| View Larger Image | Why Birds Do That: 40 Distinctive Bird Behaviors Explained & Photographed | Hardcoverby Michael Furtman (Author), Steve Maslowski (Photographer), Dave Maslowski (Photographer)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Willow Creek Press | | Page Count: | 96 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 01, 2004 | | Sales Rank: | 246,447th |
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FEATURES | - ISBN13: 9781595430595
- Condition: USED - VERY GOOD
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
Features: 40 bird behaviors explained and photographed. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 4 reviews)
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A "must have" bird book. by D. Sekhon (Coon Rapids, MN)  5 Stars
April 28, 2008
"Why Birds Do That" is a terrific reference for beginners and experienced observers of nature.Magic on the Rocks : Canoe Country PictographsA Season for Wilderness: The Journal of a Summer in Canoe Country It is a common sense approach to bird behavior with beautiful photography. The author is an astute observer and a concise writer. This is a bird book that you will read and use because it makes
sense. The author must have spent years researching
and observing nature.
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Great Gift for a Birder by J. Dunn (York, ME USA) 5 Stars
September 29, 2007
My wife has been an avid Birder for about 4-5 years and has gotten quite good. She is always trying to increase her basic knowledge of birds. I surprised her with this book and she loved it. She commented numerous times while reading it: "So that's why they do that."
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Very interesting book on bird habits by Harold McFarland (Florida)  4 Stars
February 09, 2005
With 40 different bird behaviors explained and photographed this is a very interesting book. Some questions are common ones like "Why do birds bathe?" or "Why do birds migrate?". Other questions have more complex answers like "Why do some chicks hatch naked, and others hatch covered with down?". With photographs that illustrate each question or part of the answer and well written answers this is an excellent book to understand birds better. Written on a level where it can be understood by about 13 years old or older it is an excellent book. Why Birds Do That is highly recommended and informative.
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Enhanced with more than one hundred color photographs by Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) 5 Stars
December 05, 2004
Birds provide endless fascination with their evocative songs, their complex and occasionally comical behavior, their variety, and their seasonal comings and goings. Why Birds Do That: A Collection Of Curious Avian Exploits by nature writer and photographer Michael Furtman explains forty distinctive bird behaviors. Enhanced with more than one hundred color photographs and very highly recommended for ornithology students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in bird behavior, Why Birds Do That explains why birds sing; why the singing principally takes place in the morning; why males of many species sport bright colors; why some birds hatch naked, while others come with thick and fluffy coats of down; and other common (and not-so-common) questions concerning the birds we see in our backyards, our farms and fields, our meadows, glens and forests.
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