Discovery Channel: Birds (An Explore Your World Handbook)

How does an eagle soar? What's the difference between a warbler and a vireo? How do birds communicate? Why do only some birds migrate? What flowers draw hummingbirds to a garden? Birds, an Explore Your World ™Handbook, answers these and other questions, providing a captivating blend of information and entertainment about one of the most popular hobbies.

Incorporating the Discovery Channel's unique, authoritative approach and acclaimed visuals, Birds goes beyond traditional guides by combining field identification techniques with fascinating background information and practical hands-on advice. Organized in a clear, accessible style, beautifully illustrated with more than 300 full color photographs and illustrations, and packed with the most up-to-date information by expert ornithologists, this comprehensive handbook offers birding enthusiasts a wealth of information in a single portable source.

Birds is divided into three main sections:
"Discovering Birds" provides background information to help birders acquire a strong base of knowledge on the fundamentals of bird anatomy, physiology, and behavior--including how birds live, fly, build nest, reproduce, migrate and communicate.

"Birds in Your Backyard" contains practical advice on exploring birds firsthand--including choosing the right binoculars, building a birdhouse, keeping predators out of a bird feeder, and attracting birds to your backyard.

"Identifying Birds" offers a complete at-a-glance identification guide to 150 of the most common North American birds--including descriptions of size, appearance, voice, nest, and eggs, as well as a range map of each bird's habitat.

Birds is sure to delight, teach and entertain bird enthusiasts, and reveal our wondrous world as never before.

Discovery Books worked with a distinguished team of experts, including: David M. Bird, Ph.D., director, Avian Science and Conservation Centre, McGill University, Montreal; Jim Berry president, Roger Tory Institute of Natural History; Stephen Kress, professor ornithology at Cornell University, and Bill Thompson III, editor of Bird Watcher's Digest and author of Bird Watching for Dummies.