Understanding Bird Behavior: An Illustrated Guide to What Birds Do and Why

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A vivid, eye-opening view of why birds behave the way they do Birds are intelligent, sociable creatures that exhibit a wide array of behaviors-from mobbing and mimicking to mating and joint nesting. Why do they behave as they do? Bringing to light the remarkable actions of birds through examples from species around the world, Understanding Bird

Wenfei Tong is a biologist, conservationist, and nature guide. She is the owner of Big Sky Safaris and the author of Bird Love: The Family Life of Birds (Princeton). Ben C. Sheldon is the Luc Hoffmann Professor of Field Ornithology and director of the Edward Grey Institute at the University of Oxford. Twitter @Ben_Sheldon_EGI

"An authoritative look at the similar ways that humans and birds have evolved similar solutions to meet our common survival needs."---Bill Beren, The Jersey Sierran "[A] fascinating book."---Marc Bekoff, Animal Emotions