Peterson Reference Guides to Gulls of the Americas
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0618726411 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 528 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Valuable information but may be hard to digest "Gulls of the Americas" is packed with information, but this book isn't much fun. I suspect only hard-core gull watchers will want to use this book.There is a very useful introductory section, and the authors encourage their readers to study the introduction before moving on to the rest of the book, but I suspect many readers will find their eyes glazing over before they get very far. The main part of the boo. Brooke A. Miller said A Must For A Birder's Library. Yesterday I received the brand new, "Gulls of the Americas" by Steve N.G. Howell/Jon Dunn, Peterson Reference Guide. This is quite a book! -- hard cover, definitely not a field guide as it is quite a bit larger and quite heavy, and with lots and lots of color photos inside. There are pages and pages of each bird in each cycle, standing, and flying, both from above and below. There are almost A Must For A Birder's Library Yesterday I received the brand new, "Gulls of the Americas" by Steve N.G. Howell/Jon Dunn, Peterson Reference Guide. This is quite a book! -- hard cover, definitely not a field guide as it is quite a bit larger and quite heavy, and with lots and lots of color photos inside. There are pages and pages of each bird in each cycle, standing, and flying, both from above and below. There are almost 300 pages of plat. 00 pages of plat. "Five Stars" according to Deanna Greene. Great reference book
He has been affiliated with the Point Reyes Bird Observatory for twenty years and is currently a senior birding tour leader for WINGS, Inc.. STEVE N. G. HOWELL has written many books and papers on birds, including Hummingbirds of North America and A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America
Written by expert authors, the guides are an unparalleled resource for understanding specific groups of animals.. This ambitious volume covers the 36 species of gulls that occur in North and South America, with detailed information to help you identify these fascinating but challenging birds in their many and varied plumages. With 1,160 carefully chosen color photographs, this new reference guide, written by two of North America's top gull experts, is the definitive new work on gulls of the Americas.Peterson Reference Guides offer authoritative, comprehensive information, including detailed text, maps, and superior illustrations
HOWELL has written many books and papers on birds, including Hummingbirds of North America and A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America. About the AuthorSTEVE N. He has been affiliated with the Point Reyes Bird Observatory for twenty years and is currently a senior birding tour leader for WINGS, Inc.. G