Slow Birding

The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard

Slow Birding
Joan E Strassman
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Hardback
h210 x 140mm - 304pg
25 Oct 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780593329924
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A one-of-a-kind guide to birding locally that encourages readers to slow down and notice the spectacular birds all around them. Many birders travel far and wide to popular birding destinations to catch sight of rare or "exotic" birds. In Slow Birding, evolutionary biologist Joan E. Strassmann introduces readers to the joys of birding right where they are. In this inspiring guide to the art of slow birding, Strassmann tells colorful stories of the most common birds to be found in the United States-birds we often see but might not have considered deeply before. For example, northern cardinals thrive in the city, where they are free from predators. White brows on a male white-throated sparrow indicate that he is likely to be a philanderer. This essential guide to the fascinating world of common, everyday birds features- detailed portraits of individual bird species and the scientists who have discovered and observed them advice and guidance on what to look for when slow birding, so that you can uncover clues to the reasons behind specific bird behaviors bird-focused activities that will open your eyes more to the fascinating world of birds Slow Birding is the perfect guide for the birder looking to appreciate the beauty of the birds right in their own backyard, observing keenly how their behaviors change from day to day and season to season.
Joan Strassmann has been a slow birder all her life. She is an award-winning teacher of animal behaviour, first at Rice University in Houston and then at Washington University in St. Louis, where she is Charles Rebstock professor of biology. She has written more than two hundred scientific articles on behaviour, ecology, and evolution of social organisms. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the Animal Behaviour Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and has held a Guggenheim Fellowship. She lives with her husband in St. Louis, Missouri.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780593329924
Published: 25 Oct 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Tarcherperigee
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Format: Hardback
Height: 210mm
Width: 140mm
Pages: 304

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