Birdwatching is for everyone. No other outdoor pursuit yields so much knowledge of nature's ways with so little effort-if one knows what to look for. Birding Texas opens the world of birding to novice and expert alike in this complete guide to getting the most out of birding in Texas. Inside You'll Find Birding Texas includes sections on birding technology, equipment, identification techniques, birding "by ear," where to view birds, field guides, optics, and other essentials to get birders of all skill levels into the field to identify birds throughout Texas. Especially valuable are descriptions of habitat, feeding, nesting, and migration-informing the reader not only about what kind of bird is on the other end of the binoculars but what it is up to as well. GPS coordinates for each species of the top three to six locations where you're likely to see the bird and what time of year is best for viewing, Full-color photos, Over 250 species, Meet Your Local Expert Wife-and-husband team Randi and Nic Minetor have collaborated on more than forty books about hiking, national parks, and birds and nature, including Birding New England, Birding Florida, and Backyard Birding and Butterfly Gardening.