Stan Tekiela's Birding for Beginners: Southwest: Your Guide to Feeders, Food, and the Most Common Backyard Birds by Tekiela, Stan

Find Joy in the Beauty and Wonder of Birds Birding is among the most popular outdoor activities--especially in the Southwest, where hundreds of different bird species can be seen and observed. Now is the perfect time to join the fun and let our feathered friends astonish and inspire you. Award-winning author, naturalist, and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela has written best-selling bird identification guides for almost every state. In Stan Tekiela's Birding for Beginners: Southwest, he provides the information you need to become a skilled birder in Arizona, southern Nevada, New Mexico, west Oklahoma, west Texas, and Utah. The first section of the book presents "how to" information. Learn the basics of bird feeders. Get to know your birdseed. Create a bird-friendly yard--and even make your own bird food with do-it-yourself recipes. The book's second section is an identification guide, featuring 53 Southwestern birds that are most likely to be seen at your backyard feeder or near your