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Title: Deserts (Audubon Society Nature Guides)
ISBN: 0394731395
Author:
James Macmahon
Publicate Date: 1985-05-12
Publish: 1985-05-12
List Price: $19.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: A Must Have for anyone travelling the southwest
If you travel the southwest and want to know what you are looking at then this book is a Must Have.
Good descriptions, clear and concise photos and drawings, excellent maps make it a great buy too.
It is not a do it all guide, but by far the best one out there, it is one resource you will find yourself turning to time and time again.
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2: So-so, pretty circumscribed
I saw a pair of American avocets in Death Valley in March, 2006. With the help of a ranger at Furnace Creek, I was able to identify them from a National Geographic guide.
Are they in this guide? Even though Death Valley is part of their normal flyover range? No.
And that's exactly why this -- and other Audubon guides, from my experience -- just fall short in many ways compared to National Geographic or Peterson.
Now, it's true, you'll get more depth of coverage in the species that are actually covered. But, whether birds, trees, or shrubs, if the lifeform isn't pictured or described, all the "depth of coverage" in the world does you no good.
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3: Beautiful pictures
Not many field guides for deserts out there. This one has great pictures.
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4: The Audubon Society Nature Guides - Deserts
A must have book for anyone hiking in the desert and anyone even just interested in the desert. Packed full of info about "everything" you will find in the desert .
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5: Best designed guide
A most comfortable-to-use guide with a great layout & excellent quality in illustrations. Too bad it is out-of-print. Waterproof covers and sturdy cloth backstrip, made for prolonged use, we love it.
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