<div>A grasslands nature trek that &ldquo;weaves together spiritual insight, plant biology, geology lessons and American history&mdash;and a plethora of bird sightings&rdquo; (Publishers Weekly, starred review). A nature writer and avid birder offers a portrait of a season in the heartland of North America as he and his wife travel through the country and share stories of all that they encounter: people putting their lives back in place after a tornado, volunteers giving their time to conservation efforts, and the drive of all species to move their genes to the next generation, which manifests itself so abundantly in spring. &ldquo;Their journey begins in New Jersey and continues to Nebraska, their arrival timed to witness the annual migration of half a million northbound sandhill cranes. Next come Colorado and a primer on how homesteading sodbusters transformed an ocean of vibrant prairie grasses into a devastating dustbowl; New Mexico and the Sixth Annual High Plains Lesser Prairie-Chicken Festival; back through Colorado and the Pawnee National Grasslands for a glimpse of the threatened prairie dog, once (along with bison) among the environmental engineers of the 19th century Western plains; and into South Dakota, home to between 800 and 1,400 free-ranging bison. Dunne&rsquo;s melodic prose and rhapsodic connection with the natural world brilliantly entice an estranged audience to explore a . . . now alien environment.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly, starred review &ldquo;Although a theme of humanity&rsquo;s effects on the prairie runs as an undercurrent throughout the narrative, it never overwhelms the sense of awe and wonder at the natural beauty of the grasslands and their inhabitants.&rdquo; &mdash;Booklist </div>

Prairie Spring

<div>David Sibley, Don and Lillian Stokes, and many more share their inside tips&mdash;and witty observations&mdash;on the birding life. The biggest names in birding dispense advice to birders of every level&mdash;on topics ranging from feeding birds and cleaning binoculars to pishing and pelagic birding&mdash;in these lighthearted essays accompanied by illustrations. Whether satirizing bird snobs or relating the traditions and taboos of the birding culture, this collection of wisdom is as chock-full of helpful information as it is entertaining. &ldquo;The book is a delight to read and will generate new enthusiasm for the hobby. The 25 black-and-white line drawings are hilarious.&rdquo; &mdash;Booklist</div>

Good Birders Don't Wear White

<div>Avid North American birders share wit, wisdom, advice, and what fuels their passion for birds. Birding gets you outside, helps you de-stress, exercises your body and mind, puts your day-to-day problems in perspective, and can be lots of fun. Birders know this, and in this collection of thirty-seven brief essays, birders from diverse backgrounds share their sense of wonder, joy, and purpose about their passion (and sometimes obsession). From the Pacific Ocean to Central Park, from the rainforest in Panama to suburban backyards&mdash;no matter what their habitat, what good birders have in common is a curiosity about the natural world and a desire to share it with others. In these delightful essays, each accompanied by an endearing drawing, devoted birders reveal their passion to be fulfilling, joyful, exhilarating, and maybe even contagious. Contributors include many well-known birders, such as Richard Crossley, Pete Dunne, Kenn Kaufman, Michael O&#39;Brien, Bill Thompson, and Julie Zickefoose&mdash;and a portion of the proceeds goes to the American Birding Association, North America&#39;s largest membership organization for active birders.</div>

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<div>A visually stunning, comprehensive resource on North America&rsquo;s birds of prey, from the award-winning birder and author of Gulls Simplified. Always a popular group of birds, raptors symbolize freedom and fierceness, and in Pete Dunne&rsquo;s definitive guide, these traits are portrayed in hundreds of stunning color photographs showing raptors up close, in flight, and in action&mdash;fighting, hunting, and nesting. These gorgeous photographs enhance the comprehensive, authoritative text, which goes far beyond identification to cover raptor ecology, behavior, conservation, and much more. In returning to his forte and his first love, Pete Dunne has crafted a benchmark book on raptors: the first place to turn for any question about these highly popular birds, whether it&rsquo;s what they eat, where they live, or how they behave. &ldquo;Birds of Prey is exhaustively researched and complemented by a stunning collection of photos, but the real highlight is&hellip;Dunne&rsquo;s writing. He weaves together personal anecdotes, historical accounts, and technical information to create something greater than the sum of all its parts: a beautiful, authoritative, and engagingly written guide to the natural history of North American hawks.&rdquo;&mdash;David Sibley, author of The Sibley Guide to Birds&ldquo;Books about raptors used to fall into two major categories: field guides versus nature writing. No more!...Dunne&rsquo;s new book skillfully conjoins those two genres. Life a good field guide, Birds of Prey is authoritative and utilitarian, and like our finest nature writing, Dunne&rsquo;s prose is lyrical, sensitive, and full of feeling.&rdquo;&mdash;Ted Floyd, editor, Birding</div>

