Feathers; the Evolution of a Natural Miracle {1}
Without feathers, not only would birds not be anything like what they are today, they would in all likelihood not be at all.
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Newly Noted: Birds of Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire (Princeton Field Guides) {Comments Off}
Traveling to the Leeward Lesser Antilles? Just like to relax in a chair at home and dream of the amazing birds to be seen in the Southern Caribbean?
Forthcoming Title: How to Be a Better Birder {Comments Off}
Taking up birding isn’t particularly difficult. However once one has begun practicing it, how does one best go about improving one’s skills in it? Derek Lovitch has worked out a system for doing precisely that.
New Bird Watcher’s Digest Contains Two Original Well-read Naturalist Reviews {Comments Off}
The March / April 2012 issue of Bird Watcher’s Digestcontains two original Well-read Naturalist produced reviews.
Forthcoming Title: Falcon {Comments Off}
We don’t see all that many books for children here at The Well-read Naturalist. More’s the pity; some of the best bird and general nature-themed books ever published have been written for children. Which is why we were both very surprised as well as pleased to discover an advanced copy of acclaimed illustrator Tim Jessell’s forthcoming book Falcon in the daily post.
Newly Noted: The Plume Hunter {Comments Off}
That birds were once ruthlessly hunted for their feathers is a well known fact. However what still to this day remains largely unexplored are the individual motivations, thoughts, and feelings about it of the individuals most intimately involved in it: the plume hunters themselves.
Forthcoming Title: What the Robin Knows {2}
“Mr. Young’s background, as well as his years of work teaching tracking skills and nature awareness to others, holds the promise that this may be a very interesting book indeed.”
Forthcoming Title: Cotingas and Manakins {Comments Off}
Princeton University Press has announced the forthcoming publication of Guy M. Kirwan and Graeme Green’s Cotingas and Manakins.