Posts Tagged ‘Binocular Vision’

Bird book reviews from September. Binocular Vision: The Politics of Representation in Birdwatching Field Guides ABA Blog A DC Birding Blog Winged Sentinels: Birds and Climate Change 10,000 Birds Birds of North America and Greenland The Birdbooker Report Birds of Seychelles The Birdbooker Report The Atlas of Birds: Diversity, Behavior, and Conservation WingNut at StarTribune […]

The field guide is an indispensable tool of the birder. Birders study them, enjoy their art or photographs, and, of course, use them to identify birds. But how often do we really think about field guides and what we should expect from them? And have you ever considered the possibility that field guides may influence […]

Binocular Vision: The Politics of Representation in Birdwatching Field Guides by Spencer Schaffner From the publisher (University of Massachusetts Press): From meadows to marshlands, seashores to suburbs, field guides help us identify many of the things we find outdoors: plants, insects, mammals, birds. In these texts, nature is typically represented, both in words and images, […]

2011 has the makings of a great year for bird books. It’s just the end of January and there are already several that I’m anxiously awaiting. Here’s a little of what we have to look forward to. I always look forward to getting the latest field guide. I like to see what new features and […]