Bird Sense : What It's Like to Be a Bird (Hardcover)

from MrsLee

All about the senses of birds and how we know they have them. If you can't bear to eat animals, you may not enjoy reading about the things scientists do to them to understand them. Bird Sense is detailed in the extreme. It said it was written for amateurs; well I suppose I'm whatever is before am...

from emmakendon

This was given to me as a gift because I'd really enjoyed "The Wisdom of Birds". What I'd loved about that book, and what stays in my mind, is the fun you have reading about people's superstitions, wrong conclusions and interaction with birds, be it barnacle geese or hanging up kingfishers to tel...

from lauralkeet

I am a bit of a bird nerd, so this book definitely piqued my curiosity. The author examines birds' senses, from the "basic five" to magnetic sense, and even emotions. I picked up several fun facts along the way: did you know birds' internal organs undergo seasonal changes? The centres in the avia...

from Carolee888

I have been fascinated by birds all my life so I latched on to this book right away. Also, I took a year of animal behavior in college plus lab for a semester and also took a course in physiological psychology. Why am I telling you that? Because this book does use a lot of technical terms and ref...