Birding Texas (Birding Series)

Birdwatching is for everyone. No other outdoor pursuit yields so much knowledge of nature's ways with so little effort—if one knows what to look for. Birding Texas opens the world of birding to the novice and expert in this complete guide to getting the most out of birding in Texas—by telling readers the five most likely places to find each bird they seek. In addition to photos and life histories of more than 250 birds commonly seen in Texas. Birding Texas includes sections on birding technology, equipment, identification techniques, birding "by ear," where to view birds, field guides, optics, and other essentials to get birders of all skill levels into the field to identify birds throughout Texas. Especially valuable are descriptions of habitat, feeding, nesting, and migration—informing the reader not only about what kind of bird is on the other end of the binoculars, but what it is up to as well.Includes:GPS coordinates for each species of the top three to five locations where you're likely to see the bird and what time of year is best for thisFull-color photosOver 300 species Read more