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Pete Dunne on Bird Watching
The How-To, Where-To, Where-To, and When-To of Birding
by Pete Dunne
ISBN: 0395906865
ISBN-13: 9780395906866
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Dunne, author of WIND MASTERS, breaks down the fundamentals of being a successful bird watcher. Steeped in personal experience and full of bullet-point tips, PETER DUNNE ON BIRD WATCHING demonstrates that sighting those rare specimens isn't a matter of long hours of squatting in a bush or dumb luck; there's a craft to enticing the tanager or the nuthatch, easily mastered if you know the basics.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published date: 2003
Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 1.1 pounds
Pages: 334
Publisher's Notes
The noted bird expert provides an authoritative introduction to the world of birding, outlining the tools and techniques of birdwatching, ten simple keys to bird identification, the art of birding by sound and by scope, how to locate difficult to find birds, and more. Original.
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Pete Dunne on Bird Watching: The How-to, Where-to, and When-to of Birding
Dunne, Pete
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. Near Fine. 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Trade Paperback. 0395906865 . First printing. Slight edgewear. Book is very clean, binding is tight, and spine is unbroken. B/w photos throughout. Indexed. ; B&W Photographs; 334 pp . ( more information) Offered by That Used Bookstore (United States)
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Pete Dunne on Bird Watching: The How-To, Where-To, Where-To, and When-To of Birding
Dunne, Pete
Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. 334pp. Index, Glossary, Appendix. Wear extremities, rubbing wraps.. Paperback. VG. ( more information) Offered by Priceless Books (United States)
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PETE DUNNE ON BIRD WATCHING
Dunne, Pete
2003 . Dunne, Pete. PETE DUNNE ON BIRD WATCHING; THE HOW-TO, WHERE-TO, AND WHEN-TO OF BIRDING. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, c2003. first printing. 334 p. index, illus. b/w photos. 8vo. New paperbound copy. $10.95 ( more information) Offered by Columbia Books, Inc. ABAA/ILAB (United States)
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PETE DUNNE ON BIRD WATCHING
Dunne, Pete
Houghton-Mifflin, 2003. First Edition. a fine trade paperback book. The author has taught birding for years to beginners, and has now written a book to help them get started. He includes the tools and what skills are needed for those interested in sighting birds whether that interest is great or less. He outlines ten basic, simple steps in learning to identify birds. Along with this good advice he hopes to instill in the reader a keen interest in birding and respect for the natural world and its denizens.. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. NON-FICTION, BIRDS, TRADE PAPERBACK 0-395-90686-5 MYSTERIES PLUS "NON FICTION CATALOGUE". ( more information) Offered by Mysteries Plus (United States)
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Pete Dunne on Bird Watching: The How-to, Where-to, and When-to of Birding
Dunne, Pete
Houghton Mifflin. PAPERBACK. 0395906865 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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