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Unlike other guides, which provide isolated individual photographs or illustrations, this book features large, lifelike scenes for each species. These scenes - 680 in all - are each composed of 12-20 color images showing the bird in a wide range of views, both near and far, from different angles, in various plumages and behaviors, including flight, and in the habitat in which they live.

These compositions show how a bird's appearance changes with distance, and give equal emphasis to characteristics experts use to identify birds: size, structure and shape, behavior, probability and color. These images are reinforced with concise text and provide a wealth of detailed visual information that invites and rewards careful study. However, the most important identification features can be grasped instantly by anyone, whether a beginner, expert, or anywhere in between.