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The birding life, a passion for birds at home and afield, text by Laurence Sheehan ; photographs by William Sittes with Carol Sama Sheehan and Kathryn George Precourt

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The birding life, a passion for birds at home and afield, text by Laurence Sheehan ; photographs by William Sittes with Carol Sama Sheehan and Kathryn George Precourt

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eng

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illustrations

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index present

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non fiction

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The birding life

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751795071

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text by Laurence Sheehan ; photographs by William Sittes with Carol Sama Sheehan and Kathryn George Precourt

Sub title

a passion for birds at home and afield

Table Of Contents

Part I. Birders in birdland: Origin of the species: trailblazing birders -- Where the birds are: Texas Hill Country -- Birdboy's urban aerie -- Field trip: Central Park, New York City, a walk in the Park with birding Bob -- Diary of a mad birder -- Hog Island's "sounds and sweet airs" -- Birds are us -- Part II. Bird houses: Audubon man -- Avian Taj Mahal -- Nestling instincts -- Field trip: High Island Texas, a birder's treasure island -- Day at the museum -- Enchanted nests -- Hilltop Hilton for birds and more -- Art of the bird -- Furnishing the nest: collecting with an avian theme -- Part III. Shorebirds unlimited -- Eggs and us -- Menagerie à deux -- Flight of fancy -- Field trip: Magee Marsh, Ohio, warbler capital of the world -- Birds by design: the genius of Charley Harper -- Mara and the swan -- One man's pecking order -- Feathering the nest: decorating with an avian theme

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