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National Audubon Society North America Birdfeeder Guide

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This book tells the bird lover everything they need to know about birds. even what kind of plants they like. I am very pleased with it.

The layout is certainly different and it's a hardback for one. I own several other National Audubon Society field guides and somewhat expected this book to resemble them. Even though it does not I have still been quite pleased with it. I bought it to give as a gift but I still have it. I like it enough it's been difficult to part with. I'm sure my guilt will some day surpass my greed and I will feel compelled to finally give it up. I have already learned quite a bit from this book like some of the Latin scientific species names. I would recommend this book to anyone with a bird feeder or anyone, who like me, finds themselves gazing out at the yard and watching nature.

The title of this book is a bit misleading (it's about birds, not bird feeders), but it has everything you want/need if you are a casual bird watcher/lover. I almost bougt this book at a retail store for MSRP, but Amazon has the best price. Looked at several other books, and this was definately the BEST! Great pictures, great info, and easy to use. A must for you library, if you like birds.

If you have a backyard or know people who do, this is a great book that will help you set up feeders and birdhouses in ways that work best for the birds. It is both beautifully laid out and illustrated -- a very pretty book, full of photos -- and extremely practical about how to arrange your feeders to attract and encourage the birds to stick around.

Factory farming (take a look at page 11), development, and pollution are killing off even common birds. The situation is pretty dire. Backyard feeders can make a huge difference, especially during migration.

As a Manhattanite I do not have a yard at all, but I bought this book for myself because it's a beautiful book, then over the next year or two gave copies as presents to three (four?) families I know who do have yards. I encourage you to do the same!

The book has many intereseting aspects. Not only the types of food birds need to survive, but also id tips. It describes many types of feeders. Pictures of birds are excellent