Secret Lives Of Common Birds: Enjoying Bird Behavior Through the Seasons

by Marie Read

Book Overview

All around us birds are going about their lives, offering fascinating insights into how they survive and interact with one another, defending territories, courting mates, nesting, raising young,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618558721
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 0.3" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Everything on time

Ordering was simple and everything arrived on time in the mail. Book was in new-mint condition. Thanks

A Master Bird Photographer Delights Again

Marie Read is a masterful bird photographer. She has an amazing ability to capture on film not only a bird behavior but a glimpse into the creature's inner life. The photos are accompanied by insightful commentary with clever, irresistable section headings, bringing to the page suggestions of the inner life of the photographer herself. I am a longtime fan of Marie Read's work, and this book surpassed expectations!

Great book!

This book is fabulous! The photos are spectacular! The text is very well written. It is informative as well as entertaining. It would make a great gift for a bird lover or for someone new to birding. The book is very reasonably priced and well worth the money. Marie Read pays great attention to detail and the birds seem to come alive as you look at their photos. It is the best bird book I have ever seen!

wonderful mix of art and description

Stunning photos peppered with accurate, down to earth descriptions of bird behavior and its significance. An exquisite book that moves freely from the coffee table to the desk

A must have for good and bad days

Prof. Martin Wikelski, Princeton University Marie Read is one of the best nature photographers of birds. But she is also a most gifted observer of bird behavior. Her new book highlights - in breathtaking photography - what we all should know about the behavior of our most common and beloved feathered companions. This book is a winner for keeping kids entertained for hours, and a pleasure to read on a porch while observing a plain old American Robin. Everybody should have this book! Its refreshing, entertaining, educative and fun.