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sprwblvm's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
I ADORED this so much!!! I officially feel like a birder upon reading this.
The pacing, facts, and overal organization of content kept me interested and in awe throughout the whole book.
I also really appreciated how it was written as sometimes with animal/nature books I can become lost and overwhelmed by a vast amount of unfamiliar terms without prior knowledge. There are also many beautiful black and white photos and diagrams throughout. I can't recommend this enough!
The pacing, facts, and overal organization of content kept me interested and in awe throughout the whole book.
I also really appreciated how it was written as sometimes with animal/nature books I can become lost and overwhelmed by a vast amount of unfamiliar terms without prior knowledge. There are also many beautiful black and white photos and diagrams throughout. I can't recommend this enough!
joelle's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this. It’s the kind of book to be savoured slowly, bit by bit, by people who enjoy pulling out heavy bird guides and learning about how this bird eats red berries which would make your lips pucker, and this bird likes to summer near blue-green beaches, while this other bird doesn’t appreciate squirrels but is cool sharing space with seed-eating chipmunks.
Only this is a bird guide that, instead of going bird by bird, explores the avian world through chapters with subtitles such as “How Birds Employ Their Sensory Abilities” and “Migration and Navigation in an Endless Sky”.
A deep curiosity about the natural world is a prerequisite for this one.
Only this is a bird guide that, instead of going bird by bird, explores the avian world through chapters with subtitles such as “How Birds Employ Their Sensory Abilities” and “Migration and Navigation in an Endless Sky”.
A deep curiosity about the natural world is a prerequisite for this one.
walden2ite's review against another edition
2.0
Full of interesting facts but mostly lacking in narrative structure.
kelamity_reads's review against another edition
informative
4.0
A fascinating read for birders and non-birders alike. Highly informative, the book covers a range of biological and physiological topics, from feeding to flight.
Clearly written for an American audience, it only gives temperatures in Fahrenheit and speeds/distance in miles so readers may want to keep a conversion table on hand.
I did skip over the metabolic section as the numbers/maths was too difficult for me to follow, but that was a 'me' issue and not necessarily a failing of the book.
I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone with an interest in birds.
Clearly written for an American audience, it only gives temperatures in Fahrenheit and speeds/distance in miles so readers may want to keep a conversion table on hand.
I did skip over the metabolic section as the numbers/maths was too difficult for me to follow, but that was a 'me' issue and not necessarily a failing of the book.
I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone with an interest in birds.
angelikareadsavariciously's review against another edition
4.0
This book is definitely very science heavy, but so fun to learn more about birds!
amberdebo's review against another edition
5.0
This book was way more interesting than I thought it was going to be...fascinating stuff.
7anooch's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book but I read ed yong’s book before this and I must say the contrast makes me feel not so great about this. Still good though.
labricoleuse's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Thorough and not unpleasant to read but fairly dry and academic.
joannema7's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Very densely packed with info.