Chesapeake Bay Nature of the Estuary: A Field Guide

"Chesapeake Bay - Nature of the Estuary: A Field Guide" by Christopher P. White. This is how all field guides to natural areas should be written. It would be great to have a book like this for all our other "signature" eco-systems - the Great Lakes, the Prairie, the Everglades, the Gulf Coast, the Great Basin, the Appalachians etc., etc. Even the reader with a merely casual interest in the science(s) of Ecology will be gratified by the common sense approach, clear writing and excellent organization of this book - not to mention the myriad interesting observations Mr. White presents. As a bonus, it turns the notoriously difficult and obtuse science of Botany into an understandable and eminently useful outline that virtually anyone can put to good use.A definite High-5 for this one !!!

Arrived in a timely manner and was packaged well with a nice note from the seller thanking for my order. The book itself is fabulous even given it's publication date. It give tons of information on every living thing in and around the Chesapeake with images and illustrations. Most are in black and white and I wish they were in color but that's just my preference. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in knowing more about the "living" part of the Chesapeake.

Very informative, but I think it would have been better to use color photos and diagrams. Overall, a great book to use when trying to identify critters of the Bay!

For anyone who grew up in the area this book is a must. The wildlife that the bay & estuaries support are here to share with friends and loved ones. This is a gift to a friend on the bay for ther guest room.

Awesome nice illustration very thorough

This beautiful book is useful for those learning about Chesapeake Bay ... or any estuaries. I found this book to be readable and easy to understand.

I've used this guide for years for school and personal use. It's very complete....only I wish they would update with color pictures!

Necessary for your backpack when venturing into "bay country" as you will be pulling it out often to chaeck on a marsh grass, bird, or insect. A first stop for identification and connecting with your "finds" and a bridge to specific field guides.