Full name: The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human

Author: Noah Strycker Year: 2014 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Science, Non Fiction, Animals Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9781594486357 1594486352

The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of starlings, the deft artistry of bowerbirds, the extraordinary memories of nutcrackers, the lifelong loves of albatross, and other mysteries--revealing why birds do what they do, and offering a glimpse into our own nature. Noah Strycker is a birder and naturalist who has traveled the world in pursuit of his flighty subjects. Drawing deep from personal experience, cutting-edge science, and colorful history, he spins captivating stories about the birds in our midst and reveals the startlingly intimate coexistence of birds and humans. Similar books: Birdology by Sy Montgomery The Genius of Birds by Jennifer Ackerman Hope Is the Thing with Feathers by Christopher Cokinos The Life of Birds by David Attenborough The Bird by Colin Tudge Bird Sense by Tim Birkhead Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds by Lyanda Lynn Haupt Crows by Candace Savage Ravens in Winter by Bernd Heinrich Mind of the Raven by Bernd Heinrich Songbird Journeys by Miyoko Chu Gifts of the Crow by John Marzluff The Most Perfect Thing by Tim Birkhead On the Wing by Alan Tennant The Life of the Skies by Jonathan Rosen Where the Animals Go by James Cheshire Life on Earth by David Attenborough National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America by National Geographic Society The Wisdom of Wolves by Jim Dutcher Honeybee Democracy by Thomas D. Seeley