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For The Birds

An Uncommon Guide

Laura Erickson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Minnesota Press

Published:30th Nov '01

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In 365 day-by-day sketches, Laura Erickson brings more than 250 birds right into your living room-from rare hawk owls to elusive sedge wrens to plastic lawn flamingos. Light-hearted, yet authoritative, For the Birds is brimming with fascinating birdlore.

Did you know that you can mail three chickadees with a single stamp? That Black-billed Cuckoos flourish on a diet of army worms? That winter finches are especially attracted to feeders offering grit and eggshells?

Enjoy Laura’s entertaining observations and record your own in For the Birds-an uncommon guide.

"Laura Erickson writes about birds as if they were members of her family, individuals whose habits, preferences and personalities are intimately known and appreciated."—Pam Leschak, General Manager KAXE, Northern Community Radio

"Everything ornithological, expressed in simple, down-to-earth language with plenty of good humor thrown in, too."—Paul Schmitz, KUMD Station Manager

"Laura Erickson’s humor, sensitivity, and knowledge will amuse, delight, and inform both the amateur and professional birdwatcher."—Ann Linnea Schimpf, co-author, Teaching Kids to Love the Earth

"For the Birds gives laughter one moment, tears the next, and food for thought throughout."—Gary Duke, Ph.D., University of Minnesota Raptor Center

ISBN: 9781517907204

Dimensions: 229mm x 203mm x 25mm

Weight: unknown

424 pages