A perfect guide for the beginning birder or anyone who loves birds, young or old. The informative text provides helpful advice on the best bird watching techniques and six field trips focusing on different environments on the cape, and the species that populate them. Color illustrations by Catherine Clark.

Nesting along the sandy fringe of the North American coast from Maine to Florida, terns are graceful symbols of our coastal beaches, yet they lead fragile and frantic lives. Join educator, storyteller, and photographer Peter Trull as he describes the physical and behavioral differences among the four types of terns that nest in the Cape Cod area, their migratory habits and predators, and why they are called birds of paradox. Both a photographic journey and an ornithological diary, Trull describes his ten-plus years watching, recording, and photographing these birds from Massachusetts to the coast of Guyana. More than 100 photographs depict day-to-day life and never-before-seen behaviors from inside the dynamic, noisy nesting colonies. This engaging book offers momentary glimpses into the complexities of these erratic, agile seabirds—seemingly carefree but always on the hunt—and their struggle to survive.

The Impact of Seals, Sharks and Commercial Fishing on the Northeast Coast Discover, through informative text and 120 vivid images, the interrelationships between commercial fishing, expanding gray seal populations, and great white sharks along the beaches of Cape Cod and the northeast coast. The history of commercial fishing, amazing detailed images of gray seals, and the recent occurrence of white sharks are explained with text and photographs.