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Secret Lives of Common Birds: Enjoying Bird Behavior Through the Seasons |
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List Price: $14.95
Our Price: $10.17
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Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.15
EAN: 9780618558728
ISBN: 0618558721
Label: Houghton Mifflin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: 2005-09-12
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Studio: Houghton Mifflin
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Editorial Reviews:
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All around us birds are going about their lives, offering us fascinating
insights into how they survive and interact with one another,
defending territories, courting mates, nesting, raising young, displaying,
preening, feeding, and more. The difference between noticing and
missing these secret lives is a little time, a relaxed mind, and some
curiosity.
An introduction to the world of bird behavior, Secret Lives of Common
Birds explores many of the most important tasks in the lives of the
familiar birds that enrich our lives. Wildlife photographer Marie Read
has a knack for capturing the most intimate, often dramatic moments in
the activities of birds. In this book, her beautiful photographs of birds
in action are paired with engaging and informative descriptions of
behaviors that anyone might observe in the backyard or at a local park,
pond, or woodland. Her lighthearted writing style is a delight as the
reader travels through the seasons of the year and discovers the secret
lives of common birds.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Everything on time
Comment: Ordering was simple and everything arrived on time in the mail. Book was in new-mint condition. Thanks
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Wonderful pictures!
Comment: The photographs are stunning, the text much less so. So I averaged 'wonderful' and 'ho-hum' and got four stars. It would make a great gift for an older bird lover or even for a mature child.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Master Bird Photographer Delights Again
Comment: Marie Read is a masterful bird photographer. She has an amazing ability to capture on film not only a bird behavior but a glimpse into the creature's inner life. The photos are accompanied by insightful commentary with clever, irresistable section headings, bringing to the page suggestions of the inner life of the photographer herself. I am a longtime fan of Marie Read's work, and this book surpassed expectations!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great book!
Comment:
This book is fabulous! The photos are spectacular! The text is very well written. It is informative as well as entertaining. It would make a great gift for a bird lover or for someone new to birding. The book is very reasonably priced and well worth the money. Marie Read pays great attention to detail and the birds seem to come alive as you look at their photos. It is the best bird book I have ever seen!
Customer Rating:
Summary: wonderful mix of art and description
Comment: Stunning photos peppered with accurate, down to earth descriptions of bird behavior and its significance. An exquisite book that moves freely from the coffee table to the desk
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