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Pete Dunne on Bird Watching: the How-to, Where-to, and When-to of Birding.


PETE DUNNE Pete Dunne is an American author, famous for his writings on natural history and birding. He is also the founder of the World Series of Birding, as well as the current director of the Cape May Bird Observatory, Vice President of Natural History for the New Jersey Audubon Society,  

Novice and accomplished birders alike turn to Dunne for lessons in the art of bird watching Bird Watching is a British magazine for birders. The current editor is Kevin Wilmot. External Links
  • Bird Watching`s website
. NOW in this beginner's guide, he covers all the basics, from what to look for when viewing birds to where to look for them. In a text full of anecdotes and warm wit, he discusses how to attract avian avian /avi·an/ (a´ve-an) of or pertaining to birds.

a·vi·an
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of birds.
 creatures to one's yard and how not to scare them away. Explanations of how best to identify a specimen SPECIMEN. A sample; a part of something by which the other may be known.
     2. The act of congress of July 4, 1836, section 6, requires the inventor or discoverer of an invention or discovery to accompany his petition and specification for a patent with specimens
 are clear, as are the tips for selecting the best equipment. A concluding section details Dunne's favorite ideas for better birding. HM, 2003, 334 p., b&w photos/illus., paperback, $12.00.
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