Into the Nest : Intimate Views of the Courting, Parenting, and Family Lives of Familiar Birds

The intimate lives of familiar birds as never before seen! Spectacular, stunning, and beautiful close-up photography documents the family lives of more than 30 birds, from the first song of the courting male to the first flight of the fledglings. You'll find images of the male and female, nest construction, the eggs, the parents on the nest, nestlings, feeding time, fledglings taking their first leap, and more. The featured birds include songbirds, urban birds such as raptors and pigeons, water birds, and owls, all of them common to North America. birds;birding;bird-watching;eggs;hatch;photographs;courting;fledglings;nest constructions;parents;feeding time;songbirds;urban birds;raptors;pigeons;water birds;owls;North America;North American;familiar birds;documentary The facts of bird life Courting and mating Nesting and parenting The family lives of individual birds Mallard Great blue heron Diurnal raptors : red-tailed hawk, bald eagle, turkey vulture, and peregrine falcon Killdeer Herring gull Rock pigeon and mourning dove Great horned owl Ruby-throated, Anna's, and Rufous hummingbirds Woodpeckers : downy and hairy woodpeckers, northern flicker Phoebes Jays and crow : Steller's jay, blue jay, western scrub-jay, and American crow Tree swallow and barn swallow Chickadees and nuthatches : Carolina and black-capped chickadees, tufted titmouse, and red-breasted and white-breasted nuthatches House wren Thrushes : bluebirds, american robin Northern mockingbird Cedar waxwing Yellow warbler Chipping, song, and white-crowned sparrows, dark-eyed junco Summer, scarlet, and western tanagers Northern cardinal Blackbirds and orioles : red-winged, yellow-headed, and brewer's blackbirds, common grackle, Baltimore and Bullock's orioles, brown-headed cowbird Finches : house finch, American goldfinch Resources Index. See the intimate lives of birds as never before! Laura Erikson and Marie Read document the family lives of more than 50 common North American birds through breathtaking close-up photography. Stunning images of hummingbirds, owls, tanagers, and more showcase different stages of avian development and capture the loving bond that exists within each bird family. Bird enthusiasts of all feathers will cherish these beautiful images of courting, nest construction, eggs, nestlings, feeding time, and much more.--Provided by publisher