In Birdology, beloved author of The Good Good Pig Sy Montgomery explores the essence of the otherworldly creatures we see every day. And you’ll come to know and love a host of other avian characters who will change your mind forever about who birds really are.Įach of these birds shows a different and utterly surprising aspect of what makes a bird a bird-and these are the lessons of Birdology : that birds are far stranger, more wondrous, and at the same time more like us than we might have dared to imagine. You’ll meet Harris’s hawks named Fire and Smoke. Snowball is a cockatoo whose dance video went viral on YouTube and who’s now teaching schoolchildren how to dance. Their lives hang precariously in the balance-but with human help, they may one day conquer the sky.
In these pages you’ll also meet Maya and Zuni, two orphaned baby hummingbirds who hatched from eggs the size of navy beans, and who are little more than air bubbles fringed with feathers. Meet the ladies: a flock of smart, affectionate, highly individualistic chickens who visit their favorite neighbors, devise different ways to hide from foxes, and mob the author like she’s a rock star. Adventures with Hip Hop Parrots, Cantankerous Cassowaries, Crabby Crows, Peripatetic Pigeons, Hens, Hawks, and Hummingbirdsįrom the author of the National Book Award Finalist The Soul of an Octopus.
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