A Peterson Field Guide To Hummingbirds Of North America (Peterson Field Guides)

Thought this would be a book I could read up on different hummingbirds and locations. Not looking for technical information.

There are many books about Hummingbirds and how to attract them and how to feed them and even how to identify them. What makes this book different is that it clearly points out easy to spot "field" ID visual markers whether they be the bill shape and size, a color or a stripe. In other words, you don't have to know every detail of the Hummingbird to make a snap identification. I have been using Peterson Field Guides for years and this one does not disappoint. As a bonus, it tells you about Hummingbird hot spots and it tells you about feeding them and attracting them. In other words, this book does it all. If you are in love with Hummingbirds like I am or even if you just like to look at them and identify them now and again, pick up a copy.

I loved the information along with pictures that helped

Very useful

Goes a step beyond usual field guides. This guide has a lot of helpful background about each bird. And great pictures that do a good job of depicting details that make the ID!

Well organized and well illustrated with hundreds of photos. I'm using it to identify different Hummingbird species.

I ordered this book along with two others when my grandchildren and I decided we needed more background on the hummingbirds who visit my feeders every day. There is an abundance of wonderful info on the hummingbird types and habitats in this book. The pictures are exceptional. I especially love the small size...making it easy to handle while we're outside. After using the book, we're on the search for a hummingbird nest in our nearby maple tree. It seems to be the place where most of the hummingbirds perch between feedings. The book talks about the nests and how they come back to the same next year after year. Very, very interesting.If you are buying only one book on hummingbirds, this would be the one to buy.

I selected this book because it was a Peterson field guide but am somewhat disappointed. One small change would greatly improve its practicality and convenience - combining the two main sections, Plates and Species Accounts so that all information for each bird is together. The challenge with the current organization is that you look in the plate section to find a bird that looks like the one you're viewing but then have to flip back to look in the species section to determine if the bird is an inhabitant of your location. It's really quite overwhelming.I ended up buying a second book which I love - it's the National Geographic Field Guide to Birds for Arizona and New Mexico. It's compact, and all info for each bird is together, making it easy to use. Even though it covers more than hummingbirds, because of the tight geographic area, it's a benefit to have many birds that are possibilities and to branch off to other birds - I actually saw a great blue heron at the canal that runs through my neighborhood last week. It's much less complete than the Peterson guide, but it's all I need at this early stage in my birding experience. I also love the checklist section where I can check off birds as I identify them, as well as the color index that gives me a starting point for identifying a bird by the color of its head - mostly black, predominantly green, etc.

A comprehensive review of North American hummingbird species.The descriptions and photos are extensive ; I am a low to medium level knowledge visiting birder to the US who lovesseeing hummingbirds and have met Sheri at a ringing session so this is a sort of souvenir book for mebut it is really a serious field guide with tons of informationto take onboard!

This book was exactly what my dad was looking for and really enjoyed it!

This is yet another great and informative Peterson Field Guide. Delivery was ahead of schedule and arrived well packed and in perfect condition.

My wife loved this book. It is well laid out with a lot of great info.

it is more info than i wanted and i have trouble reading the print as I have RVO. but the book is beautiful and I will give it as a gift.