Product Description

A short but detailed guide to understanding the fascinating and complex lives of hummingbirds and transforming virtually any yard or garden into a hummingbird haven. Chapters cover the basic biology and behavior of these living jewels as well as how to create healthy hummingbird habitat in the home landscape, select regionally-appropriate plants for the nectar garden, select and maintain feeders, and identify 23 species of hummingbirds found in the United States and Canada. A list of books, videos, magazines, organizations, and web sites gives readers a starting point for further study.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #956724 in Books
• Published on: 2000-03
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 2.00 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

The Hummingbird Society Catalog
Wow! This latest book on hummingbirds is going to be a standard. Flowers, feeders, behavior...it's all here.

The Publisher
If you want to learn more about hummingbirds, this book belongs in your library.

From the Inside Flap
Hummingbirds inspire devotion from many enthusiasts. Living jewels, as confortable in suburban yards as tropical forests, their beauty and personality have earned them a place among the most beloved of all birds. Attracting and Feeding Hummingbirds covers in detail all the interested observer needs to know to attract hummingbirds to almost any back yard and to correctly feed them the nectar on which they rely. Also featured are identification notes on the species found in the United States and Canada, including many rarities of the Southwest. The 80 color photos not only illustrate most species, but provide a summary of a hummingbird's daily and seasonal life.