Binge Birding

Author : Nancy Grant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781092878029
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Binge Birding written by Nancy Grant and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-22 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy the thrill of discovery in this well-paced travel adventure that's like going birding with a friend When journalist and field naturalist Nancy Grant packed her SUV with a basket of maps and field guides to head south to explore the Texas Gulf Coast she had a simple plan. Look for birds everywhere. And she found them--more than 150 species--singing, soaring, hunting for food, searching for mates, and raising youngsters. Grant's easy-going conversational style, with plenty of quirky travel anecdotes, blends in-depth natural history insights with vivid on-the-scene reporting. Grant admits with charming directness her own struggles to memorize field marks and songs, and the satisfaction of getting it right. Birders of all experience levels will enjoy coming along for the ride.

Author : Sarah T. Dubb
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1668037831
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Birding with Benefits written by Sarah T. Dubb and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A divorcee embarks on her “year of yes” and crosses paths with a shy but sensitive birdwatcher who changes her life in this charming rom-com that is perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Ali Hazelwood. Newly-divorced, almost-empty-nester Celeste is finally seeking adventure and putting herself first, cliches be damned. So when a friend asks Celeste to “partner” with his buddy John for an event, Celeste throws herself into the role of his temporary girlfriend. But quiet cinnamon roll John isn’t looking for love, just birds—he needs a partner for Tucson’s biggest bird-watching contest if he’s ever going to launch his own guiding business. By the time they untangle their crossed signals, they’ve become teammates…and thanks to his meddling friends, a fake couple. Celeste can’t tell a sparrow from a swallow, but John is a great teacher, and the hours they spend hiking in the Arizona wilderness feed Celeste’s hunger for new adventures while giving John a chance to practice his dream job. As the two spend more time together, they end up watching more than just the birds, and their chemistry becomes undeniable. Since they’re both committed to the single life, Celeste suggests a status upgrade: birders with benefits, just until the contest is done. But as the bird count goes up and their time together ticks down, John and Celeste will have to decide if their benefits can last a lifetime, or if this love affair is for the birds.

Author : Dorian Anderson
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1645022242
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Birding Under the Influence written by Dorian Anderson and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2023-11-02 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One hell of a ride."—Nick Offerman, actor, woodworker, New York Times bestselling author "Candid and often moving reflections . . . make for absorbing reading. . . . [This is] a memoir of a journey that was more than just a chase after numbers."—Booklist (starred) At a personal and professional crossroads, a man resets his life and finds sobriety, love, and 618 bird species, cycling his way to a very Big Year. In Birding Under the Influence, Dorian Anderson, a neuroscience researcher on a pressure-filled life trajectory, walks away from the world of elite institutions, research labs, and academic publishing. In doing so, he falls in love and discovers he has freed himself to embrace his lifelong passion for birding. A North American Big Year—a continent-spanning adventure in which a birder attempts to see as many species as possible in twelve months—is a massive undertaking under any circumstances. But doing it on a bike while maintaining sobriety? That’s next level. As Dorian pedals across the country, describing the birds he sees, he confronts the challenges of long-distance cycling: treacherous weather, punctured tires, speeding cars, and injury. He encounters eccentric characters, blistering blacktop, dreary hotel rooms, snarling dogs, and an endless sea of smoking tailpipes. He also confronts his past struggles with alcohol, drugs, and risky behaviors that began in high school and followed him into adulthood. Birding Under the Influence is a candid, honest look at Dorian’s double life of academic accomplishment and addiction. While his journey to recovery is simultaneously poignant and inspiring, it is ultimately his love of birds and nature that provides the scaffolding to build a new and radically different life.

Author : Nate Swick
Publisher : Page Street Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1624141277
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Birding for the Curious written by Nate Swick and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book isn't just for birders. It's also for the huge audience of people who hike, maybe have bird feeders, and generally enjoy nature. With this book, the naturalist will discover an incredible and rewarding new adventure in the beautiful world of birds. The book is packed with easy and fun activities and information about birds, how to find them and their part in the nature around us. The information in this book will not only help you identify and learn more about birds, but you'll have a blast doing it. Nate Swick, member of the American Birding Association, has compiled chapters upon chapters of interesting, unique and informative birding knowledge, followed by activities that use the skills you learned. So not only will you learn things like what kind of birds you're looking at around the neighborhood, how to decipher different bird calls, and how to bring the birds to your backyard, but you'll complete fun activities like creating a list of the most popular birds in your area, creating a sound map of bird calls, and making a feeder for your backyard.

