Publisher Description
When we see a bird flying from branch to branch happily chirping, it is easy to imagine they lead a simple life of freedom, flight, and feathers. What we don't see is the arduous, life-threatening challenges they face at every moment. Beaks, Bones, and Bird Songs guides the listener through the myriad, and often almost miraculous, things that birds do every day to merely stay alive. Like the goldfinch, which manages extreme weather changes by doubling the density of its plumage in winter. Or urban birds, which navigate traffic through a keen understanding of posted speed limits. In engaging and accessible prose, Roger Lederer shares how and why birds use their sensory abilities to see ultraviolet, find food without seeing it, fly thousands of miles without stopping, change their songs in noisy cities, navigate by smell, and much more.
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An exceptional overview of the life, adaptations, and impressive skill sets of wild birds. . . . Highly recommended for all interested in natural history and the impact of humans on the natural world.
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About Roger Lederer
Roger J. Lederer has taught ornithology and ecology courses, consulted for governmental agencies, environmental organizations and schools, and presented hundreds of public presentations to a wide variety of audiences. Lederer served as Chair of Biological Sciences, Dean of the College of Natural Sciences, Endowed Professor of Environmental Literacy, and Director of a 4000 acre ecological reserve. He has been contacted by BBC, National Geographic, National Public Radio, National Canadian Television, Vanity Fair Magazine, The Guinness Book of World Records, Real Simple Magazine, the Detroit Free Press, Voice of America, Fox TV, ABC News, Conde Nast Magazine, and many other organizations and individuals for authoritative information on wild birds via his popular website, Ornithology.com. Since 2000, Lederer has been a guest speaker on over twenty cruises, speaking on the flora, fauna, ecology and environment of the cruise destinations.
About Charles Constant
Charles Constant is an actor whose professional storytelling career began at the age of thirteen, when he became an Actors’ Equity Association apprentice. An accomplished audiobook narrator, he has recorded many popular titles, including How to Win at the Sport of Business by Mark Cuban.