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Why do birds do that? / Gráinne Cleary.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cleary, Gráinne.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Birds Behavior.
- Birds Habitat.
- Birds Miscellanea.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 2022.
- Summary:
- An entrancing, informative book filled with answers to many of the common questions we ask about birds and their lives. For thousands of years birds have fascinated us. We've observed what they do - their behaviours, their characteristics, their survival skills, the food they eat and their habitats - and wondered why they do it. Why Do Birds Do That? answers many of these often-asked questions, such as: Why do birds sing in the mornings? Why are some birds so colourful and others are not? Why do starlings form murmurations? Why do birds have 3 eyelids? and Why do birds attack their own reflections? In an easy-to-find question & answer format, Why Do Birds Do That? provides fascinating and comprehensive information about the birds we watch every day. If you have ever wondered why birds behave as they do, you will find the answers in this book.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Praise
- Title page
- Imprint page
- Contents
- Prologue
- PART 1 - Bird characteristics
- Why do birds have feathers?
- Why do some birds have colourful feathers while others do not?
- Why do cockatoos have crests?
- Why do some birds produce albinos?
- Why do birds have good eyesight?
- Why do birds have eyes on each side of their heads?
- Why do birds have three eyelids?
- Why do birds have beaks?
- Why do birds' legs bend backwards?
- Why do birds walk on their toes?
- Why do some birds hop and others run?
- Why do some birds bob their heads when they walk?
- PART 2 - Bird behaviours
- Why do birds sunbathe?
- Why do some birds mimic us while other birds do not?
- Why do birds collect shiny things?
- Why do satin bowerbirds covet blue items?
- Why do some birds live in family groups while other birds do not?
- Why do birds form flocks?
- Why do starlings form murmurations?
- Why do birds sing in the morning?
- Why do birds sing at night?
- Why do common koels call all night?
- Why do musk ducks talk?
- Why do pigeons' wing feathers whistle when they take off?
- Why do birds play?
- Why do parrots dance to music?
- Why do seagulls hang out on grass?
- Why do wagtails wag their tails?
- Why do flamingos stand on one leg?
- PART 3 - Survival skills and food
- Why do birds swoop?
- Why do birds attack their reflections?
- Why do birds use tools?
- Why do birds learn from each other?
- Why do pigeons suck water through their beaks?
- Why do birds eat grit and stones?
- Why do ibises eat rubbish?
- Why do seagulls steal our fish and chips?
- Why do birds poo white?
- Why do birds lay eggs?
- Why do birds get fooled by cuckoos?
- PART 4 - Bird habitats
- Why do birds build nests?
- Why do birds nest in trees?
- Why do birds need large, old trees?
- Why do so many birds nest intree hollows?.
- Why do birds nest on beaches?
- Why do coastal pelicans flock to Lake Eyre?
- Why do seagulls live so far from the sea?
- Why do pigeons flourish in our cities and towns?
- Why do birds migrate?
- PART 5 - Life and death
- Why do we see so few dead birds?
- Why do birds not get electrocuted or fall off power lines?
- Why do birds die suddenly in huge numbers?
- Why do parrots and cockatoos getbeak and feather disease?
- Why do baby kookaburras kill their siblings?
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgements
- Notes.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Cleary, Gráinne Why Do Birds Do That?
- ISBN:
- 9781761185458
- OCLC:
- 1345586974
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