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Birds of Florida by Kirsten Hines
£16.99
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Product Ref. (e.g. ISBN, SKU)
9781472993359
Published:
12 Sep 2024
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
224 pages
Dimensions:
190x136x14mm
Weight:
0.400kgs
Author:
The perfect photographic guide to the fantastic birds of the Sunshine State.
The perfect photographic guide to the fantastic birds of Florida.
Stretching from temperate North America through the central highlands and vast Everglades wetlands of the peninsula and beyond to its Caribbean Keys, Florida is a great place to go birding at any time of the year. Roseate Spoonbills and Mangrove Cuckoo add a tropical flavour to its rich avifauna; woodland and scrub specialities include Red-cockaded Woodpecker and Florida Scrub-jay, while birds such as Snail Kites soaring over marshes and Snowy Plovers on the mudflats are high on any birder's wish-list. Vast numbers of migrants such as warblers, vireos, and flycatchers passing through each fall and spring add to the spectacle.
This book by biologist and wildlife photographer Kirsten Hines will help you identify more than 300 of Florida's regularly occurring species, including breeding birds, those on passage, and those wintering. Concise text for each species includes information on identification, songs and calls, behavior, distribution, habitat, and seasonality. Each photo has been carefully selected to guide identification, and equal prominence is given to male and female birds. A guide to the best birdwatching sites in Florida is also included.
Portable yet authoritative and comprehensive, Birds of Florida will help you make the most of the dazzling variety of species to be found in the Sunshine State.
About the Author: Kirsten Hines is a Miami-based author, wildlife photographer, and conservationist with a background in biological research and environmental education. She is author of seven books on Florida's nature and history, including human and natural histories of South Florida's national parks - Biscayne National Park, Dry Tortugas National Park, and Everglades National Park. She espouses the re-greening of South Florida through natural landscaping of private gardens to connect public reserves as exemplified in her books Attracting Birds to South Florida Gardens and Birds of Fairchild, both of which won gold medals at the Florida Authors and Publishers Book Awards. Kirsten's writing and photography have also appeared in numerous publications, including Audubon, Birding Magazine, and Bird Watcher's Digest. Her photography has won awards, including placement in prominent nature photography showcases such as that of the North American Nature Photography Association, public art programs, artist-in-residences, and over 100 merit-based exhibitions.In addition to her writing and photography, Kirsten shares her enthusiasm for birds and nature through lectures, workshops and other educational opportunities. She supports institutional conservation through her board membership in Audubon Florida and Tropical Audubon Society. She co-founded the Miami-based women's birding group Phoebes Birding as a means to connect women through nature with a particular emphasis on introducing novice birders to birding and to empower women to take more of a leadership role in the birding community.
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