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National Wildlife Federation  Attracting Birds, Butterflies & Backyard Wildlife (National Wildlife Federation) by David Mizejewski click to enlarge

National Wildlife Federation Attracting Birds, Butterflies & Backyard Wildlife (National Wildlife Federation)

David Mizejewski
A backyard can come alive by creating an environment with plants and spaces that attract nature's most interesting and friendly creatures. Colorful butterflies, uplifting songbirds, and lively toads can enhance the personal garden space, giving pleasure to nature lovers of all ages. National Wildlife Federation's® Attracting Birds, Butterflies, and Other Backyard Wildlife provides over a dozen step-by-step projects for families to do together, making getting back to nature easy, educational, and fun.

Paperback: 127 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.30 x 10.92 x 8.46

Publisher: Creative Homeowner Press; (January 1, 2004)
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$12.95
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Eric Grissell,Carll Goodpasture,Eric Crissell   Ecologically sound gardening, the biology and ecology of insects, and the key roles they play in our gardens are all the subject... [read more]

$29.95
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book cover unavailable A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides (R))

Paul A. Opler,Vichai Malikul,Roger Tory Peterson   This newly designed field guide features descriptions of 524 species of butterflies. One hundred color photographs as well as 348 color range... [read more]

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book cover unavailable A Field Guide to Western Butterflies (Peterson Field Guides (R))

Paul A. Opler,Amy Bartlett Wright,Roger Tory Peterson   This all-new edition includes more than 590 species, illustrated in lifelike positions on beautiful new color plates. With descriptions of all the... [read more]

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Richard Fagerlund,Johnna Lachnit  

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Robert J. Dolezal,Robert Dolezal  

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Bernice Lifton   Are bugs and rodents becoming a real problem in your home and garden? Wouldn't it be great if you could find a... [read more]

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Jaret C. Daniels   Ideal for backyard or field use, this guide features full-color photos, plus illustrations that point out key identification marks. 350 photos.... [read more]

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book cover unavailable Butterflies through Binoculars: A Field, Finding, and Gardening Guide to Butterflies in Florida (Butterflies and Others Through Binoculars Field Guide Series,)

Jeffrey Glassberg,Marc C. Minno,John V. Calhoun   The Boston-New York-Washington corridor is one of America's prime sites for butterfly observation. Complete with 300 striking full-colour photographs, this is the... [read more]

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book cover unavailable Butterflies through Binoculars: The East A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Eastern North America (Butterflies Through Binoculars Series)

Jeffrey Glassberg   This unique field guide to the butterflies of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada provides readers with a complete overview of... [read more]

$24.95
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Jeffrey Glassberg   Highly informative and featuring an extensive array of photos, this field guide offers a comprehensive display of all the magnificent butterflies of... [read more]

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Xerces Society,Smithsonian Institution   This new edition of the classic handbook describes how to attract butterflies and other beneficial and beautiful insects to you garden. Butterfly Gardening... [read more]

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book cover unavailable Creating a Butterfly Garden

Marcus Schneck   Plan a colorful paradise for butterflies in your garden by planting and maintaining the kinds of flowers, shrubs, trees, and other plants... [read more]

$10.95
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book cover unavailable Discovering Moths: Nighttime Jewels in Your Own Backyard

John Himmelman   Moths offer an incredible variety of color, form, behavior, and ecological significance, but since most of them are active at night, we... [read more]

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Marc C. Minno,Maria Minno,Diane Pierce   A reference for Florida gardeners who wish to attract butterflies to their gardens. It provides information on how to identify butterflies, and... [read more]

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Thomas C. Emmel,Brian Ph. Kenney   Award-winning photographer Brian Kenney has contributed some of the finest photographs ever taken of Florida's butterflies. The accompanying text by Thomas C.... [read more]

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book cover unavailable Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs (Princeton Field Guides)

Whitney Cranshaw   the most comprehensive and user-friendly guide to the common insects and mites affecting yard and garden plants in North America. In a... [read more]

$29.95
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book cover unavailable Insects That Feed on Trees and Shrubs (Comstock Book)

Warren T. Johnson,Howard H. Lyon   A journal that is descriptive of insects that feed on shrubs and trees.... [read more]

$89.95
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book cover unavailable Introduction to Southern California Butterflies

Fred Heath,Herbert Clarke,Herb Clarke   More than 250 glorious color photographs fill this guide to these beautiful bugs, enabling the reader to identify 89 species of Southern... [read more]

$22.00
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Raymond A. Cloyd,Philip L. Nixon,Nancy R. Pataky  

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Dan Stein  

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book cover unavailable National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Butterflies (National Audubon Society Field Guides)

NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY   Butterflies are among the natural world's most colorful and intriguing creatures, so what could be more useful than a handy field guide... [read more]

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book cover unavailable National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders (National Audubon Society Field Guides)

NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY   Spiders, bugs, moths, butterflies, beetles, bees, flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and many other insects are detailed in more than 700 full-color photographs visually... [read more]

$19.95
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Mary Louise Flint   Featuring more than 250 color photographs of pests and crops, and more than 100 drawings, this book, with its authoritative text, enables... [read more]

$22.95
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Whitney Cranshaw   Entomologist Whitney Cranshaw draws from his experience with master gardeners to show gardeners of all abilities how to combat the major insect... [read more]

$19.95
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Ernest Williams,Donald Stokes,Lillian   Copiously illustrated with maps, line drawings, and full-color photographs, each of these large-format (8 1/2 x 10 7/8) paperback books contains the... [read more]

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Robert Burton,Stephen W. Kress,National Audubon Society,Roger Tory Peterson   Illustrated with plentiful, detailed color photographs, this handbook provides guidance on attracting birds to birdfeeders, including species profiles, a behavior guide, and... [read more]

$19.98
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Andrew Mikolajski   Divided by category, this comprehensive book lists alphabetically over 800 physiological problems, pests, diseases, disorders and weeds.... [read more]

$35.00
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book cover unavailable Wildlife-Friendly Plants: Make Your Garden a Haven for Beneficial Insects, Amphibians and Birds

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$19.95
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Jaret C. Daniels   This colorful guide shows readers how simple it can be to start a butterfly garden. It offers a thorough look at Florida's... [read more]

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