A review by katebelt
The Beginner's Guide to Birding: The Easiest Way for Anyone to Explore the Incredible World of Birds by Nate Swick

5.0

Read this today and yesterday. Amazon tells me I purchased it on March 8, 2018, so it was time. The water color illustrations are beautiful, and I loved this little book. One page was devoted to the various shapes of beaks and how they work for particular species. It’s definitely geared toward novices and would probably bore experienced birders. I enjoy birds without being a birder and enjoyed learning how they approach searching for, attracting, and identifying birds. My great takeaway was learning what the numbers and settings mean on my little binoculars that belonged to my husband. Now maybe I’ll be able to see out of them the next time I want a closeup of birds in my tree. It also covered best seeds, etc., for different birds, and oh yes, now I understand the reason behind what I’ve observed by my own self, which is that I see fewer birds during the summer months because they aren’t here. This book would make a lovely gift for the novice birder.