The private lives of public birds
learning to listen to the birds where we live
Book - 2022
"Gedney shares his devotion to everyday Western birds in fifteen essays. 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"--
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Berkeley, California :
Heyday,
[2022]
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The private lives of public birds : |b learning to listen to the birds where we live / |c Jack Gedney ; illustrations by Anna Kuś Park. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Berkeley, California : |b Heyday, |c [2022] | |
| 300 | |a ix, 213 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 23 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-210). | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Speakers. The brown bird: California Towhee ; The garden's keeper: California scrub-jay ; I can hear when they call: American crow ; Waxwing revelations: Cedar waxwing -- Singers. Dawn's watcher: American robin ; The blessed halo: House finch ; This goldfinch is not lesser: Lesser goldfinch ; Devotion's fruit: Mourning dove ; The dusky demon: Northern mockingbird ; Autumn kings: White-crowned and Golden-crowned sparrows ; In the darkness she will listen: Great horned owl -- Visions. Light of the oasis: Hooded oriole ; The beautiful purifier: Turkey vulture ; The view from above: Red-tailed hawk ; A little miracle: Anna's hummingbird -- Tools for learning the birds. | |
| 520 | |a "Gedney shares his devotion to everyday Western birds in fifteen essays. 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"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 520 | |a "Jack Gedney's studies of birds provide resonant, affirming answers to the questions: Who is this bird? In what way is it beautiful? Why does it matter? Masterfully linking an abundance of poetic references with up-to-date biological science, Gedney shares his devotion to everyday Western birds in fifteen essays. 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 Anna's hummingbird, but also in her nest building. He acclaims the turkey vulture's and red-tailed hawk's roles in our ecosystem, and he venerates the inimitable California scrub jay's work planting acorns. Knowing that we hear birds much more often than we see them, Gedney offers his expert's ear to help us not only identify bird songs and calls but also understand what the birds are saying. The crowd at the suet feeder will never look quite the same again. Join Gedney in the enchanted world of these not-so-ordinary birds, each enlivened by a hand-drawn portrait by artist Anna Kus Park." -- Amazon.com. | ||
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