| View Larger Image | Secret Lives of Common Birds: Enjoying Bird Behavior Through the Seasons | Paperbackby Marie Read (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | | Page Count: | 96 Pages | | Publication Date: | September 12, 2005 | | Sales Rank: | 299,432th |
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FEATURES | - ISBN13: 9780618558728
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Product Description
All around us birds are going about their lives, offering us fascinating insights into how they survive and interact with one another, defending territories, courting mates, nesting, raising young, displaying, preening, feeding, and more. The difference between noticing and missing these secret lives is a little time, a relaxed mind, and some curiosity.An introduction to the world of bird behavior, Secret Lives of Common Birds explores many of the most important tasks in the lives of the familiar birds that enrich our lives. Wildlife photographer Marie Read has a knack for capturing the most intimate, often dramatic moments in the activities of birds. In this book, her beautiful photographs of birds in action are paired with engaging and informative descriptions of behaviors that anyone might observe in the backyard or at a local park, pond, or woodland. Her lighthearted writing style is a delight as the reader travels through the seasons of the year and discovers the secret lives of common birds. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 6 reviews)
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Everything on time by Robert Campbell (Tampa Bay)  5 Stars
September 07, 2008
Ordering was simple and everything arrived on time in the mail. Book was in new-mint condition. Thanks
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Wonderful pictures! by D. Joubert (Tennessee Valley)  4 Stars
October 17, 2007
The photographs are stunning, the text much less so. So I averaged 'wonderful' and 'ho-hum' and got four stars. It would make a great gift for an older bird lover or even for a mature child.
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A Master Bird Photographer Delights Again by A. Wells (Along the Kennebec, Maine) 5 Stars
February 09, 2006
Marie Read is a masterful bird photographer. She has an amazing ability to capture on film not only a bird behavior but a glimpse into the creature's inner life. The photos are accompanied by insightful commentary with clever, irresistable section headings, bringing to the page suggestions of the inner life of the photographer herself. I am a longtime fan of Marie Read's work, and this book surpassed expectations!
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Great book! by Carol Openshaw 5 Stars
November 01, 2005
This book is fabulous! The photos are spectacular! The text is very well written. It is informative as well as entertaining. It would make a great gift for a bird lover or for someone new to birding. The book is very reasonably priced and well worth the money. Marie Read pays great attention to detail and the birds seem to come alive as you look at their photos. It is the best bird book I have ever seen!
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wonderful mix of art and description by E. Nordeen (Rochester, NY) 5 Stars
September 13, 2005
Stunning photos peppered with accurate, down to earth descriptions of bird behavior and its significance. An exquisite book that moves freely from the coffee table to the desk
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