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Indlæser... The Shorebird Guide (udgave 2006)af Michael O'Brien
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Teaches how to look at birds in ways many of us may have never considered. Birding by impression. I've always been skeptical of photographic field guides. While this book hasn't made me a convert in general, it certainly has convinced me that there is a place for photo guides. This book features amazingly detailed photos of all North American breeding shorebirds in all plumages, most usefully multiple plumages in a single photo, and describes the relevant features of each. I now feel much more confident about aging shorebirds (a necessary first step), and have even dared to tackle dowitchers (though most of them still end up as "unidentified dowitcher".) The book focuses extensively on non-plumage marks of size, shape, etc -- which I find extremely useful, and which I'm trying to get better at. One of the most useful features of the book for me are the little quizzes sprinkled throughout; a photo illustrating Ruddy Turnstones will, for instance, ask you to ID the other three species in the photo, or one will ask you to ID three birds just by silhouette (not always as difficult as it sounds). Highly recommended for anyone wanting to get better at identifying this tricky bunch of birds. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
An all-new holistic approach to identifying shorebirds. nbsp; Join the experts in birding by impression, a revolutionary approach to bird identification. Experienced birders use the most easily observed characteristics -- size, structure, behavior, and general color patterns -- to identify birds even before looking carefully at plumage details. Now birders at all levels can learn how to identify shorebirds quickly and simply. This guide includes more than 870 stunning color photographs, starting with a general impression of the species and progressing to more detailed images of the bird throughout its life cycle. Quiz questions in the captions will engage and challenge all birders and help them benefit from this simplified, commonsense approach to identification. No library descriptions found. |
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