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Beaks, Bones, and Bird Songs: How the Struggle for Survival Has Shaped Birds and Their Behavior
Beaks Bones and Bird Songs How the Struggle for Survival Has Shaped Birds and Their Behavior Author:Roger Lederer As free as a bird? — When we see a bird flying from branch to branch happily chirping, it is easy to imagine they lead a simple life of freedom, flight, and feathers. What we don?t see is the arduous, life-threatening challenges they face at every moment. — Beaks, Bones, and Bird Songs guides the reader through the myriad, and often almost miracul... more »ous, things that birds do every day to merely stay alive. Like the goldfinch, who manages extreme weather changes by doubling the density of their plumage in winter. Or urban birds who navigate traffic through a keen understanding of posted speed limits. In engaging and accessible prose, Roger Lederer shares how and why birds use their sensory abilities to see ultraviolet, find food without seeing it, fly thousands of miles without stopping, change their songs in noisy cities, navigate by smell, and much more.« less