Las Animas - Bent County Library District

This children's guide to birding includes an introduction to ornithology, a bird identification section, and how-to instructions.

Sylvia has been nearly paralyzed with grief and anxiety since the tragic death of her husband, father, and brother in a traffic accident. She tries to help in the familys greenhouse while caring for her two young children, but she prefers not to have to deal with customers. Her mothers own grief causes her to hover over her children and grandchildren, and Sylvia seeks a diversion. She takes up birdwatching and soon meets an Amish man who teaches her...

As Emma grieves the loss of her grandfather, she reflects on their shared love of birdwatching.

"What was that sound coming from the trees? Could it be a robin, a blue jay, or even a woodpecker? Readers will sharpen their observation skills and learn how to attract and tell the difference between many types of birds"--

Explains how to identify various birds by color, shape, behavior, birdcall, and other characteristics.

An introduction to birding explains how to identify various species of birds from their habitats, behaviors, characteristic feathers, and sounds and provides tips on where to look for birds.

"A non-fiction guide to finding and observing birds for young bird-watchers."--

Richard Koeppels obsession began at age twelve, in Queens, New York, when he first spotted a Brown Thrasher, and jotted the sighting in a notebook. Several decades, one failed marriage, and two sons later, he set out to see every bird on earth, becoming a member of a subculture of competitive bird watchers worldwide all pursuing the same goal. Over twenty-five years, he collected over seven thousand species, becoming one of about ten people ever to...