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Title: Nat'l Geographic vs Sibley and Peterson Bird guides
Review: I took the advice of several experienced birder reviews on this page and bought the Sibley and Peterson Bird field identification guide books in addition to this National Geographic guide book. The reviewers were right on the mark regarding the illustrations. Sibley by far has the best realistic and multiple angle illustrations and was the only one which showed the 1st winter coloring of the Lark Sparrow which we were having trouble identifying. We are not experienced birders, but we were very pleased with the 3 books. Take the experts advice and be sure to get Sibley's book as well. Peterson is also a nice book to have. We appreciated the advice in advance so we did not have to wait and find out the hard way. If you are an expert or novice or simply are interested in identifying the birds in your back yard, you will not be disappointed if you can get all three books. If you can only afford one book, then I would go with Sibley.
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