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Birdology : Adventures with Hip Hop Parrots, Cantankerous Cassowa
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- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- “Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. 100% Money-Back Guarantee.”
- Publication Name
- Free Press
- ISBN
- 9781416569855
- Book Title
- Birdology : Adventures with Hip Hop Parrots, Cantankerous Cassowaries, Crabby Crows, Peripatetic Pigeons, Hens, Hawks, and Hummingbirds
- Item Length
- 8.4in
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Nature, Pets, Science
- Topic
- General, Birds, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, Birdwatching Guides
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 9.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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From the author of the National Book Award Finalist The Soul of an Octopus . Meet the ladies: a flock of smart, affectionate, highly individualistic chickens who visit their favorite neighbors, devise different ways to hide from foxes, and mob the author like she's a rock star. In these pages you'll also meet Maya and Zuni, two orphaned baby hummingbirds who hatched from eggs the size of navy beans, and who are little more than air bubbles fringed with feathers. Their lives hang precariously in the balance--but with human help, they may one day conquer the sky. Snowball is a cockatoo whose dance video went viral on YouTube and who's now teaching schoolchildren how to dance. You'll meet Harris's hawks named Fire and Smoke. And you'll come to know and love a host of other avian characters who will change your mind forever about who birds really are. Each of these birds shows a different and utterly surprising aspect of what makes a bird a bird--and these are the lessons of Birdology that birds are far stranger, more wondrous, and at the same time more like us than we might have dared to imagine. In Birdology, beloved author of The Good Good Pig Sy Montgomery explores the essence of the otherworldly creatures we see every day. By way of her adventures with seven birds--wild, tame, exotic, and common--she weaves new scientific insights and narrative to reveal seven kernels of bird wisdom. The first lesson of Birdology is that, no matter how common they are, Birds Are Individuals, as each of Montgomery's distinctive Ladies clearly shows. In the leech-infested rain forest of Queensland, you'll come face to face with a cassowary--a 150-pound, man-tall, flightless bird with a helmet of bone on its head and a slashing razor-like toenail with which it (occasionally) eviscerates people--proof that Birds Are Dinosaurs. You'll learn from hawks that Birds Are Fierce; from pigeons, how Birds Find Their Way Home; from parrots, what it means that Birds Can Talk; and from 50,000 crows who moved into a small city's downtown, that Birds Are Everywhere. They are the winged aliens who surround us. Birdology explains just how very "other" birds are: Their hearts look like those of crocodiles. They are covered with modified scales, which are called feathers. Their bones are hollow. Their bodies are permeated with extensive air sacs. They have no hands. They give birth to eggs. Yet despite birds' and humans' disparate evolutionary paths, we share emotional and intellectual abilities that allow us to communicate and even form deep bonds. When we begin to comprehend who birds really are, we deepen our capacity to approach, understand, and love these otherworldly creatures. And this, ultimately, is the priceless lesson of Birdology it communicates a heartfelt fascination and awe for birds and restores our connection to these complex, mysterious fellow creatures.
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Publisher
Free Press
ISBN-10
1416569855
ISBN-13
9781416569855
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102860516
Product Key Features
Book Title
Birdology : Adventures with Hip Hop Parrots, Cantankerous Cassowaries, Crabby Crows, Peripatetic Pigeons, Hens, Hawks, and Hummingbirds
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General, Birds, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ornithology, Birdwatching Guides
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Nature, Pets, Science
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
9.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
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"Montgomery weaves a delightful, insightful story of the unusual lives of familiar birds to show us that they are personable, fun, annoying, lovable, and awesome and do indeed, strike into our very souls. Her tales are an astonishing, wide-ranging blend of science, art, humor, understanding, and love, and a must read for all animal lovers. Montgomery captures not only the incredible and astonishing variety of bird behavior and intelligence, but the essence of the very soul of birds." -- Joanna Burger, Distinguished Professor of Biology, and author ofThe Parrot Who Owns Me, "This is my favorite kind of book: charming, witty, and wise, idiosyncratic and inspiring. AndBirdologyis Sy Montgomery at her very best. Not a catalog, list, or inventory,Birdologyis more like a novel, a confession, or an engaging memoir of life lived with soul and wings. I love this book." -- Dale Peterson, author ofJane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined ManandElephant