Hummingbirds Their Life and Behavior: A Photographic Study of the North American Species

About this book

Robert Tyrrell the worlds foremost photographer of hummingbirds has successfully captured on film the utterly fascinating day-to-day activities of our colorful North American species. Included among the 235 full-color pictures are never-before-photographed sequences such as nesting molting preening and territorial aggression as well as an unprecedented portfolio of hummingbirds feeding from wildflowers. Esther Tyrrell has written the accompanying illuminating text by far the most complete and up-to-date information on hummingbirds ever assembled which will make this book the definitive source for both scientists and the general reader for years to come. This lavishly illustrated volume opens with an introduction to this lovely family of