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Corvus: A Life with Birds

Esther Woolfson

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Ever since her daughter rescued a fledgling rook, Esther Woolfson has been fascinated with corvids, the bird group that includes crows, rooks, magpies, and ravens. Today, the rook, named Chicken, is a member of the Woolfson family along with other winged creatures. From their elaborate bathing rituals to their springtime broodiness and tendency to cache food in the most unlikely places, these corvids each share a bond with Woolfson that would have been considered rare if not impossible before this collection of essays. Letting her experience speak for itself, Woolfson takes into account the science of bird intelligence, evolution, song, and flight. It is through this intimate lens that Woolfson invites us to reconsider the kind of creature capable of being man’s best friend.

Format:: Hardcover

Pages:: 288 pages

Publication:: 2008

Publisher:: Granta Books

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ISBN10:: 1847080294

ISBN13:: 9781847080295

kindle Asin:: B0040JHZBO

Corvus: A Life with Birds

Esther Woolfson

4.05/5 (816 ratings)

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Ever since her daughter rescued a fledgling rook, Esther Woolfson has been fascinated with corvids, the bird group that includes crows, rooks, magpies, and ravens. Today, the rook, named Chicken, is a member of the Woolfson family along with other winged creatures. From their elaborate bathing rituals to their springtime broodiness and tendency to cache food in the most unlikely places, these corvids each share a bond with Woolfson that would have been considered rare if not impossible before this collection of essays. Letting her experience speak for itself, Woolfson takes into account the science of bird intelligence, evolution, song, and flight. It is through this intimate lens that Woolfson invites us to reconsider the kind of creature capable of being man’s best friend.

Format:: Hardcover

Pages:: 288 pages

Publication:: 2008

Publisher:: Granta Books

Edition:

Language:

ISBN10:: 1847080294

ISBN13:: 9781847080295

kindle Asin:: B0040JHZBO

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