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Sibley’s Backyard Birds of Western North America Poster

Sibley’s Backyard Birds of Western North America Poster

$ 29.95

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Illustrator: David Allen Sibley

Publisher: Scott & Nix, Inc.

Size: 24 × 36"

 

Sibley’s first wall poster “field guide” for every backyard birder

Beginning with the publication of The Sibley Guide to Birds in 2000, David Allen Sibley has gone on to establish himself as North America’s premier naturalist and illustrator of birds. Now for the first time, a selection of his beautiful paintings are presented in a high-quality wall poster, printed on 100-lb matte paper. The Sibley’s Backyard Birds of Western North America poster features 106 common species in 169 illustrations.

  • Birds are reproduced in relative scale to show differences in size.
  • Species are arranged by families: finches, blackbirds, woodpeckers, warblers, etc.
  • Illustrations of males and females, breeding and nonbreeding, and juvenile birds are included to help in identification.
  • Region covers area from the eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains west to the Pacific Ocean

 

Using gouache watercolors, Sibley created these paintings based on years of observation, field work, and sketching to capture the essence of each species as observed in nature. Taken from his best-selling field guides and carefully selected by Sibley himself, he states: “I wanted a way to display the wonderful diversity of our birds ‘at a glance.’ I hope it will encourage people to learn more about our birds and to help protect their habitats in our neighborhoods across the continent.”

 

“Once in a great while, a natural history book changes the way people look at the world. In 1838, John James Audubon’s Birds of America was one...In 1934, Roger Tory Peterson produced Field Guide to the Birds...Now comes The Sibley Guide to Birds.”
—New York Times

 

“This wonderful book is comprehensive—erudite—in fact, magnificent, a powerful book that will start a new generation of bird books and birding. It provides triple the educational content over any predecessor. The treatments are innovative and superb.”

—Frank Gill, National Audubon Society

 

About our Frames

Choose from two styles of custom high quality black matte or matte silver anodized aluminum frames. Sturdy, lightweight, and handsome. (Final frame size for 24 x 36 inch poster is 26.25 x 38.25 inches; 18 x 24 final frame size is 20.25 x 26.25.) Made in the U.S.A.

Each framed poster has a special Framers Brand™ UV filtering protective lens cover. This archival-quality cover is better than glass and prevents sunlight from damaging the artwork. It’s also scratch-resistant and will not show fingerprints. It’s the perfect cover to preserve and protect your poster for over 100 years. Each framed poster is backed with acid-free foamcore for maximum archival protection.

Posters are shipped fully framed with wire hanging hardware, bumper stickers to protect your wall, and nails.

All shipments are sent via Federal Express Ground in a specially designed shipping container to arrive in perfect condition.