Product Description

Dragonfly-watching is fast becoming an exciting and popular hobby This book is a new addition to Oxford's Butterflies (and Others) through Binoculars series of field guides. It allows for quick and easy identification of all the 300-plus species of dragonflies that have been found in the United States and Canada. Special features for this field guide include detailed accunts of every species mentioned, useful information on habitats, explanations of mating rituals, full-color photographs of most of the species described, and range maps

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #374159 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

Review
"Dragonflies have been around for over 250 million years, and it's about time they got the recognition they deserve...Now that shortcoming has been rectified for the 307 North American species in Dragonflies Through Binoculars, a compact book full of information...[Sidney W. Dunkle] has succeeded admirably with this volume, which is sure to delight the ever-increasing ranks of dragonfly enthusiasts...The range maps alone are worth the price of the book...Buy this book and spend a sunny summer afternoon along the shore of a stream, pond, or lake; your life will be transformed." -- Dennis R. Paulson, Science
"This long anticipated field guide has filled one of the major identification gaps for the general naturalist in North America.... The species accounts...contain a wealth of previously unrecorded biological and field identification information."--Audubon Naturalist News
"Until now...there has not been a good field guide for the dragonflies of North America. The new Dragonflies through Binoculars fills this need, and is sure to swell the ranks of those pursuing these fast-fliers.... The 47 color plates illustrate all but 14 of the 307 species of dragonflies found in North America....Each species has a very complete written account that provides extensive details on identification, comparisons with similar species, habitat notes, and information on seasonal occurrence. The author's personal comments on each species are particularly helpful, and reveal Dunkle's extensive knowledge and passion for dragonflies."--Birding Business
"More than just a field guide, Dragonflies through Binoculars describes the habitual, seasonal occurrence, and natural history of 307 species ofdragonflies."--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

About the Author
Sidney W. Dunkle is a professor at Collin County Community College.

Customer Reviews

Excellent field guide
This a great dragonfly guide.
The text section deals with all the usual field guide information, and is clearly presented and rich in content.
The photo section is separate, along with the distribution maps, which could make the book a little slower to use in the field, although it does have the advantage that you can see a lot of similar species photographed on one page, rather than having to flick bewteen several adjacent pages.
Excellent value for money. The butterfly books in the series are also equally good.