Author : Lisa White
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 054487613X
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Good Birders Still Don't Wear White written by Lisa White and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avid North American birders share wit, wisdom, advice, and what fuels their passion for birds. Birding gets you outside, helps you de-stress, exercises your body and mind, puts your day-to-day problems in perspective, and can be lots of fun. Birders know this, and in this collection of thirty-seven brief essays, birders from diverse backgrounds share their sense of wonder, joy, and purpose about their passion (and sometimes obsession). From the Pacific Ocean to Central Park, from the rainforest in Panama to suburban backyards—no matter what their habitat, what good birders have in common is a curiosity about the natural world and a desire to share it with others. In these delightful essays, each accompanied by an endearing drawing, devoted birders reveal their passion to be fulfilling, joyful, exhilarating, and maybe even contagious. Contributors include many well-known birders, such as Richard Crossley, Pete Dunne, Kenn Kaufman, Michael O'Brien, Bill Thompson, and Julie Zickefoose—and a portion of the proceeds goes to the American Birding Association, North America's largest membership organization for active birders.

Author : Sheila Buff
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1461746329
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Birding for Beginners written by Sheila Buff and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential companion to any birder's field guide Birdwatching is for everyone. No other outdoor pursuit yields so much knowledge of nature’s ways with so little effort—if one knows what to look for. Birding for Beginners opens the world of birding to the novice in this complete guide to getting the most out of birding. This updated edition includes a new chapter on birding online and features detailed chapters on equipment, identification techniques, birding “by ear,” where to view birds, field guides, optics, and other essentials to get the beginner quickly into the field to identify birds. Especially valuable are chapters on bird behaviors such as feeding, flight, courting and breeding, nesting, and migration—informing the beginner not only about what kind of bird is on the other end of the binoculars, but what it is up to as well.

Author : Kate Rowinski
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1626366594
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Joy of Birding written by Kate Rowinski and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 50 million birders can’t be wrong. No matter where you live, you have the joy of hearing and seeing birds. This easy-to-use, full-color guide will provide you with the answers. Here you’ll learn how to identify different bird species by observing their body-parts, understand birds’ behavior and habits, get to know the birds around the home or a vacation spot, attract and make a good home for these new feathered friends, and much more! Designed especially for the home birdwatcher, but with information on destination vacations, this book teaches, “If you’re prepared to see them, they will come!”

Author : Noah K. Strycker
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544558146
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Birding Without Borders written by Noah K. Strycker and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2017 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author tells the story of how he traveled across forty-one countries in an attempt to see half of the world's birds in one year, sharing the challenges that he faced, as well as the birds and bird-lovers he found on the way.

Author : Chuck Bernstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Joy of Birding written by Chuck Bernstein and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Chris Santella
Publisher : ABRAMS
ISBN 13 : 1613120648
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die written by Chris Santella and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2012-11-16 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s estimated that 50 to 60 million Americans count birding among their hobbies. Some hang feeders in their backyards and accumulate yard lists; others participate in annual “Christmas Counts”; a select few travel to the ends of the earth in an effort to see every bird in the world. With Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die, Chris Santella takes the best-selling “Fifty Places” recipe and applies it to this most popular pastime. Santella presents some of the greatest bird-watching venues in the United States and abroad through interviews with prominent birders, from tour leaders and conservationists to ornithologists and academics. Interviewees include ornithologist Kenn Kaufman; David Allen Sibley, author and illustrator of The Sibley Guide to Birds; Rose Ann Rowlett, the “mother of modern birding”; John Fitzpatrick, director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology; and Steve McCormick, president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy. The places vary from the urban (New York City’s Central Park) to the mystical (the cloud forests of Triunfo in Chiapas, Mexico) to the extremely remote (the sub-Arctic islands of New Zealand). The book includes 40 gorgeous photographs that capture the vibrancy of our feathered friends, and the beautiful places they call home.