Are you a bookshelf birder? There is a whole flock of fantastic birding books to enjoy, and every month I'm going to bring you reviews of some of the best. From field guides to birding fiction to essays, how-to books and more, these titles can help you learn about birds, appreciate them more fully and enjoy them every day even if you can't get into the field.
New bird book reviews for October...
- 100 Things to Know: Backyard Birds & Bird Feeding
- Audubon's Aviary: The Original Watercolors for The Birds of America
- Parrots of the World
Do you have any birding books you recommend? Share the titles in the comments!
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Comments
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
First Flight: A Mother Hummingbird’s Story by Donand Noriko Carroll
The Owl and the Woodpecker by Paul Bannick
Thanks for the review. But wasn’t “the first comprehensive collection of all of John James Audubon’s watercolors for his definitive bird work” published nearly 50 years ago?
Best wishes,