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Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds : A Bird Book for Adults by Lyanda Lynn Haupt (2004, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSasquatch Books
ISBN-101570614199
ISBN-139781570614194
eBay Product ID (ePID)30221979
Product Key Features
Book TitleRare Encounters with Ordinary Birds : a Bird Book for Adults
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicReference, Birdwatching Guides, Animals / Birds
Publication Year2004
IllustratorYes
GenreNature
AuthorLyanda Lynn Haupt
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight4.8 Oz
Item Length7.4 in
Item Width5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews It takes curiosity to lick a bird nest to learn how it tastes and pluck to raise 37 baby chimney swifts by hand. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt has done these things and more. Her collection of essays peers into the lives of such common birds as crows|9781570614194|
SynopsisSome Birdwatchers will hop the red-eye to Costa Rica if a rare species is reported to be in residence. Lyanda Lynn Haupt, a naturalist who has traveled the globe in search of prize avian sightings, makes the argument for sticking close to home. The author's encounters with Varied Thrushes, Woodpeckers, and Winter Wrens bring forth wonderful ruminations on song and sound, our place in nature, and notions of enchantment in forested places -- in your backyard or beyond. Book jacket., Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. Some birdwatchers will hop the red-eye to Costa Rica if a rare species is reported to be in residence. She makes the argument for sticking close to home. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large., Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds is a collection of seventeen thoughtful essays on birds capture the sense of wonder and connection people have for these marvelous creatures. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large. This book is nature writing at its best with compelling stories that hold readers' attention so closely they don't even realize how much they're learning.
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