Discover over 30 fascinating backyard birds in this full-color illustrated field guide.

Many species of wild birds can become your friends and feed from your hand. In this engaging book. Al Martin explains the techniques he developed over more than fifty years to gain the trust of wild birds. Many of Al's visitors, young and old alike, experienced the thrill of birds landing on them to receive the food they had been trained to expect! And readers of this book may look forward to similar experiences.

Carpenter offers practical tips and solutions to attracting and identifying birds. He offers suggestions for the best foods for the birds you want to see, and even tells you how to deter unwanted guests to feeding stations. You'll also learn how to properly store bird food, and how to prevent window strikes.

Contains information on a variety of birds commonly found at bird feeders, discusses migration, and explains how to build a bird feeder.

There’s a goldfinch at my feeder. It’s yellow, black, and white. But suddenly, a nuthatch comes soaring in, and soon the finch takes flight. The goldfinch is the first bird that visits the bird feeder in the backyard. The robin, the blue jay, the hummingbird, and many more bird friends also stop by. Filled with vibrant illustrations and memorable facts, There’s a Goldfinch at My Feeder features some of the most popular backyard birds in North America. Told through rhymes, this heartwarming children’s book is the perfect introduction to the many birds flying all around us. Each page covers the basics of a different bird and will help you identify a variety of birds in no time. Whether you have a bird-friendly space in your backyard or you’re at the park, watching birds is a fun scavenger hunt that can be done anywhere.

"Delightful color gallery of bird structures that are truly works of art!"--Country Decorating Ideas. "Complete plans and detailed instructions for building fascinating bird feeders, birdhouses and bird baths...range from the practical to the outrageous. In addition, there is advice on feeding, mounting, siting...and preventing predators."--Women's Circle.