What it's like to be a bird : from flying to nesting, eating to singing -- what birds are doing, and why / written and illustrated by David Allen Sibley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sibley, David, 1961- author, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Popular works.

Birds.

Genre:

Aves.

Popular works.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 203 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm

Other Title:

What it is like to be a bird

Place of Publication:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.

Summary:

"Can birds smell?" "Is this the same cardinal that was at my feeder last year?" "Do robins 'hear' worms?" 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." -- Amazon.com.

Contents:

Preface

How to use this book

Introduction

Portfolio of birds

Birds in this book

What to do if...

Becoming a birder

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-203).

Other Format:

Online version: Sibley, David, 1961- author, illustrator. What it's like to be a bird

ISBN:

0307957896

9780307957894

OCLC:

1098231197