The Hummingbird Handbook: Everything You Need to Know about These Fascinating Birds

This fascinating guide book is a must-have for anyone looking to attract, understand, and protect hummingbirds.

Hummingbirds inspire an unmistakable sense of devotion and awe among bird lovers. From advice on feeders to planting and landscaping techniques that will have your garden whirring with tiny wings, lifelong birder John Shewey provides all you need to know to entice these delightful creatures. An identification guide makes them easy to spot in the wild, with stunning photographs, details on plumage variations, and range maps showing habitats and migration patterns. 

“Captures the spirit and allure of these captivating birds in every fascinating fact, historical tidbit, amusing anecdote, species profile and plant pick.” —Birds & Blooms 

John Shewey is an Oregon-based naturalist, photographer, writer, and editor whose works include The Hummingbird Handbook, The Owl Handbook, Birds of the Pacific Northwest, Classic Steelhead Flies, and Oregon Beaches: A Traveler’s Companion. John is also the longtime editor of American Fly Fishing magazine and a dedicated desert rat who has left boot prints in the Northern Great Basin’s most remote places.