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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

This is “the deep cradle of Western ornithology: the birthplace of bird study,” he tells us as he writes about gazing at the 8,000-year old depictions of “flamingos, herons, raptors, avocets and many other species” (p. There’s the Neolithic era; Ancient Egypt (bird mummies!);

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Review: National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Birds of North America

10,000 Birds

Fortunately for you, though, when I got home I found a review copy of National Geographic Backyard Guide to the Birds of North America by Jonathan Alderfer and Paul Hess ready and waiting to be dissected for your delectation. In keeping with this focus, the book is truly a “backyard&# guide and not a “field guide&#.