This is a coffee table book about birds, not a guidebook or a scientific treatise, with a unique approach to its subject. It is a visual experience with just enough added material to make each chapter interesting and informative. Sidebars add more details about the intimate stories of these magnificent, winged creatures. Hopefully, the book will inspire readers to discover the wonders that exist in their own back yards. 40 species of birds are photographed and described. This is a book for the general public, whether they know something or nothing at all about birds, as well as for the millions of backyard birders in the United States.