Bird Day

A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives

AvMark E. Hauber

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

An hourly guide that follows twenty-four birds as they find food, mates, and safety from predators. From morning to night and from the Antarctic to the equator, birds have busy days. In this short book, ornithologist Mark E. Hauber shows readers exactly how birds spend their time. Each chapter covers a single bird during a single hour, highlighting twenty-four different bird species from around the globe, from the tropics through the temperate zones to the polar regions. We encounter owls and nightjars hunting at night and kiwis and petrels finding their way in the dark. As the sun rises, we witness the beautiful songs of the “dawn chorus.” At eleven o’clock in the morning, we float alongside a common pochard, a duck resting with one eye open to avoid predators. At eight that evening, we spot a hawk swallowing bats whole, gorging on up to fifteen in rapid succession before retreating into the darkness. For each chapter, award-winning artist Tony Angell has depicted these scenes with his signature pen and ink illustrations, which grow increasingly light and then dark as our bird day passes. Working closely together to narrate and illustrate these unique moments in time, Hauber and Angell have created an engaging read that is a perfect way to spend an hour or two—and a true gift for readers, amateur scientists, and birdwatchers.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-12-05
Mått:121 x 152 x 23 mm
Vikt:254 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Earth Day
Antal sidor:168
Förlag:The University of Chicago Press
Illustratör:Tony Angell
ISBN:9780226819402

Utforska kategorier

Djurens beteende inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Fågelböcker inom Djur och Natur
Fåglar inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

Mark E. Hauber is professor and executive director at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and previously served as the Harley Jones Van Cleave Professor of Host-Parasite Interactions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of The Book of Eggs, also published by the University of Chicago Press. Tony Angell is the author and illustrator of over a dozen books related to natural history, including The House of Owls and In the Company of Crows and Ravens.

Recensioner i media

“‘What do birds do all day long?’ Ecology professor Hauber answers this question by taking an hour-by-hour, worldwide tour of two dozen bird species. . . . Short vignettes about each bird are beautifully illustrated with Tony Angell's lively drawings, bringing the wonders of bird behavior to life.”

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceArtist’s NoteMidnight: Barn Owl (Worldwide)1 AM: Little Spotted Kiwi (New Zealand)2 AM: Oilbird (South America)3 AM: Kākāpō (New Zealand)4 AM: Common Nightingale (Eurasia)5 AM: Brown-Headed Cowbird (North America)6 AM (Sunrise): Silvereye (Australasia)7 AM: Bee Hummingbird (Caribbean)8 AM: American Robin (North America)9 AM: Eclectus Parrot (Australasia)10 AM: Indian Peafowl (Asia, Introduced Worldwide)11 AM: Common Pochard (Eurasia)Noon: Ocellated Antbird (Central America)1 PM: Secretary Bird (Africa)2 PM: Emperor Penguin (Antarctica)3 PM: Superb Starling (Africa)4 PM: Common Cuckoo (Eurasia)5 PM: Indian Myna (Asia, Introduced Worldwide)6 PM (Sunset): Standard-Winged Nightjar (Africa)7 PM: Great Snipe (Eurasia)8 PM: Bat Hawk (Africa and Asia)9 PM: Black-Crowned Night Heron (Worldwide)10 PM: Cook’s Petrel (New Zealand)11 PM: European Robin (Eurasia)EpilogueAcknowledgmentsFurther ReadingIndex