No time left to go out to the stores? There are some superb bird watching and mammal field guide apps for both Apple and Android devices that can be bought and sent to your nature enthusiast friends with just a few clicks of your mouse.
I just couldn’t allow this year’s holiday gift list to be concluded without making the recommendation of The Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, Second Edition.
April 3rd, 2012 will be a red letter day for lepidoterists with a special interest in moths, for on that day it is expected that the new Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America by David Beadle and Seabrooke Leckie will be released for sale.
The Peterson Birds of North America for the iPhone and the iPad was updated to version 1.2.2 on July 22, 2011.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has announced that the next addition to the Peterson Field Guides Backyard Bird Guides series will be Hummingbirds and Butterflies by Bill Thompson III and Connie Toops.
Hot on the heels of the release of the highly successful Peterson Birds of North America app for iPhone and iPad, news reached us that the apps producer, Appweavers, is about to bring out a second, and this time FREE, Peterson app.
Ah spring! The time of renewal and awakening, and new natural history books. No sooner had we published the previous notice of a new forthcoming title than an e-mail message arrived bringing news of another: The Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, Second Edition. Written by Brooks M. Burr and Lawrence M. Page with illustrations [...]
The latest addition to the Peterson Field Guide series presents all the essential information needed to establish a bird-friendly backyard.
Erythemis collocata (female) 1 on Flickr.
Erythemis collocata (Common: Western Pondhawk), female. July 9, 2011, Sauvie Island, Oregon.
Birdwatching With Your Eyes Closed
With the publication of Birdwatching With Your Eyes Closed; An Introduction to Birdsong, Simon Barnes brings his unique combination of professional experience and amateur enthusiasm to a very wide potential readership; one that includes not only bird watchers of all levels of experience but those who don’t necessarily even consider themselves bird watchers as well.
Birds of Europe, Second Edition
The new (second) edition of the Birds of Europe is a must have guide for anyone interested in the birdlife of this geographic area.
Well-read Naturalist Book and Optic Reviews in New Bird Watcher’s Digest
The November / December 2011 edition of Bird Watcher’s Digest is now available and contains not one but two Well-read Naturalist produced book reviews as well as a “Well-equipped Birder” review.
The Peregrine, The Hill of Summer, and Diaries
Should you wish to identify a Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) you would most certainly consult a field guide. Should you wish to know a bit more about what ornithologists have discovered concerning this species, a life history or ornithological monograph about them would be your best bet. However if you wish to discover what makes [...]
“Delightful!” That was the very first word I uttered upon closing the back cover of Patrick Barkham’s The Butterfly Isles; A Summer in Search of Our Emperors and Admirals.
Leupold Katmai Binocular to be Discontinued
Perhaps the most unfortunate news discovered at the 2012 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada was that of the discontinuation of the Katmai binocular by the American optical firm Leupold.
New Discovery: Minox Pocket Tripod
As an enthusiastic user and proponent of the Minox MS 8×25 Makroskop since its introduction, I have long maintained that it doesn’t receive nearly as much attention as it deserves by the vast majority of bird watching, hunting, or general outdoor journalists.
FLASH! Filson / Le Chameau Wellies to be Produced
Well-informed hunters, bird watchers, and all others who pursue an activity requiring prolonged plodding over wet or muddy terrain know the value of a well-designed, soundly-constructed Wellington boot.
Meopta MeoPix iScoping Adapter Demonstrated at 2012 SHOT Show
While news of the Meopta MeoPix iScoping Adapter for the iPhone 4 and 4S has already been published in The Well-read Naturalist, actual images recorded through the scope have not yet been – until now.
FLASH! New Nikon EDG VR Fieldscope Unveiled
Nikon has unveiled its latest addition to both its spotting scope line-up as well as its premium-level EDG product family: The EDG VR 85 Fieldscope.
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