Written for a general audience, with spectacular images for birders and nature enthusiasts at

every level, Hummingbirds of Texas reveals the enormous appeal of this tiniest and shiniest

of birds. The book opens with a look at the many manifestations of the human attraction to

these flying jewels.

 to feed hummingbirds and record their activities

throughout the state.

• The Hummingbird Roundup, a citizen-science project run by the Texas Parks and Wildlife

Department has recruited hundreds of people

• The Rockport–Fulton Hummer/Bird Celebration, one of several festivals dedicated to

hummingbirds, draws thousands of people each fall to the Texas coast where birds gather in

huge numbers before migrating south.

• Bird-loving landowners invite the public to enjoy hummingbirds that live and breed on their ranches.

• Tips make attracting hummingbirds to your own lawn or garden easy, such as what to plant in

the ground or in pots and how to choose and take care of feeders.

Birds featured:

Allen's Hummingbird • Anna's Hummingbird • Berylline Hummingbird

Black-chinned Hummingbird • Blue-throated Hummingbird

Broad-billed Hummingbird • Broad-tailed Hummingbird • Buff-bellied

Hummingbird • Calliope Hummingbird • Costa's Hummingbird

Green-breasted Mango • Green Violet-ear • Lucifer Hummingbird

Magnificent Hummingbird • Plain-capped Starthroat • Ruby-throated

Hummingbird • Rufous Hummingbird • Violet-crowned Hummingbird

White-eared Hummingbird

CLIFFORD E. SHACKELFORD is the state-wide non-game ornithologist at the Texas Parks

and Wildlife Department in Nacogdoches, where he also hosts the radio show "Bird Calls"

for NPR's Red River Radio. MADGE M. LINDSAY is the former executive director of

Audubon Mississippi now living in Fort Davis, Texas. C. MARK KLYM, an information

specialist at the Texas Parks and Wildlife