Book Review # 49 – How to be an Urban Birder

“This book may be of great help to many people that love birds but happen to live in urban areas. These people will be surprised to find out the many bird species that have adapted to live in areas where humans thrive and reside, far from woods or open fields. The author Mr. David Lindo, has a great deal of information which most likely be relevant to make a birder out of you…an urban birder!

Mr. Lindo is well known throughout the UK and will give you the best tips for making birds visit your gardens.

He has a number of ways to provide enough information about becoming a birder and set many examples, drawings, photographs and color illustrations. With 232 pages and 270 color photos.

And I quote Mr. Lindo: “If you stopped someone in the street to ask them to name an urban bird, they would almost certainly come up with pigeon. After that, a few of those people may struggle and offer up a sparrow into the mix and then perhaps draw a blank.”

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11 thoughts on “Book Review # 49 – How to be an Urban Birder”

jfwknifton on September 14, 2018 at 2:38 pm said:

David Lindo has done a great deal to popularize birdwatching in British cities.

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- H.J. for avian101 on September 14, 2018 at 4:29 pm said:
  
  I think that’s a great idea. We share the territory with birds, we should know more about them. Thank you John! 🙂
  
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svtakeiteasy on September 14, 2018 at 10:05 pm said:

Great book idea. Thanks for the review HJ.

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- H.J. for avian101 on September 14, 2018 at 10:28 pm said:
  
  Thank you Chris! 🙂
  
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Rolling Harbour on September 15, 2018 at 2:25 pm said:

Thanks for the review. I had noticed this book and thought it looked like a good read – and I like the cover concept! I think this might a very useful way to introduce people to birding. Which can’t be bad! RH

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- H.J. for avian101 on September 15, 2018 at 5:10 pm said:
  
  Thank you for sharing RH! 🙂
  
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Lisa Rest on September 15, 2018 at 11:39 pm said:

Ah, a follow-up of sorts to “Welcome to Subirdia.” Most people are totally oblivious to the birds in the city and I’m sure I get strange looks when I show up with my camera and peer into the treetops. But every once in a while someone asks and it’s lovely to watch them wake up to the reality. Thanks for the review! 🙂

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- H.J. for avian101 on September 16, 2018 at 5:06 pm said:
  
  Thank you Lisa! You’re totally correct about that. 🙂
  
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Clare Pooley on September 20, 2018 at 4:13 pm said:

Thanks for the review, HJ!

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- H.J. for avian101 on September 20, 2018 at 6:43 pm said:
  
  I thank you too, for your visit Clare. 🙂
  
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  - Clare Pooley on September 20, 2018 at 6:45 pm said:
    
    🙂

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