Sibley's Birding Basics

Extraordinary artist and naturalist David Allen Sibley explores general aspects of birding such as getting started misidentification voice understanding feathers age variation ethics and conservation taxonomy and finding birds. If being a field naturalist is a craft then this book is essential in helping to develop and understand the required skills. This little gem is worth the purchase for the paintings or the text alone. A great skill sharpener for birders at every level. Build up your birding foundation! I wrote and illustrated this book to help every inquisitive birder from novice to expert. Whether you can identify six birds or six hundred you'll be a better birder if you have a grounding in the real nuts and bolts of what birds look like and your skills will be even sharper if you know exactly what to look for and how to record what you see." - David Allen Sibley"