I've read bits and pieces of these so far and looked at the photographs/illustrations, and they sure strike my fancy. The one I'm currently reading thoroughly is Graeme Gibson's
The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany, which is amazing. Here's what Amazon.com's editorial reviews say of it, and I included one of the reader's reviews because it's so spot on:
( Read more... )Then, I finally broke down and picked up
In the Company of Crows and Ravens by John M. Marzluff and Tony Angell. This looks wonderful. From Amazon.com editorial reviews:
( Read more... )And the last --
The Guide to Colorado Birds by Herbert Clarke (Author), Mary Taylor Gray (Photographer). The photography is kick-ass, as is the information given. Amazon.com sez:
(5 stars)
Bird Guides,
April 3, 2007
By Don Colberg "Bookguy" (Denver, CO USA)
We bought this title about a year ago and we use it regularly. The illustrations are excellent and the text is lucid and helpful. We have lots of bird guides, but this is the one we carry in our backpack while hiking.