The private lives of public birds : learning to listen to the birds where we live / Jack Gedney ; illustrations by Anna Kuś Park.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gedney, Jack, 1989- author.

Contributor:

Kuś Park, Anna, illustrator.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--California--Identification.

Birds.

Bird watching.

Human-animal relationships.

California.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

ix, 210 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : Heyday, [2022]

Summary:

"Gedney shares his devotion to everyday Western birds in fifteen essays. Each essay illuminates the life of a single species and its relationship to humans, and how these species can help us understand birds in general"-- Provided by publisher.

"Jack Gedney's studies of birds provide resonant, affirming answers to the questions: Who is this bird? In what way is it beautiful? Why does it matter? Masterfully linking an abundance of poetic references with up-to-date biological science, Gedney shares his devotion to everyday Western birds in fifteen essays. Each essay illuminates the life of a single species and its relationship to humans, and how these species can help us understand birds in general. A dedicated birdwatcher and teacher, Gedney finds wonder not only in the speed and glistening beauty of the Anna's hummingbird, but also in her nest building. He acclaims the turkey vulture's and red-tailed hawk's roles in our ecosystem, and he venerates the inimitable California scrub jay's work planting acorns. Knowing that we hear birds much more often than we see them, Gedney offers his expert's ear to help us not only identify bird songs and calls but also understand what the birds are saying. The crowd at the suet feeder will never look quite the same again. Join Gedney in the enchanted world of these not-so-ordinary birds, each enlivened by a hand-drawn portrait by artist Anna Kus Park." -- Amazon.com.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: SPEAKERS

1. The Brown Bird California Towhee

2. The Garden's Keeper California Scrub-Jay

3.1. Can Hear When They Call American Crow

4. Waxwing Revelations Cedar Waxwing

SINGERS

5. Dawn's Watcher American Robin

6. The Blessed Halo House Finch

7. This Goldfinch Is Not Lesser Lesser Goldfinch

8. Devotion's Fruit Mourning Dove

9. The Dusky Demon Northern Mockingbird

10. Autumn Kings White-Crowned And Golden-Crowned Sparrows

11. In The Darkness She Will Listen Great Horned Owl

VISIONS

12. Light Of The Oasis Hooded Oriole

13. The Beautiful Purifier Turkey Vulture

14. The View From Above Red-Tailed Hawk

15. A Little Miracle Anna's Hummingbird.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-210).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Gedney, Jack, 1989- Private lives of public birds

ISBN:

9781597145749

1597145742

OCLC:

1263742459

Publisher Number:

99991376090