THE JOY IS BACK!

SHIPPING THIS NOVEMBER

Author: Jim Carpenter

Publisher: Scott & Nix, Inc.

ISBN: 978-1935622864

Trim: 8 x 9.125"

Pages: 440

THE ULTIMATE REFERENCE FOR BACKYARD BIRD WATCHERS AND BIRD FEEDERS

"Joy is precisely the right word for this guide. Alongside encyclopedic guidance on attracting different birds to your backyard, it’s bursting with ideas and photographs. Bird feeding has transformed over the past decade, and this second edition does a superb job of describing new technologies and approaches. Jim Carpenter’s lifetime of practical experience and creativity comes across on every page."
—Ian Owens, Executive Director, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

"Nobody in the world knows more about the science and art of feeding wild birds than Jim Carpenter. This book is not only a detailed 'best practices' guide taught by the master, but it also lets us share in the sheer joy with which Carpenter approaches his hobby-turned-profession. Cover to cover, this fact-filled manual is a delight to read."
—John W. Fitzpatrick, Louis Agassiz Fuertes Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology 

The Joy of Bird Feeding offers practical tips and solutions to attracting and identifying birds, offering the best foods for the birds you want to see, and how to deter those unwanted guests to feeding stations.

The Second Edition is updated with hundreds of new images along with the latest practical tips and solutions to attracting birds to your feeders.

Each chapter focuses on an important aspect of the hobby and guides readers to the essential steps of bird feeding mastery:

▶ Setting up thoughtful bird feeding stations in your backyard

▶ Choosing the best foods for feeder birds in your area

▶ Guide to 187 feeder birds with photos, range maps, identification text, and preferred foods

▶ Critter solutions for unwanted guests at your feeders

▶ Selecting seasonal bird foods, hot pepper foods, and bird specific foods

▶ Smart bird feeders with cameras

▶ How to prevent window strikes and dealing with injured birds

▶ Fun bird feeding activities and more!

Filled with useful information and illustrated with over 930 images and 180 maps, The Joy of Bird Feeding is truly the essential guide for anyone who loves to feed the birds.