Beaks, Bones and Bird Songs: How the Struggle for Survival Has Shaped Birds and Their Behavior
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (992 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071P261PS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 380 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Endlessly fascinating and informative, recommended to all bird enthusiasts! Probably the most informative bird book I have read. So much interesting and fascinating information about all facets of bird biology, ecology, life. I think almost every other page or so had me saying "Wow, I never knew that." For example, did you know that baby mallards while still in the egg talk to their parents and ask them to turn the eggs so the temperature is more comfortable? Truly fascinating and recommended to anyone who birds or has an interest and love of our avian companions on this planet. Recommended!. Fantastic! Mike Pomorski The best books make you want to learn more, and Beaks, Bones, and Bird Songs is a great example. I highly recommend if you are a fan of birds specifically or the natural world and natural solutions more generally. I for one will never look at even the most humble birds in the same way.. "Difficult read, but uncertain if it's the writing style, or that I lack foundational knowledge in the subject" according to C. Kelly. Informative. Author has a lot of knowledge, but I find it difficult to sit and read straight thru like a book. It's more like a reference book, although not laid out in a fashion where you can look up just the info you need. It's written as though it's meant to be read cover to cover, but the author takes a topic, like the beak, and talks about one bird for a paragraph or two, then segues to some different bird, and so on, jumping along on segues which must have made sense to him--with a much broader foundation of knowledge on the subject--
Like the goldfinch, which manages extreme weather changes by doubling the density of its plumage in winter. In engaging and accessible prose, Roger Lederer shares how and why birds use their sensory abilities to see ultraviolet, find food without seeing it, fly thousands of miles without stopping, change their songs in noisy cities, navigate by smell, and much more.. Or urban birds, which navigate traffic through a keen understanding of posted speed limits. What we don't see is the arduous, life-threatening challenges they face at every moment. Beaks, Bones and Bird Songs guides the listener through the myriad, and often almost miraculous, things that birds do every day to merely stay alive. When we see a bird flying from branch to branch happily chirping, it is easy to imagine they lead a simple life of freedom, flight, and feathers