National Audubon Society Field Guide to Florida: Regional Guide: Birds, Animals, Trees, Wildflowers, Insects, Weather, Nature Preserves, and More

I must admit that I would never buy a book like this on my own. Most of the time I find books like this to be a waste of money. I recieved this book as a gift, and I was awed at what a great reference book this was. I have been living in Florida for 14 years, and have seen plenty of wildlife. Now thanks to this book, I could tell you what the wildlife that I see is. The book has great color picture of all kinds of plants and animals, star charts, information on weather, Florida's environmental history, and a section on State and National parks. The state and national park section of the book was my only complaint though. It left out many of the parks that I find to be better than some of the ones that were listed. But other than that, the book is almost perfect!

This Book is portable and all-incluseive. I was happy to see the state's wonderful parks included.It's clearly divided into sections such as;Topography, Night Sky,Habitats,Weather,Invertebrates,and more..If you are not adverse to writting in books this is the book for it. Each time I spot a bird,a plant, a flower, a tree that is shown in the book I date the picture of it. It makes a good historical review of sightings.

As a nature photographer and new to Florida this is what I needed, concise and accurate and small enough to fit into my camera bag this is an excellent book with well detailed sections, which make it easy to identify the wildlife. It also is a good read if you are intersted in Florida's wild life and ecology.

As an amateur photographer and father of 2, I have found this book indispensible. It covers the full range of what we find in the field in one easy to carry guide. It is well organized, with nice, detailed photos for identification, with the species information right there with the photo--no cross referencing. It has helped to open up Florida's natural bounty to myself and my kids, and I would highly recommend it as a general field guide to FL.

This book is helpful because it contains descriptions of plants and animals, all of which you can find somewhere in Florida. This makes it easier to find out what you are looking at. It would be nice if it were divided by characteristics, at least more than how it is. I still like it a lot. Points out subtle differences among very similar plants and animals.