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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
adventurous
informative
reflective
slow-paced
I took up birding when my daughter was born, rather, I took up watching birds. Birding is a much more involved, specific activity that involves, as this book details, time, dedication, and perseverance. Not to mention a significant amount of study. That’s where this book comes in. Sibley is, in my estimation, the gold standard for birding and if you wanted to know more than you ever wanted to know about how to identify birds, this is the book for you.
informative
medium-paced
This was just what I was looking for in a vacation library book in Maine -- a book on birding that taught general tips and information, not a field guide. As a novice, I learned lots of helpful tips, although it was too much information to absorb at once. I feel like I'll get something new out of it on every re-read.
An excellent little book, full of tips that will improve my birding. The title "Birding Basics" may be slightly misleading, though. This is not a book for true beginners. Some of the discussions in here will go over true beginners' heads and may even deter them from birding, thinking it is too hard or overwhelming. Rather, I think this book is better suited for those birders transitioning from beginner to intermediate birding.
Not quite as perfect as The Sibley Guide to Birds, but still an excellent reference with a lot of knowledge crammed into a small volume.