What it's like to be a bird : what birds are doing, and why -- from flying to nesting, eating to singing

Sibley, David 1961- (Author).

Summary: In [this book], David Sibley answers the most frequently asked questions about the birds we see most often. This special, large-format volume is geared as much to nonbirders as it is to the out-and-out obsessed, covering more than two hundred species and including more than 330 new illustrations by the author"--While its focus is on familiar backyard birds--blue jays, nuthatches, chickadees--it also examines certain species that can be fairly easily observed, such as the seashore-dwelling Atlantic puffin.

Record details

ISBN: 9780307957894 (hardcover)
Physical Description: xxxii, 203 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
print
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Preface -- How to use this book -- Introduction -- Portfolio of birds -- Birds in this book -- What to do if -- Becoming a birder -- Acknowledgments.