What It is Prefer to Be a Chicken: From Flying to Nesting, Consuming to Singing–What Birds Are Doing, and Why (Sibley Guides)
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The chook e-book for birders and nonbirders alike that can excite and encourage by offering a brand new and deeper understanding of what frequent, principally yard, birds are doing—and why: “Can birds scent?”; “Is that this the identical cardinal that was at my feeder final 12 months?”; “Do robins ‘hear’ worms?”
“The e-book’s magnificence mirrors the great thing about birds it describes so marvelously.” —NPR
In What It is Prefer to Be a Chicken, David Sibley solutions essentially the most ceaselessly requested questions in regards to the birds we see most frequently. This particular, large-format quantity is geared as a lot to nonbirders as it’s to the out-and-out obsessed, protecting greater than 2 hundred species and together with greater than 330 new illustrations by the writer. Whereas its focus is on acquainted yard birds—blue jays, nuthatches, chickadees—it additionally examines sure species that may be pretty simply noticed, such because the seashore-dwelling Atlantic puffin.
David Sibley’s exacting paintings and wide-ranging experience carry noticed behaviors vividly to life. (For many species, the first illustration is reproduced life-sized.) And whereas the textual content is aimed toward adults—together with fascinating new scientific analysis on the myriad methods birds have tailored to environmental adjustments—it’s nontechnical, making it the proper event for fogeys and grandparents to share their love of birds with younger kids, who will delight within the massive, full-color illustrations of birds in motion.
Not like every other e-book he has written, What It is Prefer to Be a Chicken is poised to carry a complete new viewers to David Sibley’s world of birds.
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Writer : Knopf; Illustrated version (April 14, 2020)
Language : English
Hardcover : 240 pages
ISBN-10 : 0307957896
ISBN-13 : 978-0307957894
Merchandise Weight : 3.14 kilos
Dimensions : 8.84 x 1.02 x 11.26 inches
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mick decibel –
Beautiful illustrations, very informative.
Reads more like a field guide, not a âstoryââ¦which is just what I wanted. Depth and breadth of information is excellent. More than just a coffee table book, this is a thorough resource on birds, their behavior, and their physical structures. Sibleyâs illustrations are stunning.
Tracy –
Great gift
I bought this book for a good friend of mine, who is an avid Birder. He absolutely loved this book, he couldn’t stop raving about it! So informative and such beautiful pictures
Rose Shen –
A great book for newbie birder
The book is very helpful and gives basic information about the most common birds in the US. Very bright, big picture with useful information that helps me understand the birds
Kathie P.J. –
Perfect for every birder and bird enthusiast
This book is a gem for bird enthusiasts of any level. I bought this book as a gift for my daughter who has become an enthusiastic backyard birder. As a birder myself I find it irresistable to just open it to any page and discover a large array of interesting and fascinating details. This book discusses a large variety of birds and “what birds are doing, and why” according to the author. This is more than a conventional bird identification guide. It is a treasure trove of topics including attention to the attributes, behavior, environment and lives of 96 different common species. Most of the book presents nearly lifesize illustrations and detailed, broad and fascinating revelations about physical, behavioral and environmental aspects of their lives. The scope of information seems unlimited and is very readable. There is a short additional section about what to do in situations like finding a baby bird or having a bird fly into a window. You can also find very helpful advice about how to become a birder. Reading it makes me want to take a walk or look out the window in case I see a bird I can look up in this book and find a totally new way of looking at it.
Jenn –
Wonderful gift for bird lovers
I gave this as a Christmas gift to my step dad who’s obsessed with birds. He was delighted. It’s a truly beautiful book that is thoughtfully written. I love this author. Makes a lovely display book as well.
A. Johnson –
Gorgeous, oes what Sibley intended, BUT
I couldn’t decide how to give an ovreall rating to this book. It is unquestionably beautiful. It does what Sibley says it intended to do – short essays, fascinating general knowledge, not an ornithological education.The essays are interesting and easy to read.So what is my issue?In the first two days I have had this book I have ended up spending an inordinate amount of time (hours) following up researching some of the statements in the essays that can be only read as definitive statements of fact. Several set off alarms.Take for instance the discussion of rictal bristles at the bottom of page 97. Sibley quickly debunks the old idea that their purpose was to net prey, but then he goes on to state the function as eye protection. If you go to his references in the back of the book you will see that Roger Lederer’s 1972 Wilson Bulletin article, “The role of avian rictal bristles” is cited. Go read Dr. Lederer’s article. While it points out that the rictal bristles sometimes appear to be arranged like eyelashes, it does not suggest that they function as eye protection. In fact, Dr. Lederer, in his article, ultimately speculated they are for sensory purposes.While there is a study with Willow Flycatchers that showed if you taped the rictal bristles down, the flycatchers had an increased chance of having small particles hit their eyes, and there is some evidence of a protective function, I believe the consesus in the ornithology community is that the function is sensory not protective. I am going to make an assumption that most people who are planning to purchase this book will read it casually and/or use it as a coffee table book, and will not dig behind the essays. If you fail to follow up, you may walk away with misunderstandings. That bothers me.It has happened with more than the one essay. That bothers me too.What do I love about this book? Kudos to David Sibley for including his references so it is possible to look to his sources if we question his statements. Frankly I had a great time exploring and learning. That was fun. I was led to fascinating topics I might never have discovered otherwise. Karman Vortex streets and seal predation anyone?4 stars was my compromise. I am happy to have the book.
Luis Humberto Montemayor –
El libro es grande y eso no me lo esperaba. Es una lectura muy amena y que puedes empezar desde el capÃtulo que gustes, no tiene un orden definido.Las ilustraciones de Sibley para esta obra son hermosas, como era de esperarse de él.
Jane –
The book arrived quickly and was sold at a fair price. Thank you!!!
Nika –
A great book about birds with fantastic illustrations and wonderful quality edition!
Christopher R. Siddle –
The short entries, usually three to a page, are excellently chosen and written in simple language, accessible to the non-birder or child, but interesting and often new for many, many experienced birders. As a birder of 60 years’ experience, and occasionally professional bird guide and wildlife surveyed, I was delighted with What’s It Like to be a Bird and think it may prove to be the best North American bird book of 2020.
John K Layton –
Liked the superb illustrations and layout. Used to increase my knowledge of birds in general, North American birds in particular.