Wings in the Wild: Habits and Habitats of North American Birds - Softcover

Paul Kerlinger served as the director of the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory for seven years and is now an environmental consultant.

Bird photographer Vezo's superb shots of wild birds are admirably showcased in this excellent visual book, a feast for the eyes. The text by Kerlinger (How Birds Migrate, Flight Strategies of Migrating Birds) consists of glorified picture captions, but as with the rest of his writing, these are informative and cogent. Wings in the Wild does not pretend to be anything more than a coffee-table book, but it is a superior addition to this genre. The six sections, each with a brief, introductory text, are divided by habitats: "Arctic Tundra," "Forest and Field," "Marsh, Lake, and River," "Desert, Scrub, and Prairie," "Ocean and Sea" (that is, far offshore), and "Seashore." Highly recommended. Henry T. Armistead, Free Lib. of Philadelphia
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