Tom Brown's Field Guide to the Forgotten Wilderness Discover the Wonders of Nature in Your Own Backyard

Name: Tom Brown's Field Guide to the Forgotten Wilderness Discover the Wonders of Nature in Your Own Backyard
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ISBN: 9780425097151

ISBN-10: 0425097153

ISBN-13: 9780425097151

Edition: N/A

Authors: Tom Brown, Tom Brown

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This unique volume in the series shows readers how to open their eyes to the surprising abundance of natural beauty in the everyday world-urban and suburban landscapes, backyards, local parks, highway medians, and even windowsill flower boxes. Tom Brown, Jr., takes you on a fascinating journey into nature's mysteries and magic, revealing a treasure trove of knowledge, insight, and anecdotes. It's the perfect wilderness guide for everyone-and everywhere. Book jacket.

Book details

List price: $15.00
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 4/1/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.98" long x 0.61" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Introduction



Suburban Wilderness


Lawns


Animal Life


Starling


Robin


Mockingbird


Garden spider


Wolf spider


Grass spider


Earthworm


Field cricket


Bumblebee


Little black ant


Hedgerows


Animal Life


Daddy longlegs


Millipede


Bush katydid


Blister beetle


Redbacked salamander


Garter snake


Catbird


White-eyed vireo


White-throated sparrow


Chipmunk


Abandoned Areas


Abandoned Lots, Old Fields and Roadsides


Brush Tangles and Closed Forests


Animal Life


Voles


White-footed mouse


Long-tailed weasel


Red fox


Opossum


Meadowlark


Grasshopper sparrow


Meadow grasshopper


Ponds, Streams and Drainage Ditches


Animal Life


Bluegill sunfish


Water strider


Back swimmer


Painted turtle


Dragonfly


Pickerel frog


Barn swallow


Great blue heron


Brown bullhead catfish



Urban Wilderness


Streets


Abandoned Lots and Alleys


Playgrounds and Parks


Waterfronts


Animal Life


Gray squirrel


Little brown bat


House mouse


Norway rat


House sparrow


Pigeon


House finch


Mallard


Feral dog


Carp


Green heron


Feral cat


Herring gull



The Country


Fields, Transition Areas, Forests


Water Areas


Seashores


Animal Life


Coyote


White-tailed deer


Striped skunk


Pygmy shrew


Common mole


Red squirrel


Eastern screech owl


Eastern cottontail


Black-and-white warbler


Boat-tailed grackle


Sparrow hawk


Muskrat


Porcupine


Red-tailed hawk


Great horned owl


Barn owl



Tracking and Stalking in the Forgotten Wilderness


Tracking


Where to Find Tracks


How to Tell Tracks


Signs


Stalking and Camouflage


Grandfather and the Fisherman


Studying Nature


Index