Illustrated with beautiful color photographs, this latest Stokes project shows readers how to attract birdhouse nesting birds to their yards. It is for any bird lover who wants to have the singular pleasure of watching the family life of birds at close range and to help protect species whose natural habitats are diminsihing. From the authors of the award-winning Stokes Nature Guide series. 80 color photographs, 38 maps, 10 drawings, and a complete set of birdhouse plans. Size D. (Animals)
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
The one to get if you want to actually have birds nest in the birdhouses you build:
I bought this book in spite of several bad reviews and am grateful that I did. I think it is excellent for the beginning bird house builder as well as the advanced work worker. It's good for the beginner because it explains the basics and gives one or two very simple, easy to build designs that will work. It also explains what is important in getting birds to use them and why. It's good for a more experienced birder/woodworker because it gives you something far more valuable than a cookie cutter... more info
Only one plan in the entire book, very disappointing:
This book is a huge letdown. I was hoping for some plans on birdhouses. What you get instead is pictures of the BIRDS (not the houses) and only one plan for super basic and simple square birdhouse plan. Don't waste your money on this one.
USEFUL BOOK - BUT WITH LIMITATIONS.:
First, let me state that I am a big fan of Donald and Lillian Stokes and their many guide books. For the most part, these are all very useful guides and this team has done a great job of bring the wonders of our natural world to us. With this work though, and I consider it thier weakest work, they come up a bit short. I suppose the title "The Complete Birdhouse Book," I feel, is a bit misleading. It is far from "complete." The authors do give us some of the best work I have seen in this area as to bird... more info
Superb for beginners!:
Our [....] has recently become very interested in identifying birds. We have tons in our backyard after putting out a feeder, so we wanted to build a house so we can watch them nest--as a beginner, where do you begin? We orderd this on a whim & because it was only 83 cents on amazon, The Complete Birdhouse Book--The Easy Guide to Attracting Nesting Birds by Donald & Lillian Stokes. When it arrived I was overjoyed with how wonderful this book is--it is full color, talks in-depth about the bird... more info
