many threads (Faulkner, Cassie Blythe, Marianne Larousse, the lynchings, the White Road) it is a whole lot to swallow that they all end up linking so neatly together.
Overall, I liked the book enough that I will probably circle back around and start with the first in the series. I will hold off on an opinion as to whether I would recommend the series or not until after I have done so. In any case, I would not recommend that another first time Connolly reader start here.
In a way, bizarre for the genre..............2005-07-05
As I said, the author inserts paragraphs using poetic prose with polished wording mixed with plain action language.
Anticipation and suspense have to be worked better as well as the after effect of twist and turns to provoke the anxiety of the reader to grab the book, not too much effort devoted to this point
Characters are slowly crafted but swiftly killed as book is coming to an end, there are just too many, as well as events surrounding them
Elements from the surreal and fantastic worlds blend with reality so some chapters get difficult to follow and in the end to understand what the author had in mind
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Compact Guide to South Carolina Birds (Compact Guide To...)
Manufacturer: Lone Pine Publishing
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ASIN: 976820026X |
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South Carolina 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.
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Hardly a book.......2003-12-21
I was very disappointed in this product. It is advertised as a book, but it should have been a pamphlet!
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Duck Hunting on Currituck Sound: Tales from a Native Gunner
Travis Morris
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Nestled in the northeast corner of North Carolina, Currituck County boasts a unique combination of captivating history and resplendent natural beauty. The county's barrier islands, tidal marshes, forests and estuaries have for centuries attracted everything from early European settlers and pirates to wild horses and porpoises. And ducks. Scores and scores of ducks.
Few areas in the country can compare to Currituck County when it comes to duck hunting. Since the late 1800s, hunters have traveled to the county for the abundant wildfowl and outstanding hunting conditions, and for many gunners it has been the definition of a sportsman's paradise. One such gunner is Travis Morris, whose family has lived in Currituck County for generations. For more than sixty years, Morris has plied the county's waters in search of mallards, widgeons, teal, coot and more, all the while amassing a wealth of knowledge on the history and tradition of duck hunting in the area.
In this fascinating book, Morris writes with heart about his life as a gunner. From recollections of the Whalehead Club in the 1940s to tales of the "Roving Hunters" to details on a number of the area's hunt clubs, Morris provides a bevy of information and countless memorable stories that celebrate Currituck County's rich duck hunting heritage. Whether you're a longtime hunter or have never sighted down a single-barrel 410 hammer shotgun, Duck Hunting in Currituck Sound is sure to delight.
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