| Hummingbirds: A Wildlife Handbook (Johnson Nature Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Kim Long
Publisher: Johnson Books
Category: Book
List Price: $15.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1348342
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 182
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 1555661882
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.764
EAN: 9781555661885
ASIN: 1555661882
Publication Date: March 1997
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Condition: Ex-Public Library. Covers and page corners show wear. Usual library stickers and stamps. Save a tree - buy used. Ships within 1 business day.
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Product Description
A combination of illustrated field guide, fact book, and folklore collection, "Hummingbirds" is a new kind of wildlife book. This concise, illustrated handbook presents an accurate, informative portrait of hummingbirds in their natural habitat, along with an examination of their relationship to man. Americas most popular bird, the hummingbird is also unique to this hemisphere. Native culturesincluding Aztec, Mayan, and North American Indianhave long revered this tiny creature for its amazing iridescent colors and fearless behavior. Once killed by the millions to provide feathers for European fashions, hummingbirdsnoted for being the smallest birds with the biggest appetitesare now a favorite of backyard bird watchers in North America. "Hummingbirds" is a user-friendly guide to these winged creatures, providing an illustrated examination of their behavior, biology, and individual characteristics. A practical resource for both the backyard and the field.
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We Have Found Better Days! February 17, 2004
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Prospecting for Better Days? Feeling Blue on the Bus everyday? This little book about the colorful humming birds will brighten your day and put a twinkle in your eye! Highly recommended :-)
Answers all your Hummingbird questions April 21, 2000
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is the best reference book on hummingbirds I own. Small enough to use as a field guide yet covers everything you need to know to study hummingbirds. Good drawings,vital statistics, and range maps of the United States Hummingbirds plus information about the hummingbird family [Trochilidae]
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