Birds of the Serengeti: And Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Wildlife Explorer Guides)

I give the content five stars. The kindle implementation gets one. I compromised on three. Here’s why:This is a wonderful book in many ways, I’m sure the print version Is wonderful. As with all reference books for Kindle the conversion is incomplete. For example the index give page numbers but does not link to the pages and the page thumbnail page text is too small to read and be useful (xray? Why is it called this anyway? Wasn’t “X-ray” already taken?) Similarly, the TOC has page numbers but no links; couldn’t some bookmarks be included out of the box?The fixed portrait format is a problem for those of us who use a keyboard cover on the iPad where the orientation of the iPad is landscape.The author did a wonderful job with the pictures and text, it’s too bad that whoever did the kindle conversion did not take the time and care needed for a reference book.

Very helpful book for anyone who has visited Tanzania. May be helpful for experienced birders who are planning a visit. It is helping me a lot as I edit my many pictures from our photo safari. I do wish there were even more pictures. In many cases there are pictures of different types of birds in flight within a type, but no picture of the bird not in flight. It would be helpful to see those birds both in flight and not in flight. This is the book that our tour director used and other guides recommended it too as one of the best. It has been an excellent investment for me.

Lovely photos but low on content missing a number of birds we saw on our trip to the Serengeti

Beautiful photos but the format made it difficult to find the birds as they were not always in the habitat assigned to them. The standard order would have been a lot easier. If you are off to Tanzania get the Princeton guide. Twice the size but easier to use.

This was an exteremely helpful book during our recent safari in Tanzania. The selection of bird photos is excellent. Unlike a lot of guides the photos actually look like the real birds. Our guide saw the book on our first safari day and coveted it. He had a much more comprehensive book of birds, but often found it too detailed for easy use in the field, despite being a birder himself. Needless to say we gave him the book at the end of our trip and bought another when we go home.

This is a fantastic reference book for those of us who love birds. The photos are the best I've seen. Just back from the Serengeti and found this book spot on. A true "birder" might want a more detailed and inclusive reference while in the field, but for the average bird lover this book is perfect. However, a true "birder" will want this for their library.

Just finished the trip we bought this book for. It included 95% of the birds we saw and was very easy to use. This is not the book for experienced birders, but for amateurs like us it provided lots of fun and was just what we needed.

No guide will have every animal / bird in it of course, but we marked off more than 3/4 of this book in 12 days (saw about 100 that weren't in the book!). Great photos, good info to help with ID. Index is handy. Book well organized.

I'm looking forward to taking this excellent guidebook to Tanzania later this year. Unlike so many other field reference books, it is very user friendly to enthusiasts who are not familiar with scientific jargon and symbols. I like the use of photographs rather than illustrations because you get an overall, 'in situ' image that is instantly relatable with the bird in front of you.The book is logically laid out and, as well as being ordered by type (raptors, storks & ibises, sunbirds, etc.), birds are also catagorised according to habitat (plains, marsh & water, woodland, acacia scrub, forest & crater highland, etc) - a helpful device for safari goers travelling through the diverse landscapes of the Tanzanian northern circuit.Adam Scott Kennedy's writing is clear, accessible and communicates his infectious passion for birds. I like the inclusion of extra little titbits of interesting information relating to some of the birds - for example, the Secretarybird (featured on the cover) is not so-called because its head feathers resemble quill pens, as we all thought, but derived from the arabic 'saqr-et-tair' meaning hunter-bird.Thoroughly recommended.

I was disappointed with this book. The organisation into biomes is irritating as many of the birds transcend the boundaries. Also it was somewhat limited in terms of the birds in the area. And I regretted not having taken my more extensive birding guide, heavy though it is. The photos are good and the descriptions but the other limitations worried me.

Excellent guide for Tanzania. Quick and easy. Not comprehensive, but that's not what I was looking for. It's a great quick reference guide and then if required look up a more detailed reference guide.

Great book with fantastic pictures and information

Informative book