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What the robin knows : how birds reveal the secrets of the natural world / Jon Young ; with science and audio editing by Dan Gardoqui.

Young, Jon, 1960- (Author). Gardoqui, Dan. (Added Author).

Summary:

Shares strategies for expanding one's awareness of bird communication and maintaining a non-threatening presence in natural environments, explaining the sounds and behaviors that reflect various bird warnings, feelings, and messages.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780547451251
  • ISBN: 0547451253
  • Physical Description: xxviii, 241 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
A cacophony of harmony -- In the beginning is the song -- More cacophony of harmony -- The sit spot -- An alarm for every occasion -- They're all in this together -- A shape for every occasion -- From collision to connection -- Appendix A: Learning bird language -- Appendix B: Audio.
Subject:
Young, Jon, 1960- > Travel > New Jersey.
Singvögel
Young, Jon, 1960-
Birdsongs.
Songbirds > Behavior.
Bird watching.
Nature observation.
Philosophy of nature.
Natural history > New Jersey.
Natural history.
Travel.
New Jersey.
Genre:
Nonfiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lummi Library QL 698.5 .Y68 2012 289242 Stacks Available -

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