02649cam a2200349 i 4500 2620021954 TxAuBib 20251112120000.0 190418s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019015980 9780307957894 hardcover 0307957896 hardcover (OCoLC)1098231197 TxAuBib rda Sibley, David, 1961-, illustrator. What it's like to be a bird : from flying to nesting, eating to singing -- what birds are doing, and why / written and illustrated by David Allen Sibley. What it is like to be a bird. First edition. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020. ©2020. xxxii, 203 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-203) and index. Preface -- How to use this book -- Introduction -- Portfolio of birds -- Birds in this book -- What to do it... -- Becoming a birder. "Can birds smell?" "Is this the same cardinal that was at my feeder last year?" "Do robins 'hear' worms?" In "What It's Like to Be a Bird," David Sibley answers the most frequently asked questions about the birds we see most often. This special, large-format volume is geared as much to nonbirders as it is to the out-and-out obsessed, covering more than two hundred species and including more than 330 new illustrations by the author. While its focus is on familiar backyard birds--blue jays, nuthatches, chickadees--it also examines certain species that can be fairly easily observed, such as the seashore-dwelling Atlantic puffin. David Sibley's exacting artwork and wide-ranging expertise bring observed behaviors vividly to life. (For most species, the primary illustration is reproduced life-sized.) And while the text is aimed at adults--including fascinating new scientific research on the myriad ways birds have adapted to environmental changes--it is nontechnical, making it the perfect occasion for parents and grandparents to share their love of birds with young children, who will delight in the big, full-color illustrations of birds in action. Unlike any other book he has written, "What It's Like to Be a Bird" is poised to bring a whole new audience to David Sibley's world of birds." -- Amazon.com. 20251112. Birds Popular works. Birds. fast Popular works. fast