The Hummingbird Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Hummingbirds [Series: Stores backyard nature books]

Stokes, Donald ; Lillian Stokes; E. R. Degginger, Bob and Clara Calhoun, John S. Dunning, Kenneth Fink, Wayne Lankinen, David Collister, Brian Daw, I. Jelkin, Patricia Meacham, W A Paff, Theron McCuen, Tim Morse, Penn Pk, Sid Rucker, H. Brokaw, H. Cruickshank, D. and M. .Zimmerman

ISBN 10: 0316817155 / ISBN 13: 9780316817158

Published by Little, Brown and Co., Boston, 1989, 1989

About this Item

1st ed ; 89 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. ; ISBN 9780316817158, 0316817155 OCLC 21594146 ; Dewey: 598.8/99 ; LC No QL696.A558 S76 1989 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; "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 hummingbirdsInformation on how to select the proper feeders, what to use in them, when to put them up, and when to take them downAdvice on what flowers to plant to attract hummingbirds in your part of the country" ; "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. 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 resource list for hummingbird supplies." ; Lillian and Donald Stokesare two of the most trusted names in bird & nature writing. They divides their time between Carlisle, Massachusetts & Sanibel, Florida ; FINE.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hummingbird Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Hummingbirds [Series: Stores backyard nature books]
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Co., Boston, 1989
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316817155
• ISBN 13: 9780316817158
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Book

About this title

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).