[birdergirl]

Mark I'm very glad you liked the Living Bird and Paul I know you will love it too.

The essays in there really move you and empowers you to do something for our planet and birds before it is too late. Topics discussed here are impacts of climate change, oil spills and pollution and agricultural pesticides among others. One of the most interesting and beautiful books I've ever received.

Cheers,
Mel

[katherine]

I bought a book called "Choosing Wildness: My Life among the Ospreys", by Claude Arbour.
It is a Canadian book and from the bits and pieces I've read through it seems very good. Here is what it's about:
"Claude Arbour swapped urban civilization for nature at its purest. In Choosing Wildness, Arbour tells how he shaped his life on a lake in northern Quebec amid a lively community of wild birds and animals. He describes his journey from high school dropout to one of Quebecs most respected ornithologists, sharing his adventures, his discoveries, and his deep commitment to nature along the way."

[birdergirl]

Sounds like a great book thanks for sharing!

Regarding the book the "Living Bird" I spoke about above....here is the footage Gerrit Vyn took of the hatching Spoon-billed Sandpipers! It is pretty amazing it is the only nest that has ever been filmed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Mmd70n36w

The photos are in this book
http://www.amazon.com/The-Living-Bird-L ... 1594859655

You can listen to the author talk about the book here:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/the-livin ... to-nature/

Cheers,
Mel

[birdergirl]

Hi Guys today Dick Cannings, Hal Opperman and Tom Aversa's new book came out called "Birds of British Columbia and The Pacific Northwest: A Complete Guide" Not only does it feature a complete guide to these birds by fantastic authors with in depth knowledge of these birds but it also features many of my friends and local photographers (including many on the forum) from BC and the US. I even have one photo in there of a Black-throated Blue Warbler that I photographed in WA.

The summary states:

"A full-colour, all-in-one regional field guide to every bird species found in BC and the Pacific Northwest, featuring 900 photographs.
Discover more than four hundred bird species in Birds of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest-the quintessential guide for serious birders or those who are ready to take their bird-watching to the next level. Join renowned bird experts Richard Cannings, Tom Aversa, and Hal Opperman as they illuminate key identification traits, vocalizations, seasonal status, habitat preferences, and feeding behaviours. Compact full-page accounts include maps and nine hundred photographs by the region's top bird photographers. With a wide territorial range that covers much of BC through to southern Oregon and the Rocky Mountain crest west beyond the Pacific coast, this is the most complete and comprehensive portable guide of its kind on the market. This region is a well-defined biogeographic unit composed of three large ecoregions-the coastal rainforest, North America's northernmost deserts and the northern/mid-Rockies to the east. Birds of British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest is your birding handbook for a vast region rich in refuges, protected sanctuaries, public parks, and raw wilderness-and its depth transcends any guidebook that has preceded it."

The book is for sale now online at Chapters for 29$

https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/bo ... e&ikwidx=1

Cheers,
Mel

[birdergirl]

I just got this book called "Save the last dance - A story of North American Grassland Grouse" Photos by Noppadol Paothong and written by Joel M. Vance.

The photos are absolutely incredible by the Thai-born photographer but so is the message about conservation which he brings across in the book.

The whole goal of him creating this book which took over a decade to make was to help people realize how much we will lose if one or all of these grouse species were to go extinct.

You can read more about the book and purchase it here:

http://www.savethelastdancebook.com/about-the-book/

A video of the grouse and to explain what's in the book can be viewed here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbYQ6nzXMnk&sns=em

Cheers,
Mel

[revs]

I just got this book called "Save the last dance - A story of North American Grassland Grouse" Photos by Noppadol Paothong and written by Joel M. Vance.

The photos are absolutely incredible by the Thai-born photographer but so is the message about conservation which he brings across in the book.

The whole goal of him creating this book which took over a decade to make was to help people realize how much we will lose if one or all of these grouse species were to go extinct.

You can read more about the book and purchase it here:

http://www.savethelastdancebook.com/about-the-book/

A video of the grouse and to explain what's in the book can be viewed here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbYQ6nzXMnk&sns=em

Cheers,
Mel

Thai bird photographers are some of the best, this looks interesting!

[birdergirl]

He's excellent it's a really great book!

Cheers,
Mel

[birdergirl]

Just received a copy we bought from Chapters of the book "Birds of British Columbia and The Pacific Northwest" by Richard Cannings, Tom Aversa and Hal Opperman and it looks fantastic.

I know so many of the photographers in there and it's nice to see so many locals.

Congrats to everyone who got a photo in the book many are on this forum, including three young BC birders: Alice Sun, Liam Singh and Liron Gerstman.

Cheers,
Mel

[birdergirl]

In the USA the book has a different title and different cover photo but all the same material is inside. It is called "Birds of the Pacific Northwest - A Photographic Guide"

If you want to buy the US version it is here:

http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/searc ... VEBIR.html

Cheers,
Mel

[birdergirl]

Just finished this book called "Fifty Places To Go Birding Before You Die" by Chris Santella. Definitely a nice read especially if you like to travel and bird new places all around the world.

Available at Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1584796294

Cheers,
Mel