Birdology : adventures with a pack of hens, a peck of pigeons, cantankerous crows, fierce falcons, hip hop parrots, baby hummingbirds, and one murderously big living dinosaur
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Birdology : adventures with a pack of hens, a peck of pigeons, cantankerous crows, fierce falcons, hip hop parrots, baby hummingbirds, and one murderously big living dinosaur
AUTHOR:
Montgomery, Sy
ISBN:
9781416569848
EDITION:
1st
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York, NY : Free Press, 2010
PHYSICAL_DESC:
vii, 260 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS:
Chickens : birds are individuals -- Cassowary : birds are dinosaurs -- Hummingbirds : birds are made of air -- Hawks : birds are fierce -- Pigeons : birds find their way home -- Parrots : birds can talk -- Crows : birds are everywhere.
ABSTRACT:
Combines popular science with personal anecdotes as the author describes her encounters with a range of avian personalities from various parts of the world.
SUBJECT:
| Birds |
| Birds -- Psychology |
BIBSUMMARY:
Combines popular science with personal anecdotes as the author describes her encounters with a range of avian personalities from various parts of the world.