One wild bird at a time portraits of individual lives

In One Wild Bird at a Time, Heinrich shares his great love: close, day-to-day observations of individual wild birds. There are countless books on bird behavior, but Heinrich argues that some of the most amazing bird behaviors fall below the radar of what most birds do in aggregate. Heinrich's "passi...

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Main Author: Heinrich, Bernd, 1940- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016.
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Summary:In One Wild Bird at a Time, Heinrich shares his great love: close, day-to-day observations of individual wild birds. There are countless books on bird behavior, but Heinrich argues that some of the most amazing bird behaviors fall below the radar of what most birds do in aggregate. Heinrich's "passionate observations [that] superbly mix memoir and science" lead to fascinating questions - and sometimes startling discoveries.
Physical Description:ix, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780544387638
0544387635
Author Notes:BERND HEINRICH is an acclaimed scientist and the author of numerous books, including Winter World, Mind of the Raven, Why We Run, and The Homing Instinct. Among Heinrich's many honors is the 2013 PEN New England Award for nonfiction for Life Everlasting.