Slow Birding

The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard 

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€6,99
  • A
  • one-of-a-kind
  • guide
  • to
  • birding
  • locally
  • that
  • encourages
  • readers
  • to
  • slow
  • down
  • and
  • notice
  • the
  • spectacular
  • birds
  • all
  • around
  • them.Many
  • birders
  • travel
  • far
  • and
  • wide
  • to
  • popular
  • birding
  • destinations
  • to
  • catch
  • sight
  • of
  • rare
  • or
  • “exotic”
  • birds.
  • In
  • Slow
  • Birding,
  • evolutionary
  • biologist
  • Joan
  • E.
  • Strassmann
  • introduces
  • readers
  • to
  • the
  • joys
  • of
  • birding
  • right
  • where
  • they
  • are.In
  • this
  • inspiring
  • guide
  • to
  • the
  • art
  • of
  • slow
  • birding,
  • Strassmann
  • tells
  • colorful
  • stories
  • of
  • the
  • most
  • common
  • birds
  • to
  • be
  • found
  • in
  • the
  • United
  • States—birds
  • we
  • often
  • see
  • but
  • might
  • not
  • have
  • considered
  • deeply
  • before.
  • For
  • example,
  • northern
  • cardinals
  • thrive
  • in
  • the
  • city,
  • where
  • they
  • are
  • free
  • from
  • predators.
  • White
  • brows
  • on
  • a
  • male
  • white-throated
  • sparrow
  • indicate
  • that
  • he
  • is
  • likely
  • to
  • be
  • a
  • philanderer.
  • This
  • essential
  • guide
  • to
  • the
  • fascinating
  • world
  • of
  • common,
  • everyday
  • birds
  • features:detailed
  • portraits
  • of
  • individual
  • bird
  • species
  • and
  • the
  • scientists
  • who
  • have
  • discovered
  • and
  • observed
  • themadvice
  • and
  • guidance
  • on
  • what
  • to
  • look
  • for
  • when
  • slow
  • birding,
  • so
  • that
  • you
  • can
  • uncover
  • clues
  • to
  • the
  • reasons
  • behind
  • specific
  • bird
  • behaviorsbird-focused
  • activities
  • that
  • will
  • open
  • your
  • eyes
  • more
  • to
  • the
  • fascinating
  • world
  • of
  • birdsSlow
  • Birding
  • is
  • the
  • perfect
  • guide
  • for
  • the
  • birder
  • looking
  • to
  • appreciate
  • the
  • beauty
  • of
  • the
  • birds
  • right
  • in
  • their
  • own
  • backyard,
  • observing
  • keenly
  • how
  • their
  • behaviors
  • change
  • from
  • day
  • to
  • day
  • and
  • season
  • to season.
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