Peter Alden
Auteur van National Audubon Society Field Guide to California
Over de Auteur
Peter Alden is a leading naturalist and writer who lives in Concord, Massachusetts. He has traveled to over 100 countries and the seven continents, studying birds and leading nature tours for over 35 years. He has seen half of the approximately 9,000 species of birds in the world. Throughout his toon meer distinguished career, Alden has been affiliated with the National Audubon Society and was an integral part of the formation of the American Birding Association. His is an international lecturer for museums and speaks local birding societies. He has also published coloring books for children. Alden has written a comprehensive series of National Audubon Society Regional Field Guides to Florida, California, New England, and the Pacific Northwest. Each guide identifies 1,000 items of interest, such as birds, butterflies, mammals, wildflowers, and trees; includes an overview of the region's natural history; and lists some of the area's best places to visit, such as wildlife sanctuaries, parks, and beaches. Alden hopes these books will be an introduction to millions of people who want to learn about and enjoy the natural world. Alden's other works include Finding Birds Around the World, the National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife and the Peterson First Guide to Mammals of North America. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Fotografie: photo by Alison Bell
Werken van Peter Alden
Finding the birds in Western Mexico; a guide to the States of Sonora, Sinaloa, and Nayarit (1969) 19 exemplaren
Checklist of the birds of Venezuela 2 exemplaren
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Alden, Peter Charles
- Geboortedatum
- 1944-06
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- United States of America
- Geboorteplaats
- Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - Opleiding
- Univerity of Arizona (BA|Geography and Anthropology)
- Beroepen
- naturalist
author
ecotourism guide
lecturer - Organisaties
- Thoreau Society
Nuttall Ornithological Club
International Avian Vernaculars Committee
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- Werken
- 18
- Leden
- 1,745
- Populariteit
- #14,741
- Waardering
- 3.9
- Besprekingen
- 15
- ISBNs
- 23
- Talen
- 1
There is a certain power and satisfaction to naming. Once I had this book, I felt both as I reviewed the many pictures from our trip and named the beauty I'd captured. I squealed with delight to find the book not only features flowers (my personal obsession) but also star charts of the night sky, explainations of different geological formations, butterflies, mammals, and more.
Overall very easy to use. However, a number of photographs were not clear enough -- either too far from subject or too shadowy -- for confident identification.… (meer)