Waiting for @WanderingBookaneer to finish weekly grocery shopping. I love me some #birds on a sunny Sunday morning! What are you up to?
pickThis was such a rich and fun book. What a fascinating and important life Mr. Cooper has led. I think he‘s done just about everything and has punctuated those moments with birdsong.
I recommend listening to the audiobook. It is read by the author and uses examples of the bird calls provided by the Cornell Laboratory. #bookspinbingo #doublespin
pickI'm a sucker for this sort of combination of nature writing and personal essay, so it's no surprise that I loved this one. Renkl does a wonderful job of narrating, you can really feel the joy and wonder she finds in the natural world around her. But if I could go back and do it again I would probably choose print, and savour it slowly as it moves through the seasons. This is written as a sort of secular devotional, and is best treated as such.
pickTake a deep dive into different aspects of bird intelligence. I enjoyed learning about many birds native to my area from blue jays and chikadees to crows, and many I am not familiar with as well. The author takes a look at intelligence in birds' natural habitats, as well as intelligence shown for human purposes. #Birds #Nature #Nonfiction
"The world would count itself lucky if we were vultures or crows. An actual vulture turns death into feathers, and actual crow turns flesh into flight."
Spix‘s macaw, rarest
parrot in the world; still in
the mix, not out yet.
This gorgeous bird is the Spix‘s macaw, native to Brazil. They were classified as extinct in the wild in 2019, but they have been successfully bred in captivity. A program was started in 2022, releasing some back into the wild. Let‘s hope they thrive once again!
#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #birds #Spixmacaw
pickSequel to the award winning Knight Owl, early Bird wants to be like owl but isn't nocturnal.
