Birds of Indiana Field Guide [Paperback]

Stan Tekiela (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2000

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 292 pages
• Publisher: Adventure Publications (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885061900
• ISBN-13: 978-1885061904
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 4.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars welcome to the Heartland, July 2, 2006

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David A. Baer (Indianapolis, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birds of Indiana Field Guide (Paperback)

Two years ago my family and I moved from Costa Rica to Indianapolis. From one of the world's great bird paradises to an endless succession of corn field bejeweled with a gray ring road.

Or so we thought.

'Truth be told, America's Heartland is a great place to live. This extends even to backyard birding. We live across the street from a marvelous park, half of which is kept in forest and meadow. The good folks at the local Wild Birds Unlimited are just a short drive away, which makes running out of saffron seed something less than a tragedy.

And Stan Tekiela's BIRDS OF INDIANA FIELD GUIDE is on my den shelf, where it's stunning photos and one-page-per-bird descriptions provide instant identification when a first-time guest arrives at my feeders. I pair Tekiela's work with the Peterson Field Guide for this part of the country.

Tekiela's photos are a stunning complement to Peterson's drawings. I also appreciate Tekiela's seasonal habitation map for each bird, which appears in the upper left corner of each description page. Finally, he pulls a 'birding for dummies' move that I appreciate by arranging the birds by color. This makes it easier to locate a bird's identity when all you know is what you *see*.

This well-done work should be in every Hoosier birder's home.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Guide for Indiana Birds, August 4, 2006

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David M. Allen (West Lafayette, Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birds of Indiana Field Guide (Paperback)

This guide is wonderful! Organization of the book is well done and there are large full-color photos of each bird that makes them easily identifiable. I would definitely recommend this field guide for every beginner and enthusiast.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Birds of Indiana, July 4, 2007

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Kathleen Hansen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Birds of Indiana Field Guide (Paperback)

Wonderful photos, easy to use color guides. I really love the quick info on how to tell the difference of similar birds. My 8 year old son and I checked this book out of the library first to be able to identify our backyard visitors but loved it so much and he quickly was able to use it we just had to buy our own copy. I would highly recommend it.