{"product_id":"how-to-know-the-birds-the-art-and-adventure-of-birding-9781426220036","title":"How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding","description":"\u003cb\u003eBecome a better birder with brief portraits of 200 top North American birds. This friendly, relatable book is a celebration of the art, science, and delights of bird-watching.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Know the Birds\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a new, holistic approach to bird-watching, by noting how behaviors, settings, and seasonal cycles connect with shape, song, color, gender, age distinctions, and other features traditionally used to identify species. With short essays on 200 observable species, expert author Ted Floyd guides us through a year of becoming a better birder, each species representing another useful lesson: from explaining scientific nomenclature to noting how plumage changes with age, from chronicling migration patterns to noting hatchling habits. Dozens of endearing pencil sketches accompany Floyd's charming prose, making this book a unique blend of narrative and field guide. A pleasure for birders of all ages, this witty book promises solid lessons for the beginner and smiles of recognition for the seasoned nature lover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTED FLOYD has written four books, most recently ABA \u003ci\u003eField Guide to Birds of Colorado, \u003c\/i\u003e and more than 150 popular articles, technical papers, and book chapters on birds and natural history. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America, \u003c\/i\u003e published by HarperCollins in 2008, which received a starred review in \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly.\u003c\/i\u003e Known widely within the birding community and recognized for both his birding acumen and his quirky intellect, Floyd is a frequent speaker at bird festivals and ornithological society meetings nationwide.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"National Geographic Society","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50850043527442,"sku":"9781426220036","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_33d47629-7a2f-43bf-858e-a0defe810f33.jpg?v=1737405200","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-know-the-birds-the-art-and-adventure-of-birding-9781426220036","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}