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Stokes Beginner's Guide to Bats

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Last Christmas I got a Bat Detector (from Bat Conservation International). The instructions with it were very poor so I asked a local naturalist if she knew of any good bat books and specifically any that would indicate what frequency to tune the bat detector in to for our local bats. She recommended this book and its terrific! There's a short section up front that talks about bats and how they echolocate as well as the frequencies that they do it at so this was perfect for me and my bat detector (boy is it cool!). The real meat of the book is an id guide with great pictures and interesting information about each ofthe different species of bats - similar to a bird id book. Since bats are genenerally out at dusk and they fly so fast I haven't been able to make use of the pictures and actually id the bats but I've narrowed it down by where we live and what we're likely to see so its fun to have a reference to read about them more specifically. Excellent excellent book and a must have if you've just gotten a bat detector and need to know what frequency to tune into. Highly recommended!

The fact that you're reading this review indicates that you already know that bats are good guys, not bad guys. 'Nuff said.

Next thing, you'd probably like to have a bunch (they only come in quantities) in your yard. OK, then start with this Stokes guide.

It's bedecked with stunning photos and a cool set of symbols that tell you about migrational (with apologies to Monty Python) patterns, roosting preference, how they fly, and what the little guys like to munch on.

The Stokes Guide will also tell you how to make a bat house so they have a decent place to crash, but you might just as well buy one inexpensively at your local quality birding shop.

You can't go wrong with this attractively presented Beginner's Guide to Bats.

I got this to go with a bat house that I gave my dad for Christmas. I was glancing through the book and saw that it is full of information and is easy enough to read without getting too detailed. I think this is a great book for a bat beginner!

This terrific little book is chock full of useful information. We used the section on making a bat house bat-friendly and hung three bat houses following the directions. There's also a section that tells you what type of bats are common to your area and how to identify them; I flagged the pages for the three common potential house mates and four less common that might ultimately move in. An excellent reference book.

This is a great book for beginning bat enthusiasts of all ages. It's surprisingly thorough, with lots of nice pictures. The information is interesting enough for young kids and relevant enough to be used by anyone. Highly recommended!

If you're interested in bats, this is the book for you. Its loaded with sharp photos and information about these incredible animals.

I bought this to teach our 4 year old about bats since she noticed one flying around while back and I am really glad I did as the mosquito's this year have been horrible. While reading this I found that it has plans for a bat house which we may have to attempt as a little father and daughter project. I think bats really get a bad rap as they have been villified forever in movies but they can help control pest populations as they eat mosquito's, flies and just about every other pesky insect.

Thought this was a good reference book. Would have liked a little more information in each catigory.

I purchased this as a gift for my granddaughters who are into bats. The pictures are great. They are using the book to help identify the bats around their home. The information is extremely enlighting as to what different species like to eat and where they like to live. This is a great book for anyone interested in bats.

This is a handy guide for serious pursuers of bat identification and details about species; but not a general type of book for the casual purchaser. I bought this for my 9-year old's stocking; however it was too technical for him and even for me. Great guide i'm sure; but not easy reading, basically alot of dry facts.