Bird Brains: Inside the Strange Minds of Our Fine Feathered Friends

Bird Brains: Inside the Strange Minds of Our Fine Feathered Friends
ISBN-10
0762797703
ISBN-13
9780762797707
Series
Bird Brains
Category
Nature
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
2013-09-03
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Author
Budd Titlow

Description

Through a hundred short vignettes accompanied by stunning avian portraits, Bird Brains takes a look at the antics, behaviors, and idiosyncrasies of wild birds from the viewpoint of a professional wildlife biologist and award-winning wildlife photographer. Titlow understands the often wild and wacky lives of birders--those who are always ready and willing to drop everything at a moment’s notice and "twitch off" to some exotic locations just to add another checkmark to their life lists. His engaging stories, complemented by vivid images, provide a fascinating compendium of wild bird lore perfectly suited to the 65-million-plus birders across the United States.

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