{"product_id":"hansens-field-guide-to-the-birds-of-the-sierra-nevada-paperback","title":"Hansen's Field Guide to the Birds of the Sierra Nevada - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKeith Hansen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEdward C. Beedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam Donkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDelight in the Sierra Nevada's diverse avifauna with this long-awaited field guide.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentify and learn about over two hundred and fifty birds of the Sierra Nevada. From tiniest hummingbirds to condors with nine-foot wingspans; from lower-elevation wrens to the rasping nutcrackers of the High Sierra; from urban House Sparrows to wild water-loving American Dippers, \u003ci\u003eHansen's Field Guide to the Birds of the Sierra Nevada\u003c\/i\u003e showcases artist-naturalist Keith Hansen's sixteen-year project to illustrate the birds of the Sierra Nevada. Paired with stunningly detailed portraits is text informed by decades of birding experience--prose that while firmly grounded in expertise will nonetheless delight readers with its whimsy, allusion, and affection. Take the Bufflehead: \"A diminutive and endearing diving duck,\" which moves \"with spirited abandon.\" Or the \"scrappy and antagonistic\" Merlin, \"holding dominion over winter skies, tormenting eagles, hawks, and vultures alike.\" The White-tailed Kite is \"angelic in poise, a streamlined bird of unblemished tailoring\"; the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher sports a black eye-to-eye brow, imparting a \"Frida Kahlo-like stare.\" This book is the field guide companion to the \u003ci\u003eBirds of the Sierra Nevada: Their Natural History, Status, and Distribution\u003c\/i\u003e, also coauthored by Edward C. Beedy and illustrated by Keith Hansen (University of California Press, 2013).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768729010464,"sku":"9781597145336","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f9a7e243619ff013b02726bbe5eb433f.webp?v=1780336035","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hansens-field-guide-to-the-birds-of-the-sierra-nevada-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}