The Kids' Guide to Birds of Texas: Fun Facts, Activities and 90 Cool Birds (Birding Children's Books) - Softcover

Tekiela, Stan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1591939658 ISBN 13: 9781591939658

Publisher: Adventure Publications, 2020

Synopsis

With fun activities for the whole family, like building a birdhouse and preparing your own bird food, this is a must-have beginner's guide to bird watching in the Lone Star State!

Stan Tekiela’s famous Birds of Texas Field Guide has been delighting bird watchers for years. Now, the award-winning author has written the perfect bird identification guide for children!

The Kids’ Guide to Birds of Texas features:

• 90 of the most common and important birds to know
• Species organized by color for ease of use
• Full-color photographs and a full page of information for each bird
• Field marks, favorite hangouts, calls/songs, a range map, and Stan’s cool facts, making identification a snap!

About this title

About the Author

Naturalist, wildlife photographer and writer Stan Tekiela is the author of more than 175 field guides, nature books, children’s books, wildlife audio CDs, puzzles and playing cards, presenting many species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, trees, wildflowers and cacti in the United States. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 25 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations. Stan can be followed on Facebook and Twitter.

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Mostly Blue

Indigo Bunting
Look for the vibrant blue feathers

What to look for: vibrant blue with scattered dark marks on the wings and tail; plumage gleams in direct sunlight and appears dull on cloudy days or in shade

Where you'll find them: woodland edges, where it feasts on insects; parks and yards

Calls and songs: male often sings from treetops to attract a mate; female is quiet

On the move: migrates at night in flocks of 5–10 birds

What they eat: insects, seeds and fruit; only visits seed feeders early in spring, when bugs are in short supply

Nest: cup in a small tree or shrub, low to the ground

Eggs, chicks & childcare: 3–4 pale blue eggs; Mom sits on the eggs and attends to the young

Spends the winter: migrates to southern states, Mexico, Central and South America

Stan's Cool Stuff
This male is actually gray! Like Blue Jays (pg.67) and other blue birds, there’s no blue pigment in the feathers. Sunlight refraction in the structure of the feathers makes them look blue. Males molt in autumn and look like the brown females during winter.

Real Quick
Size: 5-1/2"
Nest: cup
Feeder: hopper

Edition details

• Publisher: Adventure Publications
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591939658
• ISBN 13: 9781591939658
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240