Birds of Texas - Paperback

by Todd Telander (Author)

Each Falcon Field Guide to birds introduces the 180 most common and sought-after species in a state. Conveniently sized to fit in your pocket and featuring full-color, detailed illustrations, these informative guides make it easy to identify birds in a backyard, favorite parks, and wildlife areas. Each bird is accompanied by a detailed listing of its prominent attributes and a color illustration showing its important features. Birds are organized in taxonomic order, keeping families of birds together for easy identification. This is the essential source for the field, both informative and beautiful to peruse.

Back Jacket

Nature in Your Pocket TMBirds of Texas highlights 180 bird species in the Lone Star State. Anatomically correct illustrations and detailed descriptions about each bird's prominent physical attributes and natural habitat makes it easy to identify birds in your backyard, favorite parks, and wildlife areas. Informative and beautiful to peruse, it is the essential resource when you're out in the field.

Author Biography

Todd Telander is a freelance natural science illustrator and wildlife artist. He studied biology and environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he became interested in illustration. His work appears in Falcon's America's 100 Most Wanted Birds, Birder's Dictionary, A Field Guide to Cows, and A Field Guide to Pigs as well as in museums, galleries, and private collections. He lives in Walla Walla, Washington, with his wife, Kirsten, and two sons, Miles and Oliver.