Backyard Bird-Watcher [Paperback]

The Backyard Bird Watcheris the ultimate guide for all who enjoy watching wild birds at their back doors.
Richly anecdotal,The Backyard Bird Watcherprovides a wealth of practical information and step-by-step, surefire ways to convert any backyard into a first-rate bird sanctuary. Learn how to:
* set up feeding stations, bird houses, water areas
* solve pest problems
* treat sick and injured birds
* photograph wild birds.
The Backyard Bird Watcheroffers a month-by-month planning and preparation calendar to ensure bird-watching enjoyment, as well as lists of organizations, manufacturers, books, and other items of interest to the backyard bird watcher.
Beautifully illustrated with dozens of detailed drawings and more than 200 black-and-white and color photographs,The Backyard Bird Watcheris a must for anyone who wants splendid wild birds to be a rewarding part of his or her everyday life.George Harrison and his wife, Kit, live in Hubertus, Wisconsin.Chapter 1

The Sport of Backyard Bird Watching

What is a bird watcher? A person who watches birds? I suspect that most people watch birds, and yet many do not consider themselves bird watchers.

The definition of a bird watcher is changing. Thirty years ago, the typical bird watcher was exemplified by magazine cartoons as a nattily dressed, elderly person who, from all outward appearances, was eccentric, if not downright odd. That early image of the little old lady in tennis shoes gave the sport a stigma which, to this day, makes some people uneasy about admitting that they enjoy watching birds.

Today, the typical bird watcher, or birder as we call ourselves, is male, white, married, above average in education and income, and is either retired or a young professional according to one recent study. This may be theaveragebird watcher, but the sport attracts all kinds of people from all walks of life, and thlóP