Why are some house finches so red? How do chickadees and nuthatches survive the winter? Where does the great horned owl spend the day? ""Winging It"" answers these and other questions about bird behaviour. This introductory bird book includes descriptions of forty-two species found in the Southwest, from hummingbirds to bluebirds to sharp-shinned hawks, from birds in your backyard, to birds in the mountain forest or driest desert. Every page is filled with photographs, drawings of feathers, nests, and tracks, and true stories of kids and birds. Learn how to attract birds to your yard and how to make nectar for your hummingbird feeder. Turn to any page to learn something new about a favourite bird or use the index for easy identification of one you don't recognise. Ages 9 to 12 years.

Illustrated by: J.O. Dewey