Birdology: Adventures with Hip Hop Parrots, Cantankerous Cassowaries, Crabby Crows, Peripatetic Pigeons, Hens, Hawks, and Humming

by Sy Montgomery

Book Overview

From the author of the National Book Award Finalist The Soul of an Octopus.

Meet the ladies: a flock of smart, affectionate, highly individualistic chickens who visit their favorite neighbors, devise different ways to hide from foxes, and mob the author like she's a rock star. In these pages you'll also meet Maya and Zuni, two orphaned baby hummingbirds who hatched from eggs the size of navy beans, and who are little more than...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416569855
• ISBN13: 9781416569855
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"