The Kids’ Guide to Birds of Florida: Fun Facts, Activities and 87 Cool Birds (Birding Children’s Books)

Product Description

With fun activities for the whole family, like building a birdhouse and preparing your own bird food, this is a must-have beginner’s guide to bird watching in the Sunshine State!
Stan Tekiela’s famous Birds of Florida Field Guide has been delighting bird watchers for years. Now, the award-winning author has written the perfect bird identification guide for children!
The Kids’ Guide to Birds of Florida features:

87 of the most common and important birds to know
Species organized by color for ease of use
Full-color photographs and a full page of information for each bird
Field marks, favorite hangouts, calls/songs, a range map, and Stan’s cool facts, making identification a snap!

About the Author

Naturalist, wildlife photographer and writer Stan Tekiela is the author of more than 175 field guides, nature books, children’s books, wildlife audio CDs, puzzles and playing cards, presenting many species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, trees, wildflowers and cacti in the United States. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 25 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations. Stan can be followed on Facebook and Twitter.

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Mostly Blue
Indigo Bunting Look for the vibrant blue feathers
What to look for: vibrant blue with scattered dark marks on the wings and tail; plumage gleams in direct sunlight and appears dull on cloudy days or in shade 
Where you’ll find them: woodland edges, where it feasts on insects; parks and yards 
Calls and songs: male often sings from treetops to attract a mate; female is quiet 
On the move: migrates at night in flocks of 5–10 birds 
What they eat: insects, seeds and fruit; only visits seed feeders early in spring, when bugs are in short supply 
Nest: cup in a small tree or shrub, low to the ground 
Eggs, chicks & childcare: 3–4 pale blue eggs; Mom sits on the eggs and attends to the young 
Spends the winter: migrates to southern states, Mexico, Central and South America 
Stan’s Cool Stuff This male is actually gray! Like Blue Jays (pg.67) and other blue birds, there’s no blue pigment in the feathers. Sunlight refraction in the structure of the feathers makes them look blue. Males molt in autumn and look like the brown females during winter.
Real Quick Size: 5-1/2″ Nest: cup Feeder: hopper