Birdology : adventures with a pack of hens, a peck of pigeons, cantankerous crows, fierce falcons, hip hop parrots, baby hummingbirds, and one murderously big living dinosaur / Sy Montgomery.
Publication Info.
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2010.
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Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department
Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-490).
Contents
Chickens : birds are individuals -- Cassowary : birds are dinosaurs-- Hummingbirds: birds are made of air -- Hawks : birds are fierce -- Pigeons : birds find their way home -- Parrots : birds can talk -- Crows : birds are everywhere.
Summary
Combines popular science with personal anecdotes as the author describes her encounters with a range of avian personalities from various parts of the world.