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Wild Bird Guide: Tufted Titmouse (Wild Bird Guides)

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Item as described, in new condition, actually, and shipped quite swiftly. No marks or wear or dirt. No problems whatever. I wish they would start publishing this series again.

Dr. Grubb, the author, really gets inside the world of tufted titmice. This is everything you could ever hope to know about the brave, charming little bird and its habits, and with such glorious photographs besides. I got the book for my neighbor Karen who had a titmouse protecting his territory by flying into her window at his image -- which he thought was a rival. She loved the book. I highly recommend this thoroughly researched book.

Another great book in a great series, Tufted Titmouse deals with a species that is rare in my area and which I have only observed once quite by accident many years ago. Very informative, and is the case with all books in the series, filled with numerous excellent colour photopgraphs. I learned much from this book, and hope there will be many more in this series.

I find this guide, Tufted Titmouse, to be pleasing and informative. Ornithologist Thomas C. Grubb, Jr., wrote it. It consists of 88 pages and was published in 1998. The color photos are nice. There is much about this guide that is worthy of attention: it discusses not only the natural history of the tufted titmouse but also that of the black-crested titmouse. When this guide was published in 1998, both of these birds were considered to be two races of the same species. In 2002, the American Ornithologists' Union separated them into two species. There are five chapters. Examples of topics discussed are behavior and communication and the nonbreeding and breeding seasons. I have learned some things about the tufted titmouse that I was not aware of beforehand--these especially being the bird using its crest as a means of communication and its food-caching behavior. I have found through personal experience that the tufted titmouse is an interesting, attractive bird that will use birdfeeders, birdbaths, and birdhouses. This guide is not disappointing, and I recommend it.