A fascinating guide which tells you what you need to know to bring more bluebirds into your life In this detailed how-to book, bluebird expert Wayne H. Davis tells how to attract and care for this beautiful and gentle bird and offers solutions to the most common bluebird problems. Since bluebirds are almost entirely dependent on people for providing nesting sites, the book contains plans for erecting a structure that will attract bluebirds to a safe habitat. Instructions for building and maintaining a ‘bluebirds trail, ‘ complete with drawings of various bluebirds houses and guards against predators, are also included. Davis shares his plans for his specially designed Kentucky Bluebird Box—a unique bird house attractive to the Eastern Bluebird but unsuitable for the bluebird’s rivals—as well an a variety of other plans for using materials as inexpensive as milk cartons and scavenged pipes. A chapter by professional photographer Philippe Roca offers tips on photographing bluebirds. Lavishly illustrated and written in an accessible style, this book will aid in the conservation of tone of America’s most beloved birds. Whether you are a beginning birder or an expert, Davis will help ensure your success in attracting and raising bluebirds.
Philippe Roca & Wayne H. Davis
Bluebirds And Their Survival
Bluebirds And Their Survival
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 168 ● ISBN 9780813159935 ● File size 33.3 MB ● Publisher The University Press of Kentucky ● City Lexington ● Country US ● Published 2014 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5508784 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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