Covering an array of more than 45 species of geese, swans, and ducks, this dynamic poster will bring vibrant life to any wall. Reproduced in relative scale, multiple images of each species are shown--including the black-bellied whistling duck, the blue-winged teal, the surf scoter, and the long-tailed duck--to convey the differences in sizes and to make them identifiable in the wild. Birders, art-lovers, and naturalists alike will discover that this high-quality poster is a fine addition to any collection.
Species included: Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Fulvous Whistling-Duck, Greater White-fronted Goose, Emperor Goose, Snow Goose, Ross’s Goose, Brant, Cackling Goose, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Trumpeter Swan, Tundra Swan, Wood Duck, Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon, American Wigeon, American Black Duck, Mallard, Mottled Duck, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck, Tufted Duck, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, Steller’s Eider, Spectacled Eider, King Eider, Common Eider, Harlequin Duck, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Barrow’s Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, and Ruddy Duck.
“Once in a great while, a natural history book changes the way people look at the world. In 1838, John James Audubon’s Birds of America was one...In 1934, Roger Tory Peterson produced Field Guide to the Birds...Now comes The Sibley Guide to Birds.”—New York Times
“This wonderful book is comprehensive—erudite—in fact, magnificent, a powerful book that will start a new generation of bird books and birding. It provides triple the educational content over any predecessor. The treatments are innovative and superb.” -- Frank Gill, National Audubon Society
David Allen Sibley has been watching and drawing birds since 1969 and has traveled throughout North America studying the natural world, both on his own and as a leader of bird-watching tours. He is the author of The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America, The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America, The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior, The Sibley Guide to Birds, Sibley's Birding Basics, and The Sibley Guide to Trees. He lives in Concord, Massachusetts.
Scott & Nix, Inc.
Pub Date: September 01, 2010
| 2.5" H x 31.0" L x 3.0" W |