Birds of Prey

<div>From the award-winning birder and author of Birds of Prey, an authoritative, information-packed guide to distinguishing North American birds.In this book, bursting with more information than any field guide could hold, the well-known author and birder Pete Dunne introduces readers to the &ldquo;Cape May School of Birding.&rdquo; It&#39;s an approach to identification that gives equal or more weight to a bird&#39;s structure and shape and the observer&#39;s overall impression (often called GISS, for General Impression of Size and Shape) than to specific field marks. After determining the most likely possibilities by considering such factors as habitat and season, the birder uses characteristics such as size, shape, color, behavior, flight pattern, and vocalizations to identify a bird. The book provides an arsenal of additional hints and helpful clues to guide a birder when, even after a review of a field guide, the identification still hangs in the balance. This supplement to field guides shares the knowledge and skills that expert birders bring to identification challenges. Birding should be an enjoyable pursuit for beginners and experts alike, and Pete Dunne combines a unique playfulness with the work of identification. Readers will delight in his nicknames for birds, from the Grinning Loon and Clearly the Bathtub Duck to Bronx Petrel and Chicken Garnished with a Slice of Mango and a Dollop of Raspberry Sherbet.</div>

Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion

<div>“Packed with information . . . this book showcases species such as the Green-crowned Brilliant, the Fiery Topaz and . . . Cuban Bee Hummingbird.” —Daily Mail Hummingbirds have always held popular appeal, with their visual brilliance, extraordinary flight dexterity, jewel-like color, and remarkably small size. This is the first book to profile all 338 known species, from the Saw-billed Hermit to the Scintillant Hummingbird. Every bird is shown life-size in glorious full-color photographs. Every species profile includes a flight map and key statistics, as well as information about behavior, plumage, and habitat. This authoritative guide has been annotated by the world’s leading experts on hummingbirds and features a foreword by renowned birding author Pete Dunne.</div>

Hummingbirds

<div>Focusing on families and their shared traits makes bird identification easier than ever. This guide takes readers beyond merely identifying birds to understanding them. Many birders can tell the difference between a White-eyed and Bell&rsquo;s Vireo but cannot begin to describe a vireo and what distinguishes members of this family from warblers or flycatchers. The &ldquo;species by species&rdquo; approach makes it difficult to appreciate birds for what they are: members of well-organized groupings united by common traits. Putting the focus on families, and their shared characteristics, makes bird identification easier and more meaningful. More than 150 color photos illustrate the 81 bird families of the United States and Canada.</div>

Bird Families of North America

<div>The Arctic doesn&#39;t spring to mind when most people think about autumn. Yet in his continuing effort to invite readers&#39; curiosity through unpredictability, Pete Dunne pairs the transitional season of autumn with this fragile environment in flux. The book begins on Bylot Island in Nunavut, Canada, at the retreating edge of the seasonal ice sheet, then moves to Alaska, where the needs of molting geese go head to head with society&#39;s need for oil. Then on to the Barren Lands of Canada and a search for the celebrated caribou herds that mean life and death for human and animal predators alike. A canoe trip down the John River is filled with memories, laughter, and contemplation. A caribou hunt with a professional trapper leads to a polemic on hunting. Dunne travels to an island in the Bering Sea, off the coast of Alaska, to look for rare birds and ponder the passionate nature of competitive bird listers. No trip to the Arctic would be complete without a trip to see polar bears, so Dunne and his wife visit Churchill, Manitoba, the polar bear capital of the world. These majestic but threatened creatures lead Dunne to think about his own life, our interactions with the natural world, and the importance of the Arctic, North America&#39;s last great wilderness. </div>

Arctic Autumn

<div>Bypassed by time and &ldquo;Joisey&rdquo; Shore&ndash;bound vacationers, the marshes and forests of the Bayshore constitute one of North America&rsquo;s last great undiscovered wild places. Sixty million people live within a tank of gas of this environmentally rich and diverse place, yet most miss out on the region&rsquo;s amazing spectacles. Bayshore Summer is a bridge that links the rest of the world to this timeless land. Pete Dunne acts as ambassador and tour guide, following Bayshore residents as they haul crab traps, bale salt hay, stake out deer poachers, and pick tomatoes. He examines and appreciates this fertile land, how we live off it and how all of us connect with it. From the shorebirds that converge by the thousands to gorge themselves on crab eggs to the delicious fresh produce that earned the Garden State its nickname, from the line-dropping expectancy of party boat fishing to the waterman who lives on a first-name basis with the birds around his boat, Bayshore Summer is at once an expansive and intimate portrait of a special place, a secret Eden, and a glimpse into a world as rich as summer and enduring as a whispered promise. </div>

Bayshore Summer

<div>Among the world's most popular birds, hawks can be some of the most difficult birds to identify. They're most often seen flying high above and at a distance. In the first edition of Hawks in Flight, Pete Dunne, David Sibley, and Clay Sutton presented a holistic method of hawk identification, using general body shape, the way they move, and the places they are most likely to be seen. The new edition of the book that Roger Tory Peterson called a &quot;landmark&quot; integrates an array of carefully selected photographs, David Sibley's superb illustrations, and a clear, information-packed text and takes raptor identification to a higher level. This edition covers all of the raptors that breed in North America, including those with limited ranges in Florida, the Southwest, and Texas. Picking up where its predecessor ended by including two decades of raptor identification refinement, Hawks in Flight summarizes and places in users&rsquo; hands an identification skill set that used to take years to master. The unique alchemy of Dunne, Sibley, and Sutton&mdash;including their collective experience of more than one hundred years watching hawks&mdash;make this book a singular achievement and a must-have for anyone interested in hawks. </div>

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Books By Pete Dunne (7 Books)

Prairie Spring

Birds of Prey

Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion

Bird Families of North America

Arctic Autumn

Bayshore Summer

Hawks In Flight

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