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This readable, friendly guide is intended for bird watchers and nonbird watchers alikefor anyone who wants to enjoy nature right in his or her own backyard.
The longtime editor of Bird Watchers Digest and author of numerous books on birds, Bill Thompson III has been feeding and watching birds forforty years. He has tried everything, and here he shares what hes learned so that readers can avoid mistakes and skip right to successful bird feeding. He also debunks common myths about bird feeding: Does feeding birds stop them from migrating? Will birds starve if you leave your feeders empty after the birds have come to rely on them?
In an easygoing and lighthearted style, seven chapters cover all the elements needed to attract birds to a backyard (food, water, shelter) and address special cases and problems (keeping bees out of the hummingbird feeder, preventing birds from flying into windows,and much more). The final chapter profiles the130 species that are most common at backyard feeders. No separate field guide is needed; its all right hereeverything a beginner needs to know to attract birds and then figure out what kind they are.
