This is much more than a coloring book. This is an extensive guide on hosting bluebirds.

Inside, you'll find the basics and more essential to managing bluebirds, including how to protect from predators and invasive bird competition. Pages are filled with illustrations that depict the topic you'll learn all about.

Color and relax while you learn. This is a great activity for both children and adults to learn together.

It's also a great way to get kids interested in conservation. Even seasoned bluebird hosts can enjoy this amazing educational coloring book.

Artwork by Katharine Martin. Images are from her own photography, combining pictures or from memory.

The back cover presents references of many species mentioned inside the bookContent Warnings: This book deals with wildlife conservation and discusses the realities of nature. Some content in this book mentions euthanasia, fatal bird attacks and depredation.

Mention of these situations are in the gentlest way possible. No harm of any kind is depicted in the illustrations.

Tested Media:We tested different media to see what would work for this coloring book and what does not. It is very important to browse through this list before considering your purchase:Colored Pencils: Work great with this coloring book.

Colored Pencils with Blending Solvents: This still works, but you might want to use a sheet of paper underneath the page you are working on to prevent bleed-through. Crayons: Work great with this coloring book.

Keep the points sharper for the finer detailed section, and don't worry too much about coloring outside the lines. You can always blend :).

Water-Based Markers (washable markers)- There is a little bit of bleed-through especially with the color red. We recommend at least one if not two sheets of paper underneath the page you're working on to reduce bleed-through.

Alcohol- Based Markers - There is heavy bleed-through with alcohol-based markers. We don't recommend you used them.

But if you do, please use 3-4 sheets of paper underneath. Illustrative Pens- Not all types of pens were tested.

But with the types that were, we discovered very little bleed-through, if at all. To be safe, you can use a sheet of paper underneath, but bleed-through was minimal.

Watercolor Paints- Water color paints had water go through the pages. It also wrinkled pages.

We do not recommend using watercolor with this coloring book. In fact, most coloring books, unless made for watercolor, are not suitable for this medium.

Features of This Book:The author tested this coloring book and added features to it to help enhance the experience. One-sided coloring pages so that you don’t have to decide between your favorite pieces.

Detailed information on the left side to teach you all about bluebird management while you color in the right side. Words set against a dark background to minimize seeing text on the opposite page through the illustrations.

Photo descriptions in the bottom margin. Reference photos of some of the different bird species mentioned in this book are located on the back cover.

Table of contents to show what is inside. Topics:Bluebird SpeciesOther Cavity Nesting BirdsNest Box Specifications & TypesPlacing Nest BoxesBluebird TerritoryNesting CycleNest Box CleaningBlowfliesMounting and SetupPredators & ProtectionNative & Invasive CompetitionChickadeesPairing Nest BoxesHouse Finch FriendsNative Sparrows Not a ThreatInvasive Competition & PreventionCowbirdsBluebird Diet, Mealworms & FeedersBluebird HabitatNest Box MonitoringBaby Bluebirds.