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"What's so different about the Crossley ID Guide? Everything. Crossley has designed his guide to reflect the way we see and identify birds. We identify birds by their size, shape, structure, behavior, habitat, and field marks. We [see] birds at close range, at middle and long distances, on the ground, in flight, in trees, and on the water. . . . If you want to be a better birder you will find the new Crossley ID Guide to be [a] major innovation and a valuable tool."--Wayne Mones, Audubon.org

Book Summary
 

For beginners, expert, and anyone in between, The Crossley ID Guide promises to vastly improve all birders’ abilities to identify birds.

  • Revolutionary. This book changes field guide design to make you a better birder
  • A picture says a thousand words. The most comprehensive guide: 640 stunning scenes created from 10,000 of the author's photographs
  • Reality birding. Lifelike in-focus scenes show birds in their habitats, from near and far, and in all plumages and behaviors...

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Q & A With Richard
 

Why did you decide to create a new guide?

I love looking and learning from great images and artwork; however, I have never found what I considered the perfect book. With advances in technology, I wanted to take on the challenge of creating the book that I’d like to have: one that is interactive, creates a response from the viewer, entertains and ultimately educates. I believe that this sets The Crossley ID Guide apart...

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Press Release
 

(Princeton, NJ) Richard Crossley’s new book, The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds, published by Princeton Press, will arrive in bookstores later this month but it’s already getting rave reviews : Audubon Magazine’s Wayne Mones quips, "So what’s so different about The Crossley ID Guide? Everything."

Acclaimed photographer and birder...

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About Richard
 
Richard Crossley

Richard Crossley is an internationally acclaimed birder and photographer who has been birding since age 7 and who, by age 21, had hitchhiked more than 100,000 miles chasing birds across his native Britain and Europe. His love of the outdoors and his interest in teaching, design, and technology have shaped his unique vision...

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Tour Dates
 
  • 4/28/12 - 7:00PM
    WHITEFISH POINT SPRING FLING
    Paradise, MI
  • 5/4/12 - (TBD)
    GRAY'S HARBOR SHOREBIRD FESTIVAL
    Hocquiam, WA
  • 5/10/12 - (TBD)
    MAGEE MARSH
    Oak Harbor, OH
  • 5/12/12 (9:00 AM)
    OTTAWA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE,
    Oak Harbor, OH
  • 5/14-5/15/12
    POINT PELEE FESTIVAL OF BIRDS
    Leamington, ON, Canada
  • 6/2/12 (7:00 PM)
    GREAT ADIRONDACK BIRDING CELEBRATION,
    Paul Smiths, NY
  • 8/18/12 - (TBD)
    TUCSON BIRD AND WILDLIFE FESTIVAL
    Tucson, AZ

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