kaharding's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
bdplume's review against another edition
5.0
This may be the best field guide in existence; it makes me wish Sibley would produce one for more than just birds and trees. The level of detail is astonishing, and the sketches are fantastic for demonstrating the variations within a species. The descriptions are concise but offer every trick to help initiate to expert birders find birds and identify what they're seeing. Every naturalist should own a copy.
EDIT: the Second Edition is even better! Have been using it since late last year.
EDIT: the Second Edition is even better! Have been using it since late last year.
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