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Review Classic: The Warbler Guide

March 1, 2022 by Donna 2 Comments

With spring migration near (though for some nearer than others, looking at you birders in the south), I thought it was a good time...

Reptiles, Reviews

Turtles of the World: A Guide To Every Family–A Book Review by a Turtle Lover

February 1, 2022 by Donna 1 Comment

Turtles are the reptile everybody loves. At the very least appreciated for their hard-shell adaptation, the way they quietly survive in ponds, rivers, oceans,...

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A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching: Getting to Know the World’s Most Misunderstood Bird: A Book Review by a Pigeon Cynic

January 4, 2022 by Donna No Comments

The American Birding Association has declared that 2022 is the year of the Burrowing Owl, but if Rosemary Mosco has her way, it will...

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Peterson Field Guide to North American Bird Nests: A Field Guide Review

December 7, 2021 by Donna 1 Comment

Once upon a time, bird field guides included nests. This may have been partly a leftover from the Victorian fascination with egg collecting (the...

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How Birds Evolve: What Science Reveals about Their Origin, Lives, and Diversity: A Book Review by a Non-Science Person

November 2, 2021 by Donna No Comments

Doug Futuyma believes in science and in the scientific basis of evolution. This shouldn’t have to be stated, especially in a book on bird...

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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Costa Rica: A Field Guide–A Book Review

October 5, 2021 by Donna No Comments

Nature enthusiasts visiting Costa Rica have been blessed with a plethora of field guides and handbooks, from Richard Garrigues and Robert Dean’s The Birds...