Synopses & Reviews
Superb photographs and drawings. -- Choice
Highly recommended. -- Library Journal
The distinctive pok pok pok sound of a woodpecker makes them easy to hear and identify, and watching one at work is fascinating. While all species share certain anatomical features, including a long, straight bill designed for drilling wood, woodpeckers' biology, behavior and habitats can vary widely.
Woodpeckers of North America is a comprehensive, profusely illustrated natural history reference to all 28 species of woodpecker found in the United States, Canada and northern Mexico. The book describes in detail the lives and attributes of each species, examining anatomy, communication, feeding and nesting habits, reproduction, mortality and their relationship with other woodpecker species and with humans.
Identifying traits are covered in 28 profiles that describe:
BehaviorHabitatVoiceDrumming and tappingFeedingBreedingMigration and conservationRange, including a color map.
The book features 100 close-up color photographs that capture these intriguing birds in their natural environments. Detailed line drawings highlight interesting aspects of anatomy and behavior.
Birders, naturalists and general readers will find this book is an authoritative reference that is a pleasure to read.
Synopsis
A comprehensive, profusely illustrated natural history of all 28 North American species of woodpeckers.
The distinctive behavior and sound of woodpeckers make them easy to hear and interesting to watch. Woodpeckers of North America specifically covers all species of woodpeckers found in the United States, Canada and northern Mexico.
Woodpeckers are renowned for their cavity-excavating abilities. Although trees and telephone poles are the choice of most woodpeckers, desert dwellers frequently excavate nests in cacti. While all eat insects, many drink tree sap, eat acorns, and consume other surprising foods.
Woodpeckers are distinguished by several anatomical features, including: short legs and long toes to assist in climbing a head built to withstand repeated hammering a long, straight bill designed for chopping wood a long tongue with a barbed end to extract hidden prey nostrils covered with feathers to keep them free of wood debris.
100 color photographs capture the intriguing woodpeckers in their natural environments. Woodpeckers of North America is a handy, well-written reference covering the biology and environment of these fascinating birds.
Synopsis
"Superb photographs and drawings." -- Choice
"Highly recommended." -- Library Journal
The distinctive pok pok pok sound of a woodpecker makes them easy to hear and identify, and watching one at work is fascinating. While all species share certain anatomical features, including a long, straight bill designed for drilling wood, woodpeckers' biology, behavior and habitats can vary widely.
Woodpeckers of North America is a comprehensive, profusely illustrated natural history reference to all 28 species of woodpecker found in the United States, Canada and northern Mexico. The book describes in detail the lives and attributes of each species, examining anatomy, communication, feeding and nesting habits, reproduction, mortality and their relationship with other woodpecker species and with humans.
Identifying traits are covered in 28 profiles that describe:
- Behavior
- Habitat
- Voice
- Drumming and tapping
- Feeding
- Breeding
- Migration and conservation
- Range, including a color map.
The book features 100 close-up color photographs that capture these intriguing birds in their natural environments. Detailed line drawings highlight interesting aspects of anatomy and behavior.
Birders, naturalists and general readers will find this book is an authoritative reference that is a pleasure to read.
Synopsis
An examination of the biology and environment of all 28 species of the North American woodpecker and featuring 100 color photographs that show it in its natural habitat.