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What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young Publisher Comments Advance Praise for What the Robin Knows "Jon Young is one of the heroes of the new nature movement, an expansion of traditional environmentalism. With What the Robin Knows, he opens a door to a universe that overlaps modern life, a world lost to... (read more) Your price: $22.00 New - Hardcover 
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Bird: The Definitive Visual Guide by David Burnie Synopsis Unrivaled in scope for a single-volume reference work, this visual guide to every bird order and family profiles more than 1,400 species, photographed in their native environment by photographers around the globe. Authoritative, comprehensive, and... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Mind of the Raven : Investigations and Adventures With Wolf-birds (99 Edition) by Bernd Heinrich Publisher Comments Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. But as animals can only be spied on by getting quite close, Heinrich adopts ravens, thereby becoming a "raven father," as well as observing them in their natural habitat. He studies... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Crow Planet (09 Edition) by Lyanda Lynn Haupt Publisher Comments There are more crows now than ever. Their abundance is both a sign of ecological imbalance and a generous opportunity to connect with the animal world. CROW PLANET is a call to experience the wildlife in our midst, reminding us that we don't have to head... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Feathers: The Evolution of a Natural Miracle by Thor Hanson Publisher Comments Feathers are an evolutionary marvel: aerodynamic, insulating, beguiling. They date back more than 100 million years. Yet their story has never been fully told. In Feathers, biologist Thor Hanson details a sweeping natural history, as feathers have... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds by Bernd Heinrich Publisher Comments Dolphins arenand#8217;t just beloved, they are brilliant and conscious. So why do we treat them so terribly? Diana Reiss is one of the worldand#8217;s leading experts on dolphin intelligence. In addition, as a dolphin advocate, she is a leading rescuer... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Sparrow (Animal) by Kim Todd Publisher Comments Innocent. Invader. Lover. Thief. Sparrows are everywhere and wear many guises. Able to live in the Arctic and the desert, from Beijing to San Francisco, the house sparrow is the most ubiquitous wild bird in the world. They are the subject of elegies by... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl by Stacey Obrien Publisher Comments This New York Times bestselling "sweet, quirky memoir" (USA TODAY) tells the "heartwarming story" (Publishers Weekly) of a biologist and the owl she rescued and raised. A book of unforgettable emotional resonance, Wesley the Owl took the book world by... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Corvus: A Life with Birds by Esther Woolfson Synopsis Ever since her daughter rescued a fledgling rook years ago, Esther Woolfson has been fascinated with corvids, the bird group that includes crows, rooks, magpies, and ravens. Today, the rook, named Chicken, is a member of the Woolfson family, along with a... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness by Lyanda Lynn Haupt Publisher Comments There are more crows now than ever. Their abundance is both an indicator of ecological imbalance and a generous opportunity to connect with the animal world. Crow Planet reminds us that we do not need to head to faraway places to encounter nature. Rather,... (read more) List Price $23.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Color Yourself Smart: Birds of North America by Dominic Couzens Synopsis Many memory experts agree that the best way to retain information is by using color and illustrations. In Color Yourself Smart: Birds of North America, youll explore the world of our continents winged creatures by coloring 52 illustrations of birds such... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Hawks in Flight: The Flight Identification of North American Migrant Raptors by Peter Dunne Publisher Comments This guide shows how to recognize hawks the way we recognize friends at a distance: by body shape, movements, and locale.... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl by Stacey Obrien Publisher Comments On Valentine's Day 1985, biologist Stacey O'Brien first met a four-day-old baby barn owl -- a fateful encounter that would turn into an astonishing 19-year saga. With nerve damage in one wing, the owlet's ability to fly was forever compromised, and he... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Hardcover
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Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird by Tim Birkhead Publisher Comments Most people would love to be able to fly like a bird, but few of us are aware of the other sensations that make being a bird a gloriously unique experience. What is going on inside the head of a nightingale as it sings, and how does its brain improvise... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Avian Architecture: How Birds Design, Engineer & Build by Peter Goodfellow Publisher Comments Birds are the most consistently inventive builders, and their nests set the bar for functional design in nature. Avian Architecture describes how birds design, engineer, and build their nests, deconstructing all types of nests found around the world... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover
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The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior by National Audubon Society Publisher Comments “Once in a great while, a natural history book changes the way people look at the world. In 1838, John ames Audubons Birds of America was one...In 1934, Roger Tory Peterson produced Field Guide to the Birds...Now comes The Sibley Guide to Birds... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $22.00 Used - Hardcover
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Birdsong by the Seasons: A Year of Listening to Birds [With 2 CD's] by Donald Kroodsma Publisher Comments Birdsong by the Seasons is a celebration of birdsong from January through December. The stories begin with a pileated woodpecker on New Year's Day; they unfold through the year, covering limpkins and scrub-jays in February in Florida, prairie birds in... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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100 Birds and How They Got Their Names by Diana Wells Publisher Comments How did cranes come to symbolize matrimonial happiness? Why were magpies the only creatures that would not go inside Noah's Ark? Birds and bird imagery are integral parts of our language and culture. With her remarkable ability to dig up curious and... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Of Parrots and People: The Sometimes Funny, Always Fascinating, and Often Catastrophic Collision of Two Intelligent Species by Mira Tweti Publisher Comments There are an estimated 50 million parrots in the United States today. Their intelligence and extraordinary personalities make them beloved members of the families that bring them into their homes. In Of Parrots and People, award-winning journalist and... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Made for Each Other: A Symbiosis of Birds and Pines by Ronald M Lanner Publisher Comments In this book, the author details for the first time this fascinating relationship between wingless-seeded pine trees and seed-dispersing Corvids (nutcrackers and jays), showing how mutualism can drive not only each others' evolution, but affect the... (read more) List Price $50.25 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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