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Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds by Lyanda Lynn Haupt

Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds

By Lyanda Lynn Haupt

By Lyanda Lynn Haupt

By Lyanda Lynn Haupt

By Lyanda Lynn Haupt

Category: Science

Category: Science

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Jun 15, 2004 | 192 Pages

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    About Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds

    Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.

    About Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds

    Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt, an ornithology teacher and researcher, examines the amazing talents and personalities of the most common of birds. She muses on the tarnished reputation of the starling, the sexed-up antics of male woodpeckers, and the mysterious behavior and startling population explosion of crows in her hometown. Through the eye and voice of this talented writer, birds provide a fascinating point of contact with the natural world at large.

    Product Details

    Category: Science

    Paperback | $12.95
    Published by Sasquatch Books
    Jun 15, 2004 | 192 Pages | 5 x 7-1/2 | ISBN 9781570614194

    Category: Science

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Sasquatch Books
    Mar 01, 2011 | 192 Pages | 5 x 7-1/2 | ISBN 9781570618079

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    Praise

    ” It takes curiosity to lick a bird nest to learn how it tastes – and pluck to raise 37 baby chimney swifts by hand. Naturalist Lyanda Lynn Haupt has done these things and more. Her collection of essays peers into the lives of such common birds as crows

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