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The Crossley ID Guide: Western Birds

the crossley id guide: western

It’s almost here! Preorder your copy today, with free shipping.

The Crossley ID Guide: Western Birds—the guide for beginning and intermediate birders.

A ‘workbook-style’ book—designed to make you a better birder.

Reality Birding—the only guide with lifelike scenes showing birds, habitat, behavior, and how they are all connected.

A picture says a thousand words, and practice makes perfect—repetition in a lifelike environment is the key to learning.

Painting in pixels—650 beautiful scenes using over 10,000 of the author’s images, showing birds from every angle, near to far.

The premiere photo ID resource—the reliable place to ID, age and sex your photos.

A sneak peak of the Western Guide…

Richard Crossley

About Richard Crossley

Richard Crossley is an internationally acclaimed birder, photographer, and award-winning author of ‘The Crossley ID Guide’ series. He is also co-author of The Shorebird Guide. Born in Yorkshire, England, he has lived a life shaped by birds making Cape May, NJ his home for thirty years. His latest book, The Crossley ID Guide: Western Birds, continues to push boundaries and teach people to look at birds differently. Richard also co-founded the global birding initiative Pledge to Fledge, Race4Birds, and The Cape May Young Birders Club. He has contributed to most major birding publications, is frequently heard on radio, and is a sought-after public speaker.

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Birder Gift Guide
Perky-Pet Window Mount Hummingbird
R4B
Race 4 Birds is a foundation created by Richard Crossley, Tim Keyes, and Connie Campanella to promote youth birding competitions. Please check us out and "join the chase" at www.Race4Birds.org
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Hawk Mountain
It was my honor to sit on the board at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. They are pioneers in many areas of research, education and conservation. Visit them at www.HawkMountain.org.

Richard Crossley

Avatar photoRichard Crossley is an internationally acclaimed birder and photographer who has been birding since age 7. His love of the outdoors and his interest in teaching, design, and technology have shaped his unique vision for the future of birding and bird books. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Cape May, New Jersey. Read More…

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