Birds: A Visual Guide

Hundreds of color photos, illustrations, and diagrams pack BIRDS: A VISUAL GUIDE, making it an eye-catching encyclopedic reference for any interested in birds of the world. Almost 10,000 species are featured in a survey written by a professor of biology. Chapters cover all the natural history basics, from flight and nesting habits to biology and behavior. Any interested in birds - particularly the general-interest lending library seeking suitable display books with eye-catching covers and presentations - will want this. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch

This is a beautiful book that transcends a great coffee table book by virtue of its clear and detailed text. The charts and descriptions are ultimately as engrossing as the photographs, and the photographs are among the best I've ever seen. This makes a great gift for anyone you know who loves birds and birding.

This is a delightful book just published in time for the Holiday Season. My first impression was that the enormous collection of beautiful, well-chosen pictures might make it a candidate for a "coffee table" picture book for guests but on reading, it was apparent that it also could be used as a textbook for "Birds-101" offering a very broad range of information carefully selected from thoughtful data collected and evaluated over a lifetime of first-hand scientific research on birds by a true professional that loves her subject. (It shines through!) This book will make a great Holiday gift for my bird-loving friends!