One of the most helpful reference books to learn more about All the birds you will encounter in the United States and Canada is: Birds of North America: A Photographic Atlas – an especially impressive book that provides up-to-date information to help you get to know any birds you see. Using an exceptional selection of color photographs to illustrate all 1,144 bird species of birds ever found in North America, including Hawaiian birds and rare vagrant species. This comprehensive reference book is a gem for anyone interested in birds – it truly belongs in every home, library, and science classroom!
It is especially interesting to refer to the more than 700 large-format color range maps that show where birds are found beyond the locations where you see them. The maps are large, detailed, and the most up-to-date range maps, and a helpful addition is that they show the borders of each state and province.
Clearly "A Photographic Atlas," exceptional photographs illustrate each species in the wild, selected and curated by Brian E. Small, one of America's best bird photographers. While the photographs are featured elements of this publication, keep in mind that this "Atlas" is not a field guide, so species photo are usually limited to one image, usually a male in alternate plumage.
Also unlike a field guide, author and ornithologist Bruce Beeler describes each bird species' ecology, behavior, seasonal movements, nesting biology, and conservation status by using the most up to date information available. This exceptional Photographic Atlas provides an excellent entry point for anyone to better appreciate the remarkable variety of bird species found in North America north of Mexico, including Hawaii.
You will quickly find that the more you refer to this book, the more interesting information you will find about birds you see and are familiar with, along with birds you would like to see in the wild. You will honestly learn something each time you open this book, and you will always be impressed with the stunning photographs presented for each species.
The author, ornithologist Bruce Beehler is a research associate in the Division of Birds at the National Museum of Natural History, a part of the Smithsonian Institution. The photo editor, Brian E. Small is one of North America's best known and most accomplished bird photographers, whose images have been published in more than 50 books and many magazines, websites, and other publications.
Featuring more than 1,200 full-color photographs and illustrations, this must-have book is published by John Hopkins University Press, and you can learn more about Birds of North America: A Photographic Atlas at Birds of North America | Hopkins Press (jhu.edu). You can also "look inside the book" online at Amazon.com: Birds of North America: A Photographic Atlas: 9781421448268: Beehler, Bruce M., Small, Brian E., Parr, Michael J.: Books