Author | John Shewey |
Language | English |
ISBN | 9781643260181 |
Publisher | Timber Press |
Pages | 240 |
Size | 228 x 204 x 17 (mm) |
Format | Paperback |
Images | Colour images and distribution maps |
Year published | 27 Apr 2021 |
'The Hummingbird Handbook' is a must-read for gardeners and birders, The Hummingbird Handbook is a complete guide to attracting, understanding, and protecting hummingbirds. Hummingbirds inspire an unmistakable sense of devotion and awe among bird lovers. Gardeners, too, love the company of hummingbirds, not only for their beauty, but also for their role as pollinators.
The Hummingbird Handbook satisfies both bird lovers and gardeners alike with a colorful, generously illustrated package brimming with practical advice, important ecological information, and hundreds of stunning photos. John Shewey empowers you to attract hummingbirds to your own backyard by identifying the best bird feeders and the most effective techniques for enticing hungry hummers. Additional information includes details on planting and landscaping for hummingbirds and an identification guide to species found in North America.
The Hummingbird Handbook is the complete guide to attracting, understanding, and protecting hummingbirds. AUTHOR: Lifelong birding enthusiast John Shewey is a veteran writer, editor, and professional outdoor photographer, with credits in Birdwatching, Portland Monthly, Northwest Travel & Life, and dozens of other magazines, and co-author of Birds of the Pacific Northwest, a Timber Press Field Guide. John has photographed birds from the mountains of Alaska to the jungles of Central America to the islands of the Caribbean, and his website chronicles many of these travels in rich photographic detail.