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Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds

Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds

by Laura Erickson, Marie Read
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Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds
Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds
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Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds
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Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds

Into the Nest: Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds

by Laura Erickson, Marie Read

Overview

See the intimate lives of birds as never before! Laura Erikson and Marie Read document the family lives of more than 50 common North American birds through breathtaking close-up photography. Stunning images of hummingbirds, owls, tanagers, and more showcase different stages of avian development and capture the loving bond that exists within each bird family. Bird enthusiasts of all feathers will cherish these beautiful images of courting, nest construction, eggs, nestlings, feeding time, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781612122298
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date: 04/21/2015
Pages: 208
Sales rank: 1,077,494
Product dimensions: 9.70(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Laura Erickson is the author of The Love Lives of Birds and The Bird Watching Answer Book, and is coauthor of Into the Nest. A recipient of the American Birding Association’s prestigious Roger Tory Peterson award, she has served as science editor at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, an editor of Bird Scope magazine, and a columnist and contributing editor for Birdwatching magazine. She produces For the Birds, a long-running public radio program and podcast, and lives in Duluth, Minnesota. 

Marie (pronounced "Maury") Read's photographs and articles have been featured in numerous magazines, including National Geographic, Bird Watching, Birds & Blooms, and Bird Watcher’s Digest. Marie previously worked at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology as photo/illustrations editor for the Home Study Course in Bird Biology, and later as photo editor/content developer for the All About Birds website. She lives in Freeville, New York.

Table of Contents

Part One
The Facts of Bird Life

Courting and Mating
Enter the Egg
Nesting and Parenting

Part Two
The Family Lives of Selected Species

Mallard
Great Blue Heron
Red-Tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle, and Turkey Vulture
Killdeer
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon and Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Hummingbirds
Woodpeckers
Peregrine Falcon
Phoebes
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree and Barn Swallows
Chickadees and Nuthatches
House Wren
Bluebirds and Robins
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Tanagers
Northern Cardinal
Blackbirds and Orioles
American Goldfinch

Appendix
  Nesting Facts at a Glance
  Glossary
  Acknowledgements
  Index

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author of Audubon Guide to Attracting Birds Stephen W. Kress


Into the Nest explains bird courtship, mating, egg-laying, nest-building, and chick-rearing with clarity and stunningly beautiful photographs. It is an important companion to your field guide.

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