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| Stokes Hummingbird Book : The Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Hummingbirds | 
| Authors: Donald Stokes, Lillian
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
List Price: $13.99
Buy Used: $1.00
You Save: $12.99 (93%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 9405
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 89
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 0316817155
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.899
EAN: 9780316817158
ASIN: 0316817155
Publication Date: September 19, 1989
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This book is fantastic- it has everything March 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great photos, trivia, information about how to attract the hummers and a lot of solid
information about the different species and much more. Also has nice section on which flowers
are good for attracting hummers . Price is right and it is a good resource as well.
You will not be disappointed. In addition it is easy to read.
Hummingbird Book January 7, 2008
I bought this for a friend in Nashville so haven't seen it myself as I am in the UK. She does say that its beautiful and she is very pleased with it.
Stokes Hummingbird Book December 21, 2007
Great book. Useful and full of really excellent photos. It has what you need to know about hummningbirds.
A BOOK WELL WORTH OWNING - VERY HELPFUL! July 4, 2007
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This work, like most of those by Donald and Lillian Stokes is well written, informative, useful and simply a joy to read. The subject here, of course, is Hummingbirds. The authors also do give us several very nice pages (6) addressing orioles, a common visitor to feeders. The photographs in this book are quite good and the authors actually tell and show us their technique of photographing these amazing creatures.
Probably the most important chapter in this work is the one covering the types, maintenance and placement of the hummingbird feeder. Some of the other subjects well covered are creating Hummingbird habitat, Hummingbird gardening, nesting habits, flight behavior, amazing facts, Hummingbird myths and very importantly, the identification of these little creatures which are found here in North America. Each species is given due coverage and no area of the country is left out. I enjoyed the section devoted to the various kinds of flowers which are Hummingbird friendly. The Stokes have given us specific information here, seldom found in other volumes.
As to the identification of the various species found here, the authors have given us a great over view of the eight major species, their range, habits, migration patterns and some wonderful photographs to help in identification. The hardcore birder will of course want additional field guides, as several species, usually found in small pockets along our southern border are not covered. This is not major flaw though, as most individuals that are very much into the hobby of birding, already have a trunk full of guides. The authors have also included a very nice section on other resources, books, videos, companies that provide feeders, etc.
All in all, this is a very nice book to own and certainly one that you will want to add to your collection
terrific guide to flying jeweks August 24, 2004
22 out of 24 found this review helpful
This is a very useful guide to attracting and caring for these hummingbirds, with great photographs supplementing text that is well-written and filled with wonderful advice and tips about feeders, habitat, gardens, identification and further resources. Sections also detail behavior, photography, babies and feeder problems. Nicely done and very helpful.
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