What It's Like to Be a Bird (eBook)

David Allen Sibley (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
240 Seiten
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (Verlag)
978-0-525-52029-0 (ISBN)

Infos

The bird book for birders and nonbirders alike that will excite and inspire by providing a new and deeper understanding of what common, mostly backyard, birds are doing--and why"e;Can birds smell?"e; "e;Is this the same cardinal that was at my feeder last year?"e; "e;Do robins 'hear' worms?"e; In What It's Like to Be a Bird, David Sibley answers the most frequently asked questions about the birds we see most often. This special, large-format volume is geared as much to nonbirders as it is to the out-and-out obsessed, covering more than two hundred species and including more than 330 new illustrations by the author. While its focus is on familiar backyard birds--blue jays, nuthatches, chickadees--it also examines certain species that can be fairly easily observed, such as the seashore-dwelling Atlantic puffin. David Sibley's exacting artwork and wide-ranging expertise bring observed behaviors vividly to life. (For most species, the primary illustration is reproduced life-sized.) And while the text is aimed at adults--including fascinating new scientific research on the myriad ways birds have adapted to environmental changes--it is nontechnical, making it the perfect occasion for parents and grandparents to share their love of birds with young children, who will delight in the big, full-color illustrations of birds in action. Unlike any other book he has written, What It's Like to Be a Bird is poised to bring a whole new audience to David Sibley's world of birds.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.4.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• ISBN-10: 0-525-52029-5 / 0525520295
• ISBN-13: 978-0-525-52029-0 / 9780525520290