Outside and Inside Birds

Outside and Inside Birds
Author: Sandra Markle
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Birds
ISBN: 9780689850868

Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of birds who live outdoors and those that live in cages.

The Most Perfect Thing

The Most Perfect Thing
Author: Tim Birkhead
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2016-04-12
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1632863715

A bird's egg is a nearly perfect survival capsule--an external womb--and one of natural selection's most wonderful creations. Shortlisted for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize 2016.One of Forbes' Best Books About Birds and Birding in 2016. Renowned ornithologist Tim Birkhead opens this gripping story as a female guillemot chick hatches, already carrying her full quota of tiny eggs within her undeveloped ovary. As she grows into adulthood, only a few of her eggs mature, are released into the oviduct, and are fertilized by sperm stored from copulation that took place days or weeks earlier. Within a matter of hours, the fragile yolk is surrounded by albumen and the whole is gradually encased within a turquoise jewel of a shell. Soon the fully formed egg is expelled onto a rocky ledge, where it will be incubated for four weeks before a chick emerges and the life cycle begins again. THE MOST PERFECT THING is about how eggs in general are made, fertilized, developed, and hatched. Birkhead uses birds' eggs as wondrous portals into natural history, enlivened by the stories of naturalists and scientists, including Birkhead and his students, whose discoveries have advanced current scientific knowledge of reproduction.

Bird Sense

Bird Sense
Author: Tim Birkhead
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2013-01-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 140883054X

What is it like to be a swift, flying at over one hundred kilometres an hour? Or a kiwi, plodding flightlessly among the humid undergrowth in the pitch dark of a New Zealand night? And what is going on inside the head of a nightingale as it sings, and how does its brain improvise?Bird Sense addresses questions like these and many more, by describing the senses of birds that enable them to interpret their environment and to interact with each other. Our affinity for birds is often said to be the result of shared senses - vision and hearing - but how exactly do their senses compare with our own? And what about a birds' sense of taste, or smell, or touch or the ability to detect the earth's magnetic field? Or the extraordinary ability of desert birds to detect rain hundreds of kilometres away - how do they do it?Bird Sense is based on a conviction that we have consistently underestimated what goes on in a bird's head. Our understanding of bird behaviour is simultaneously informed and constrained by the way we watch and study them. By drawing attention to the way these frameworks both facilitate and inhibit discovery, it identifies ways we can escape from them to seek new horizons in bird behaviour.There has never been a popular book about the senses of birds. No one has previously looked at how birds interpret the world or the way the behaviour of birds is shaped by their senses. A lifetime spent studying birds has provided Tim Birkhead with a wealth of observation and an understanding of birds and their behaviour that is firmly grounded in science.

Birds of the Air

Birds of the Air
Author: Arabella Burton Buckley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1909
Genre: Birds
ISBN:

Birds of Paradise

Birds of Paradise
Author: Tim Laman
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2012
Genre: Birds of paradise (Birds)
ISBN: 1426209584

In this dazzling photo essay, Laman and Scholes present gorgeous full-color photographs of all 39 species of the Birds of Paradise that highlight their unique and extraordinary plumage and mating behavior.

Birds in a Book (A Bouquet in a Book)

Birds in a Book (A Bouquet in a Book)
Author: Lesley Earle (Children's author)
Publisher: Bouquet in a Book
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-02-05
Genre: Birds
ISBN: 9781419733932

This book contains ten beloved birds from around the world, each perched on a branch that you can 'pop up' from the page.

Outdoor School: Spot & Sticker Birds

Outdoor School: Spot & Sticker Birds
Author: Odd Dot
Publisher: Odd Dot
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021-04-27
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781250754646

Welcome to OUTDOOR SCHOOL: SPOT & STICKER BIRDS. Finally—a sticker book for the curious and the adventurous. The Outdoor School Sticker series delivers the natural wonders of the world in gorgeous, scientifically-accurate stickers. Peel and place each sticker on the pull-out poster once you’ve seen each bird—or simply decorate your surroundings to make a bird-spotter’s paradise. Peel and stick hundreds of extravagant illustrations to decorate greeting cards, letters, packages, classroom notebooks, scrapbooks, cell phone cases—anything your heart desires! For the curious-minded, each bird is identified by name. Full of unique, hand painted portraits of birds and bird life, these beautiful stickers make the perfect gift for bird-lovers, crafters, scrapbookers, and sticker lovers.

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America

The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
Author: Matt Kracht
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2019-04-02
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1452177392

National bestselling book: Featured on Midwest, Mountain Plains, New Atlantic, Northern, Pacific Northwest and Southern Regional Indie Bestseller Lists Perfect book for the birder and anti-birder alike A humorous look at 50 common North American dumb birds: For those who have a disdain for birds or bird lovers with a sense of humor, this snarky, illustrated handbook is equal parts profane, funny, and—let's face it—true. Featuring common North American birds, such as the White-Breasted Butt Nugget and the Goddamned Canada Goose (or White-Breasted Nuthatch and Canada Goose for the layperson), Matt Kracht identifies all the idiots in your backyard and details exactly why they suck with humorous, yet angry, ink drawings. With The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America, you won't need to wonder what all that racket is anymore! • Each entry is accompanied by facts about a bird's (annoying) call, its (dumb) migratory pattern, its (downright tacky) markings, and more. • The essential guide to all things wings with migratory maps, tips for birding, musings on the avian population, and the ethics of birdwatching. • Matt Kracht is an amateur birder, writer, and illustrator who enjoys creating books that celebrate the humor inherent in life's absurdities. Based in Seattle, he enjoys gazing out the window at the beautiful waters of Puget Sound and making fun of birds. "There are loads of books out there for bird lovers, but until now, nothing for those that love to hate birds. The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America fills the void, packed with snarky illustrations that chastise the flying animals in a funny, profane way. " – Uncrate A humorous animal book with 50 common North American birds for people who love birds and also those who love to hate birds • A perfect coffee table or bar top conversation-starting book • Makes a great Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthday, or retirement gift

All the Birds in the World

All the Birds in the World
Author: INC. PETER PAUPER PRESS
Publisher: Peter Pauper Press
Total Pages:
Release: 2020-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781441333292

What makes a bird a bird? All birds have feathers, wings, and beaks. But birds come in many varieties of colors, shapes, and sizes, with different habits and homes. Take a beautifully illustrated journey -- with an adorable kiwi bird as your guide -- through the vast and colorful world of birds, with its tapestry of textures, sounds, and sights. Even the kiwi chick -- who struggles to see at first how he fits in -- finds that he too belongs to this fascinating family of feathered friends. 32-page full-color picture book with dust jacket. Sturdy hardcover binding. Picture book measures 8-3/4'' wide x 11-1/4'' high. Author/illustrator David Opie holds a BFA and MFA in illustration and lives with his wife in Connecticut.