Bibliograph

The private lives of public birds, learning to listen to the birds where we live, Jack Gedney ; illustrations by Anna Kuś Park

Type

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The private lives of public birds, learning to listen to the birds where we live, Jack Gedney ; illustrations by Anna Kuś Park

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-210)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The private lives of public birds

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1263742459

Responsibility statement

Jack Gedney ; illustrations by Anna Kuś Park

Sub title

learning to listen to the birds where we live

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

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

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