San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2011. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs and illustrations. This lovely volume of Sharon Beals photographs of birds' nests is a treasure for birders and bird-lovers, and for anyone fascinated by the intricacy and wonder of the natural world. Photographed at the California Academy of Sciences, the Museum... More about Nests: fifty nests and the birds that built them
London: BBC Books, 2011. Octavo, dustwrapper, oblong format, colour photographs, maps. With cutting-edge technology offering a never-before-seen experience of the flight of birds, this breathtaking collection allows you to take to the skies. With a wealth of images accompanying the major 6-part BBC series, this book quite literally provides a.... More about Earthflight: breathtaking photographs from a bird's-eye view of the world
Baden: Lars Muller Publishers, 2011. Quarto, dustwrapper, black and white photographs. With texts by Peter Pfrunder, Gordon H. Orians, Deborah M. Gordon among others. Swarm is the new photographic project by Lukas Felzmann. It is an extensive series on the flock movements of migrating birds. His breathtaking photographs offer a.... More about Swarm
Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2008. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Purcell's photographs capture the intricacy of nests and the aesthetic perfection of bird eggs. Mining the ornithological treasures of the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, Purcell produces pictures as lovely and various as the artifacts she photographs. Alongside Purell's photographs... More about Egg and nest
Munich: Prestel, 2016. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. Deborah Samuel's photographs are both inspiring and exquisite. From nest to egg to feather, these images are a showcase of what photography can reveal: the impossibly soft feathers of ospreys; the iridescence of a bird-of-paradise; the curved, needle-like beak of a common... More about The extraordinary beauty of birds: designs, patterns and details
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 2002. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. This sturdy, easy to carry, and information-packed guidebook brings the birder and photographer - from novice to advanced - the specifics on finding and photographing birds whether in the back garden or in a stunning natural setting. Author Rulon Simmons... More about National Geographic photography field guides: birds
New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2014. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs. The perfect guide for learning how to set up your backyard in order to take the best photographs of your local birds. In addition to guiding you through the first steps of setting up your plantings and bird feeders, this book... More about Backyard bird photography: how to attract birds to your home and create beautiful photographs