The Private Lives of Public Birds: Learning to Listen to the Birds Where We Live Gedney Jack
The Private Lives of Public Birds: Learning to Listen to the Birds Where We Live Gedney Jack A book to help the ordinary birdwatcher appreciate the fascinating songs, stories, and science of common…
Specifikacia The Private Lives of Public Birds: Learning to Listen to the Birds Where We Live Gedney Jack
The Private Lives of Public Birds: Learning to Listen to the Birds Where We Live Gedney Jack
A book to help the ordinary birdwatcher appreciate the fascinating songs, stories, and science of common birds. In what way is it beautiful? "Grounded in science but watered by the heart of a poet, this intimate and personal look at the lives of the birds we see every day invites us to slow down and look again." --John Muir LawsJack Gedney's studies of birds provide resonant, affirming answers to the questions: Who is this bird?
Masterfully linking an abundance of poetic references with up-to-date biological science, Gedney shares his devotion to everyday Western birds in fifteen essays. Why does it matter? 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