10,000 Birds

MAY 19, 2015

If I could walk with the animals, talk with the animals, Grunt and squeak and squawk with the animals, And they could talk to me!”. To paraphrase a very cool Facebook page, I @#$*-ing love science. From the film version of Doctor Dolittle ). And recordings of birds’ frantic calls in response to such.

New York Times 154

New York Times Montana Science New York 154

10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2023

Jennifer Ackerman points out in the introduction to What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds , that we don’t know much, but that very soon we may know a lot more. What the Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds is a joyous, fascinating read.

Owls 214

Owls Science Barn Owls Penguins 214

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

The single greatest challenge facing any book of science writing is balance. Otherwise, there would be no science writing, everyone would just go straight to the journals. That issue aside, though, this is a fascinating book which will engage not just birders, but most people who have any interest in nature or the science of the mind.

Humane 144

Humane Emotional Stray Dog Science 144