Reflections, "Spell-binding, absolutely compelling, and so beautifully expressed,Birdologytells stories that everyone should know. Nobody has ever gone so far into the minds of birds as Montgomery has. She completely conveys the life, the obsession, the fascination with birds in an intimate, personal, and engaging style. A magnificent achievement." -- Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, author ofWhen Elephants WeepandDogs Never Lie about Love, "From the first greeting of her charming hens to her celebration of crows in all their smarts and wit, Sy Montgomery has me hooked. One cannot read this book without imagining birds as special people, with emotions and personalities and sometimes an intellect not all that different from our own." -- Dr. Don Kroodsma, author ofThe Singing Life of Birds, "An original, even brilliant, account of seven species of birds-their fundamental strangeness and their strange familiarity….I have learned something from every chapter." -- Living Bird, “An original, even brilliant, account of seven species of birdstheir fundamental strangeness and their strange familiarity&.I have learned something from every chapter.� -- Living Bird, "Sy Montgomery has the mind of a scientist and the fierceness of a raptor as she dives beneath the skin and deep into the bones of the avian world inBirdology. Brimming with insights about hidden bird abilities and the secrets of their behavior, the book is at its heart about the emotional bond between birds and people. Whether describing the gentle art of keeping hens or the bloodcurdling perils of falconry, Sy's writing dazzles like hummingbird feathers drenched in blazing sunshine."-- Bob Tarte, author ofEnslaved by DucksandFowl Weather, "There could be no better guide to the wonder of birds than Sy Montgomery. Her empathy with wild things is as real as it is rare; yet she seems to like the people who study, care for, and work with birds just as much. This is a book about intense connections between people and birds. Montgomery unlocks some of the secret of how and what birds may be thinking. Read it, and you will never look at a parrot, chicken, hawk or pigeon in quite the same way again."-- Julie Zickefoose, NPR commentator; author ofLetters from Eden, "Sy Montgomery has once again taken animal writing to another level of consciousness, compassion and understanding.Birdologyis a brilliant, strikingly original, and beautifully written look into the fragile, rich story of birds, whose lives as more varied, endangered, individualistic, and powerful than dogs and cats. I've never read anything like this about birds. These stories will haunt and enrich you, and they remind us how important birds are to our history and ecosystem. And how much they need our attention." -- Jon Katz, author ofA Dog YearandKatz on Dogs, "An original, even brilliant, account of seven species of birds-their fundamental strangeness and their strange familiarityhellip;.I have learned something from every chapter." --Living Bird, "One of America's pre-eminent writers on animals, the immensely talented Sy Montgomery leads us on a compelling journey of exploration into the very depths of what makes a bird a bird. With wit, compassion, and a cornucopia of fascinating facts, she delves into the lives and sensibilities of seven types of birds, tracing our relationship to them throughout evolution and human history. From hawks to hummingbirds and crows to cassowaries, Sy highlights bird language, individuality, homing and hunting abilities, and relationship to dinosaurs in a manner that not only reveals her deep love for birds, but also her inner quest to understand all living things. With this book, birders, animal-lovers, or anyone with a with a mild curiosity about birds, will gain a new-found respect and appreciation for the essence of these avian marvels." -- Don and Lillian Stokes, authors ofStokes Field Guide to Birds, "An original, even brilliant, account of seven species of birds-their fundamental strangeness and their strange familiarity....I have learned something from every chapter." -- Living Bird, "Sy Montgomery may be the best interpreter of animals of all time. With impeccable science and profound respect,Birdologydescribes the miracle of these apparently familiar beings. We take them for granted and that is our mistake. In fact, they are dinosaurs, still living on earth after two hundred and thirty five million years, with minds and abilities that often far surpass our own. One seldom finds a real page-turner as a source of important information, yetBirdologyis all of that and more." -- Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author ofThe Hidden Life of DogsandThe Social Life of Dogs, "An original, even brilliant, account of seven species of birds--their fundamental strangeness and their strange familiarity....I have learned something from every chapter." -- Living Bird, "Sy Montgomery does for birds what Jane Goodall did for apes. With an infectious sense of adventure, and a sense of awe and mystery, her stories change the way we look at even the most 'common' birds and instill in us a deep sense of gratitude that we are privileged to share this planet with such delightful creatures.Birdologyis bound to become a classic."-- Stacey O'Brien, author ofWesley the Owl
Copyright Date
2011
Dewey Decimal
598
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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