Naturalist's Big Bend: An Introduction to the Trees and Shrubs, Wildflowers, Cacti, Mammals, Birds,...

In southwest Texas, where the Rio Grande arcs southward into Mexico, lies Big Bend National Park - 708,221 acres of river floodplain, desert, grasslands, and majestic mountains. The wealth of the Big Bend is in its dramatic landscape, which provides natural habitats ranging from desert to alpine, and its consequently impressive variety of flora and fauna. Naturalist's Big Bend highlights the distinctive plants and animals of the region, such as the century plant, which grows twenty-five to fifty-five years, blooms magnificently, then dies; candelilla, from which wax is made; the giant dagger yucca; the javelina, North America's only native pig; the rare Texas lyre snake; the tarantula; and the Big Bend quonker katydid. This comprehensive field guide, revised and completely updated in a new edition, recounts the area's archaeology and history, describes the characteristics and habitats of Big Bend's remarkable variety of plants and animals, and outlines walking and driving tours of the most likely spots for sighting these natural wonders. more

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3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-25-2008; Birder/Botanist reviews the book; A good set of lists, with location, for the various natural species found in Big Bend. Unfortunately drawings are not to scale and are not near the plant descriptions. The decriptions do not include any identifying characteristics such...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-25-2007; A good start; This field guide give a good general introduction to Big Bend, but is disappointing when it is time to go deeper. Also, there is almost nothing on the geology of the region, a topic that deserves attention.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-09-2007; Functional and exciting!; I've been to Big Bend National Park several times. But this book introduced some plants and animals that I have seen, but not given much notice to. That will change on my next visit.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-19-2007; Nature boy, this book's for you; Naturalist's Big Bend is a comprehensive overview of the flora and fauna of the Big Bend National Park region in Texas. Big Bend is unique for a couple of reasons. First, because the US/Mexico border dips south there, many species are...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-25-2007; A good start; This field guide give a good general introduction to Big Bend, but is disappointing when it is time to go deeper. Also, there is almost nothing on the geology of the region, a topic that deserves attention.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-25-2008; Birder/Botanist reviews the book; A good set of lists, with location, for the various natural species found in Big Bend. Unfortunately drawings are not to scale and are not near the plant descriptions. The decriptions do not include any identifying characteristics such...; read full review | report as inappropriate