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Global Birding: Traveling the World in Search of Birds
Les Beletsky
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Description for Global Birding: Traveling the World in Search of Birds
Hardcover. Illustrated with 30-40 photographs and artwork and a map, this book helps you discover where the birds are whether in Mexico and southern Europe or in the distant, mythic Galapagos, Korea, and Antarctica. Num Pages: 200 pages, 200 Colour Photographs, 8 Maps. BIC Classification: WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 225 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1404.
A general “how-to” book for international birding is absent. This unprecedented new book by top-selling author Les Beletsky (Birds of the World, Birdsongs) will aim to explain why birders are interested in going to other countries and where they like to go. It will act as a “bridge” for domestic birders, allowing them to build on their exciting new knowledge as beginner birders by accessing other countries to see species they cannot see at home. The book, in six chapters, will describe each continent with respect to birds and birding, and tell what kinds of birds birders seek out in ... Read more
A general “how-to” book for international birding is absent. This unprecedented new book by top-selling author Les Beletsky (Birds of the World, Birdsongs) will aim to explain why birders are interested in going to other countries and where they like to go. It will act as a “bridge” for domestic birders, allowing them to build on their exciting new knowledge as beginner birders by accessing other countries to see species they cannot see at home. The book, in six chapters, will describe each continent with respect to birds and birding, and tell what kinds of birds birders seek out in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
National Geographic
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781426206405
SKU
V9781426206405
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Les Beletsky
Les Beletsky is a bird biologist and natural history writer. After receiving a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences in 1983, Les enjoyed a long post-doctoral career at the University of Washington in Seattle, conducting field research on the ecology and behaviour of birds
Reviews for Global Birding: Traveling the World in Search of Birds
"Besides dazzling the eyes with hundreds of full-color photos, the book lists the best field guides for each region covered, provides contact information for local birding groups, and suggests when an organized tour might be a birder's best option. An excellent introduction to the world of birds outside North America,” –Book News, Inc.