A review by ehmannky
Birdology: Adventures with a Pack of Hens, a Peck of Pigeons, Cantankerous Crows, Fierce Falcons, Hip Hop Parrots, Baby Hummingbirds, and One Murderously Big Living Dinosaur by Sy Montgomery

informative lighthearted slow-paced

3.0

I think that, more than any other Montgomery book I've read, this book anthropomorphizes animals the most. And I think that she's trying really hard not to, but it just comes out sometimes (especially when she's talking about her chickens--it's better when she's talking about raptors). This is an older book, so if you read it just go in knowing that some of the factual information is outdated (for example, we now know a lot of birds have excellent senses of smell) and she, for some reason, uses the r-slur in reference to developmental disability. Again, it's an older book so I'm not out to cancel her or anything, I just think there are things that people should know before they go into this book. Also, the hummingbird chapter is just basically her hummingbird book so if you've already read The Hummingbird's Gift you can essentially skip that chapter.