| Description |
201 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm |
| Summary |
The Living Bird explores the relationship between birds and people through over 250 images by wildlife photographer Gerrit Vyn and thought-provoking essays by some of the world's leading naturalists and bird enthusiasts. The book also marks the 100th anniversary of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a world leader in the study, appreciation, and conservation of birds. Captured in terrain both exotic and familiar--the Yukon Delta, a woods in Arkansas, a remote village in Russia's Arctic, and even urban Seattle--Vyn's remarkable photographs illustrate nearly 100 North American bird species. The exhilaration of migratory Whooping Cranes, the fragility of the endangered Spoon-Billed Sandpiper, and the wide-eyed beauty of Great Horned Owls all come alive on the page. From enjoying backyard Black-capped Chickadees and Yellow Warblers, to wondering over a Pleated Woodpecker, or to admiring the powerful soar of a Gyrfalcon, The Living Bird educates and inspires. |
| Contents |
Foreword: Bird-watching with my Dad / Barbara Kingsolver -- Introduction: How birds can save the world / John W. Fitzpatrick -- Secret lives of birds / Scott Weidensaul -- In the field: among flamingos / Gerrit Vyn -- Profile: Greg Budney, audio recordist -- Inspiration aloft / Lyanda Lynn Haupt -- In the field: a congregation of millions / Gerrit Vyn -- Profile: Shawn Langston, citizen scientist -- Beacons of our planet / John W. Fitzpatrick -- In the field: the world's most imperiled bird / Gerrit Vyn -- Profile: Sara Kaiser, researcher -- Afterword: The coming decades / Jared Diamond -- Future of birds is in our hands. |
| Subject(S) |
Birds.
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| Added Name(S) |
Vyn, Gerrit, photographer.
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Cornell University. Laboratory of Ornithology.
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| ISBN |
9781594859656 (hardcover) |
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1594859655 (hardcover) |
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