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Field Guide to Your Own Back Yard
John Hanson Mitchell
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Description for Field Guide to Your Own Back Yard
Paperback. Here is a book to enhance our appreciation of the small citizens of the world and to introduce us to the neighbors we never knew we had, from spotted salamanders to meadow voles, from snowy tree crickets to ambrosia beetles, all living within steps of your door. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 Line Illustrations. BIC Classification: WNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 330.
“If there is grass and a few scraggling trees, there will be wildlife,” suggests John Hanson Mitchell, an internationally recognized naturalist and advocate for tuning your senses to the wonders of your environment. Whether your yard consists of a small stretch of grass or a rambling mix of forest and field, Mitchell will introduce you to the wealth of plants, insects, and animals that share your corner of the world. Learn how the behavior at the birdfeeder mirrors that of the wild woods; get an inside view of the rich ecology of the woodpile; learn why you might want to ... Read more
“If there is grass and a few scraggling trees, there will be wildlife,” suggests John Hanson Mitchell, an internationally recognized naturalist and advocate for tuning your senses to the wonders of your environment. Whether your yard consists of a small stretch of grass or a rambling mix of forest and field, Mitchell will introduce you to the wealth of plants, insects, and animals that share your corner of the world. Learn how the behavior at the birdfeeder mirrors that of the wild woods; get an inside view of the rich ecology of the woodpile; learn why you might want to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Woodstock, United States
ISBN
9781581572131
SKU
V9781581572131
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About John Hanson Mitchell
John Hanson Mitchell is the author of several books, including A Field Guide to Your Own Backyard (Countryman) and Ceremonial Time, and the editor of the award-winning natural history/environmental journal Sanctuary, published by the Massachusetts Audubon Society. He lives and gardens in Littleton, MA.
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