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Re: Two new hummingbird books
- To: CarolinaBirds <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Re: Two new hummingbird books
- From: "K. Dean Edwards" <kde@angst.engr.utk.edu>
- Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 16:00:42 -0500 (EST)
- In-reply-to: <01c1c3b3$b1785460$c3c09942@default>
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
I haven't seen Howell's Hummingbird book from Academic Press yet
but I do have the books on raptors and sparrows from the same
series and highly recommend both. Extrapolate from that what
you wish. A future book in this series will deal with the
flycathers of North America... can't wait.
I have seen the Peterson guide -- broused through it at the
local bookstore. Looked to be well put together with lots of
nice information. Obviously I haven't poured through the text.
My main concerns were with the photographs. Aside from being
tiny (as in _Dragonflies Through Binoculars_ tiny), almost all
of the photos were detailed shots of hand-held birds. That may
be great for showing the size, shape and color of the third
retice pair on a hatching-year female Such-and-such Hummingbird
but for those of us who can't legally go out and catch hummers,
how useful is it as a FIELD guide? Will it help me identify
hummers in the field?
Gary? Susan? Anyone who has the book care to their thoughts
on that?
Thanks,
Dean Edwards
Knoxville, TN
kde@utk.edu