Eastern Bluebird

A Wild Bird Guide by Gary Ritchison

If you are more interested in learning about the most recognized of our three bluebirds, the Eastern Bluebirds, and don’t need more than a simple introduction to nest boxes, this is your book. It has the most detailed information on Eastern Bluebirds of all the books we carry, yet has the least on the different types of nest boxes. It is also organized like a scientific paper, so you get an introduction, taxonomy and other good science. No other book goes to this detail on the behavior and life cycle of the bluebird.

From the publisher: ““Well supported by research, easily accessible to any reader interested in birds.” —Bird Watcher’s Digest

An engaging portrait of the Eastern bluebird’s life in the wild, told in straightforward text and illustrated with brilliant full-color photographs taken by some of the country’s top nature photographers. Offers a concise natural history, exploring the bluebird’s feeding habits, courtship and nest building, development and fledgling, communication, territory defense, migration, and more. The bluebird’s relationship with humans is discussed in detail, too. A must-have for bluebirders, and appealing to anyone interested in birds.”

Paper, 120 pages, 7 1/4 x 9 1/8, July 2000; full-color photographs