Slow birding the art and science of enjoying the birds in your own backyard
"Many birders travel far and wide to popular birding destinations to catch sight of rare or "exotic" birds. In Slow Birding, evolutionary biologist Joan E. Strassmann introduces readers to the joys of birding right where they are. In this inspiring guide to the art of slow birding, Strassmann tells...
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TarcherPerigee, Penguin Random House LLC,
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Slow birding : |b the art and science of enjoying the birds in your own backyard / |c Joan E. Strassmann ; illustrations by Anthony Bartle. |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 520 | |a "Many birders travel far and wide to popular birding destinations to catch sight of rare or "exotic" birds. In Slow Birding, evolutionary biologist Joan E. Strassmann introduces readers to the joys of birding right where they are. In this inspiring guide to the art of slow birding, Strassmann tells colorful stories of the most common birds to be found in the United States-birds we often see but might not have considered deeply before"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- Home -- Blue jay: might oaks from little blue jays grow -- American robin: earthworm whisperer -- House wren: strategies for success -- Dark-eyed junco: a bird worthy of a lifetime of study -- Flynn Park: my neighborhood patch -- Northern Flicker: architects of Aspen homes -- Cooper's hawk: predator at your bird feeder -- Cedar waxwing: evanescent berry pickers -- Forest Park: city habitat for 220 bird species -- European starling: how bad are 200 million? -- House sparrow: universal human commensal -- Northern cardinal: find me anywhere -- Tyson Research Center: wilderness nearby -- Northern mockingbird: mimus polyglottos, our best singer -- Yellow-rumped warbler: the wax-eating northerners -- White throated sparrow: can it really have four sexes? -- Riverlands -- American coot: whose chicks are these? -- Great egret: will the chick from the third-laid egg survive? -- Snow goose: Arctic dreams -- Conclusion. | |
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