What the robin knows : how birds reveal the secrets of the natural world /
Young, Jon, 1960-
What the robin knows : how birds reveal the secrets of the natural world / Jon Young ; with science and audio editing by Dan Gardoqui. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. - xxviii, 241 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: What the Robin Knows -- 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: Accompanying Audio.
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.
0547451253 9780547451251
2012002403
Young, Jon, 1960- --Travel--New Jersey.
Bird watching.
Birdsongs.
Natural history--New Jersey.
Nature observation.
Philosophy of nature.
Songbirds--Behavior.
What the robin knows : how birds reveal the secrets of the natural world / Jon Young ; with science and audio editing by Dan Gardoqui. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012. - xxviii, 241 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: What the Robin Knows -- 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: Accompanying Audio.
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.
0547451253 9780547451251
2012002403
Young, Jon, 1960- --Travel--New Jersey.
Bird watching.
Birdsongs.
Natural history--New Jersey.
Nature observation.
Philosophy of nature.
Songbirds--Behavior.