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Explore the best birding locations in Minnesota with this county-by-county guide.

Whether you’re new to birding or have been enjoying your backyard visitors for years, it’s time to take bird-watching to another level. Bring your love of birds on the road, and discover more than 1,400 of Minnesota’s best birding locations! A Birder’s Guide to Minnesota is a county-by-county guide to finding birds for every birder and bird photographer—residents and tourists alike.

Kim Richard Eckert served for 20 years as naturalist at Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve, taught bird identification classes for a decade, and led countless birding tours. Now, he’s sharing his expertise with you in this truly comprehensive book. It is lavishly illustrated with more 180 color bird photos and nearly 100 detailed maps. Plus, an exhaustive annotated list to all 447 of Minnesota's bird species contains valuable field identification tips.

A Birder’s Guide to Minnesota is easy to use. Simply by scanning one of the many QR codes, you can even access maps of specific birding locations.

Bird Mug Shots reveals a whole new side to birds!

You’ve never really truly seen a bird until you’ve viewed it from both the normal side view... and from the “mug shot” front view. Some of photographer Earl Orf’s bird mug shots are hilarious, and some will have you saying, “Huh, I never knew they looked like that!” Val’s natural history text will keep you flipping the pages for more. One hundred of North America’s “Most Wanted” (and most photogenic) birds are highlighted in full color in this ground-breaking book.

Get this day-by-day study of nature that includes daily essays accompanied by detailed illustrations and full-color photos.

Follow along as expert author Larry Weber guides you through the natural world, one day at a time. His day-to-day excursions into the great outdoors help you to know exactly what’s happening seasonally in the Great Lakes and New England regions. Fascinating nature essays for each and every day of the year are paired with professional illustrations. Naturalist Sparky Stensaas provides more insights through his color photographs and detailed captions. A “photo edition” of Larry’s Backyard Almanac, this daily companion will surely be your go-to reference for what’s happening in your backyard and beyond.

Book Features

• Day-by-day phenology for all 365 days of the year
• Over 1,200 full-color photographs
• Amazing natural history facts
• Nearly 400 illustrations
• Space to record your own nature notes

The information presented in this book is applicable to the Upper Midwest and Northeast—from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario to New England and New York.

Your Guide to Spiders and Their Webs

We see webs everywhere, but do you know which spider made each web? And for what purpose? This user-friendly guide by award-winning science teacher and lifelong spider watcher Larry Weber helps you untangle the mystery of spider webs and demystify the many purposes of silk. Did you know that spiders have up to seven silk glands and that each produces a different type of silk? The complex process of building a giant orb web is explained in detail. Over 40 species of spiders and their webs are discussed here in detail, with over 200 color photos and 50 illustrations.

Web Watching was a Silver Winner in the Nature & Environment category of the 31st Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for excellence in book publishing.