Garden Birds (Collins Gem) - Softcover

Stephen Moss

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007176147 ISBN 13: 9780007176144

Publisher: Collins, 2012

Synopsis

The ideal portable companion, the world-renowned Collins Gem series returns with a fresh new look and updated material.

This is the perfect pocket guide for keen birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts to identify the diverse range of birds that inhabit their gardens.

Authoritative text and beautiful photographs show the distinguishing features of each bird, including information on each species' feeding, behavioural habits, breeding, voice and population. An extensive introduction provides information on nesting sites, water, pests and predators.

This new edition builds on the strengths of the unrivalled original, covering all birds most likely to be found in our gardens.

About this title

Synopsis:

An invaluable pocket-sized guide to the 100 popular bird species that you are most likely to find in your town, garden or park. It also contains expert practical advice on encouraging birds to your garden. This completely new title in the Collins Gem series incorporates both practical information on each species and easy-to-use identification guides.; Each page is devoted to a different species and illustrated with a colour photograph to aid identification* Contains information on each species' feeding, behavioural habits, breeding, voice and population* An extensive introduction provides information on nesting sites, water, pests and predatorsCompact and easy-to-use, Collins Gem Garden Birds is the perfect introduction to this increasingly popular subject.

About the Author:

Stephen Moss is a television producer, writer and broadcaster specialising in British wildlife, especially birds. He has worked for the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol and been responsible for many successful series, including Birding with Bill Oddie, Big Cat Diary, Springwatch, Autumnwatch and The Nature of Britain. He writes a monthly column on birdwatching for the Guardian, and also regularly contributes to BBC Wildlife, Gardener s World, and Countryfile magazines. His books include A Bird in the Bush: A Social History of Birdwatching, A Sky Full of Starlings and The Bumper Book of Nature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0007176147
• ISBN 13: 9780007176144
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192