| Woodpeckers of North America | 
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| Author: Frances Backhouse
Publisher: Firefly Books
Category: Book
List Price: $39.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 560354
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 232
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.9
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 1554070465
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.72097
EAN: 9781554070466
ASIN: 1554070465
Publication Date: September 3, 2005
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Condition: Brand new! Moderate wear to jacket/edges. May have a remainder mark.
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Product Description
A comprehensive, profusely illustrated natural history of all 28 North American species of woodpeckers. The distinctive behavior and sound of woodpeckers make them easy to hear and interesting to watch. Woodpeckers of North America specifically covers all species of woodpeckers found in the United States, Canada and northern Mexico. Woodpeckers are renowned for their cavity-excavating abilities. Although trees and telephone poles are the choice of most woodpeckers, desert dwellers frequently excavate nests in cacti. While all eat insects, many drink tree sap, eat acorns, and consume other surprising foods. Woodpeckers are distinguished by several anatomical features, including: - short legs and long toes to assist in climbing
- a head built to withstand repeated hammering
- a long, straight bill designed for chopping wood
- a long tongue with a barbed end to extract hidden prey
- nostrils covered with feathers to keep them free of wood debris.
100 color photographs capture the intriguing woodpeckers in their natural environments. Woodpeckers of North America is a handy, well-written reference covering the biology and environment of these fascinating birds. (200603)
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Bravo February 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
More detailed than a beginner or layman's book, not quite college-textbook level. A happy medium.
Woodpeckers of North America April 24, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Vast amounts of information on the behavior, lifecycle, habitat, conservation outlook, calls and drums, and every other imaginable aspect of North American woodpeckers. Includes Mexican and extinct species. Written in a style suitable for general audiences. Not an identification guide, but the detailed physical descriptions may be of use. Gorgeous photos, but I would have liked more.
A comprehensive woodpeck overview March 18, 2006
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
A top recommendation is Frances Backhouse's WOODPECKERS OF NORTH AMERICA: college-level collections strong in science and nature as well as general-interest public libraries will want a copy. Chapters provide a comprehensive overview of the anatomy, behavior and ecology of woodpeckers throughout North America, considering common puzzles about their patterns and relationships, describing different behaviors and habitats, and packing in the color photos. Very highly recommended.
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