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See the intimate lives of birds as never before! Laura Erikson and Marie Read document the family lives of more than 50 common North American birds through breathtaking close-up photography. Stunning images of hummingbirds, owls, tanagers, and more showcase different stages of avian development and capture the loving bond that exists within each bird family. Bird enthusiasts of all feathers will cherish these beautiful images of courting, nest construction, eggs, nestlings, feeding time, and much more.

Laura Erickson is the author of The Love Lives of Birds and The Bird Watching Answer Book, and is coauthor of Into the Nest. A recipient of the American Birding Association’s prestigious Roger Tory Peterson award, she has served as science editor at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, an editor of Bird Scope magazine, and a columnist and contributing editor for Birdwatching magazine. She produces For the Birds, a long-running public radio program and podcast, and lives in Duluth, Minnesota.

Marie (pronounced "Maury") Read's photographs and articles have been featured in numerous magazines, including National Geographic, Bird Watching, Birds & Blooms, and Bird Watcher’s Digest. Marie previously worked at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology as photo/illustrations editor for the Home Study Course in Bird Biology, and later as photo editor/content developer for the All About Birds website. She lives in Freeville, New York.

Part One
The Facts of Bird Life

Courting and Mating
Enter the Egg
Nesting and Parenting

Part Two
The Family Lives of Selected Species

Mallard
Great Blue Heron
Red-Tailed Hawk, Bald Eagle, and Turkey Vulture
Killdeer
Herring Gull
Rock Pigeon and Mourning Dove
Great Horned Owl
Hummingbirds
Woodpeckers
Peregrine Falcon
Phoebes
Blue Jay
American Crow
Tree and Barn Swallows
Chickadees and Nuthatches
House Wren
Bluebirds and Robins
Northern Mockingbird
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Tanagers
Northern Cardinal
Blackbirds and Orioles
American Goldfinch

Appendix
Nesting Facts at a Glance
Glossary
Acknowledgements
Index

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Into the Nest

Into the Nest

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