Are you looking for a good book to read about nature and science? The New York Times Book Review has a recent article on recommended non-fiction and fiction books on nature and science. It includes nature memoirs, natural histories, food chronicles and accounts of animals in the wild as well as many other types of environmental books. Check out the reading suggestions at Dear Match Book: What Books Best Capture Science and Nature? – The New York Times.
American Birding Association Code of Birding Ethics
1. Promote the welfare of birds and their environment.
1(a) Support the protection of important bird habitat.
1(b) To avoid stressing birds or exposing them to danger, exercise restraint and caution during observation, photography, sound recording, or filming.
Limit the use of recordings and other methods of attracting birds, and never use such methods in heavily birded areas or for attracting any species that is Threatened, Endangered, of Special Concern, or is rare in your local area.
Keep well back from nests and nesting colonies, roosts, display areas, and important feeding sites. In such sensitive areas, if there is a need for extended observation, photography, filming, or recording, try to use a blind or hide, and take advantage of natural cover.
Use artificial light sparingly for filming or photography, especially for close-ups.
Natural History Wanderings 