- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Sasquatch Books (July 6 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1570614199
- ISBN-13: 978-1570614194
- Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.1 x 19.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #542,442 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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" 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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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.
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There is a game birders play on New Year's Day called "Bird of the Year." Read the first page
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4.4 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews)
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds, April 20 2006
By K. Freeman - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Rare Encounters With Ordinary Birds (Paperback)
A slim volume of essays on the author's experiences with various common bird species.Personable writing and a surprising amount of information, some of which is saddening (people lynch owls??) but most of which is intriguing and perhaps of more interest to readers, at least in North America, because it focuses on common species that many people encounter regularly. The essays are generally personal memoirs, and the type and amount of information on the birds varies -- this isn't a scientific study or a guide to identification but an engaging nature writing read.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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It coulda been a contender..., Mar 6 2009
By Shana "That's my opinion- I could be wrong!" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Rare Encounters With Ordinary Birds (Paperback)
This book is formatted in a way that each chapter focuses on one North American bird species. The first several chapters are written in a easy, personal memoir style, about the author's experiences with the featured bird. Included were also interesting scientific facts about the featured birds. The book was great while the story was written in this vane. These chapters were heartwarming, as well as, educational. It started as one of those books you start to think is going to be fabulous and one you'll always cherish.Halfway through the chapters started to read more and more like a scientific textbook of ornithology. With hardly any personal experiences in these chapters it just lacked the easy & heartwarming style that the previous chapters did. It quickly disappointed me written in this style.
By the last few chapters the author picked up where she left off in the first chapters. By this time I was too bored to really be too excited about this book, again. The book ended on a happy and fun note. These last chapters were educational and personable too, tho, a bit too late for me.
Overall, a 3 star read for me.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fun Stories Told With Humor, April 22 2010
By Kerry Dashnaw - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Rare Encounters With Ordinary Birds (Paperback)
This was a fast & enjoyable read riddled with insights and facts told in a witty point of view. The author is easy to like with her down-to-earth prose & her obvious love for the natural world. I especially enjoyed her account of raising Chimney Swift babies. What was a little distracting was that a good portion of the birds she talks about live on the West Coast, so for an East Coast reader I felt a little left out since many of these birds like the Steller's Jay & the Spotted Owl are not birds I will see unless I travel. Although this was told from a first person narrative, it still felt a little text bookish to me. I enjoyed Suzie Gilbert's "Flyaway" better since it felt more personal & tender hearted.
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