The Crossley ID Guide: Britain & Ireland

Product Description

This guide is a celebration of the beauty of birds & the British & Irish countryside. Aimed at beginner & intermediate birders, yet suitable for all levels, this new volume in the groundbreaking Crossley ID Guide series is the most user-friendly guide to the birds of Britain & Irel&. Following The Crossley ID Guides' award-winning design, this book looks at all regularly occurring species in Britain & Irel&, & shows readers how to identify birds in their natural habitats using size, structure, shape, probability, & behavior
- just like the experts do! stunning images are accompanied by the colorful & compelling text of Dominic Couzens, one of Britain's leading nature writers. This unique book treats more than 300 species
- all the regularly occurring birds likely to be encountered by observers
- & the guide's attractive pages provide a real-life approach to bird identification. Beautiful, in-focus scenes present birds in various plumages & in lifelike poses set in identifiable British & Irish habitats. The plates also illustrate how a bird's appearance changes with distance. Organizing images in cohesive, easy-to-understand plates rather than as separate photographs, this book also sets itself apart by containing more images that demonstrate flight, behavior, habitat, & plumages than any other volume available. Not only is this field guide a reference book, it is also a spectacular teaching resource that makes it easy for nature enthusiasts to see & appreciate the big picture of bird identification. About the author Richard Crossley is an internationally acclaimed birder & photographer & the award-winning author of The Crossley ID Guide series, which has been recognized for its pioneering approach to bird identification. He is also a coauthor of The Shorebird Guide, the cofounder of the Pledge to Fledge global birding initiative, & he is working on multiple birding projects involving mixed media. Dominic Couzens is one of Britain's best-known wildlife writers. He contributes regularly to Bird Watching & BBC Wildlife magazines, & he is also a professional field-trip guide. His books include The Secret Lives of Garden Birds, Top 100 Birding Sites of the World, & Extreme Birds.