How to Look at a Bird: Open Your Eyes the Joy of Watching and Knowing Birds

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Renowned naturalist/artist Clare Walker Leslie makes beginning birdwatching easy and fun with her illustrated guide to noticing and identifying the key details of the most common birds seen at feeders, in nearby trees, and flying overhead, including the shapes of beaks, feathers, and talons, along with flight patterns and unique behaviours. Bestselling author and acclaimed nature illustrator Clare Walker Leslie invites beginning birdwatchers to hone their observational skills with this this easy-to-use visual guide. Using her signature nature journal illustrations, Leslie shows readers the key clues to look for, from the shape of the beak or talons to distinctive feather colourings, flight patterns, and behavioural traits. She offers simple prompts that encourage readers to embrace curiosity and take a closer look: Where are you? What season is it? How is that bird moving or eating? With an emphasis on the birds that are most likely to be seen at a feeder, in a city park, or at a nature preserve, How to Look at a Bird makes bird watching, identification, and appreciation accessible to everyone, no matter where they live.

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Pagina's: 144, Paperback, Storey Publishing LLC