The Hummingbird Book: The Comp

Donald Stokes

ISBN 10: 0316817155 / ISBN 13: 9780316817158

Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1989

Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00105874475

Synopsis:

Attract amazing hummingbirds to your backyard! With this comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide, you'll find it easy to attract these tiny jewel-like birds to your own yard.




With this comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide, you'll find it easy to attract these tiny, jewel-like birds to your own yard. The Stokes Hummingbird Book provides all the information you need to bring hummingbirds up close, identify them, and understand their fascinating and varied behavior.




The book includes:

• Range maps and full-color photographs to help you identify and locate hummingbirds
• Information on how to select the proper feeders, what to use in them, when to put them up, and when to take them down
• Advice on what flowers to plant to attract hummingbirds in your part of the country
• Amazing facts about hummingbirds, such as how fast they fly and how much they weigh
• Guidelines for photographing hummingbirds
• Complete information on hummingbird behavior, including flight displays, breeding habits, and feeding
• A special section on attracting orioles, with photographs and behavior guides for each of the eight species found in North America
• A resource list for hummingbird supplies

About the Author: Donald and Lilian Stokes are widely recognized as America's foremost authorities on birds and nature. They are the hosts of the PBS series BirdWatch with Don and Lilian Stokes. Their books include the bestselling Stokes Field Guide to Birds (Eastern and Western editions).

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Hummingbird Book: The Comp
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Publication Date: 1989
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good