This charming book is arranged chronologically throughout a year of bird watching and interaction. It's written in a chatty and personal style, peppered with the author's small encounters with the local birds in her garden. The book is also liberally sprinkled with photographs showing the birds in situ and interacting, eating, etc.
This is not an in-depth scientific journal, there is no taxonomy involved, and the author uses the local common names for the species she encounters as well as chatty entries about the weather, local plants and conditions at the time. I found it charming and very interesting, readers looking for education about specific species in a more scientific way will likely be disappointed.
The book does include an extensive cross referenced index with entries about specific species she mentions as well as people and bird behaviors.
I found myself opening up and reading this one when I was sitting by my 'bird TV' window watching 'my' birds at our feeding stations. It's a very warmly, compassionately, and enthusiastically written book by a long time bird watcher.
Four stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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