North American Birds (The National Audubon Society Collection Nature Series)

Illustrated with 87 full-color photographs. North American Birds is an introduction to a wide variety of native birds presented with an informative, lively text and exciting, full-color photographs. The stunning pictures of these fascinating creatures have been specially selected for this book from the famous National Audubon Society Collection, which includes the finest nature photographs available. There are nearly nine thousand species of birds in the world and almost seven hundred of them are native to North America. And what a variety there are. They range in size from the tiny Costa hummingbird, with a wingspread of only four inches, to the red-tailed hawk, with a wingspan up to six feet. While many birds live in forests and meadows, some live almost exclusively on or near water, and others have adapted to live in the semi-arid prairie or the dry desert. Since many kinds of birds live in each diferent North American habitat, in this book, the birds are grouped according to the areas in which they can be found, at least for part of the year -- the sea, the shore, the marsh, lake and stream, forest, meadow, prairie and desert, and mountain. For anyone who wants to learn more about birds native to North American continent, for bird-watchers, for the armchair naturalist, and for everyone who appreciates magnificent nature photography, North American Birds is the book to read, to enjoy, and to treasure. This description may be from another edition of this product.