{"product_id":"9780226819402","title":"Bird Day : A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives","description":"Author(s): Hauber, Mark E., \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 05\/12\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 168 pages, 24 halftones,\u003cbr\u003e Series: Earth Day, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: University of Chicago Press,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: The University of Chicago Press,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Animal behaviour,\u003cbr\u003e Dimensions: 126 x 160 x 24\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\/EAN\/SKU: 9780226819402\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn hourly guide that follows twenty-four birds as they find food, mates, and safety from predators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   From morning to night and from the Antarctic to the equator, birds have busy days. In this short book, ornithologist Mark E. Hauber shows readers exactly how birds spend their time. Each chapter covers a single bird during a single hour, highlighting twenty-four different bird species from around the globe, from the tropics through the temperate zones to the polar regions. We encounter owls and nightjars hunting at night and kiwis and petrels finding their way in the dark. As the sun rises, we witness the beautiful songs of the “dawn chorus.” At eleven o’clock in the morning, we float alongside a common pochard, a duck resting with one eye open to avoid predators. At eight that evening, we spot a hawk swallowing bats whole, gorging on up to fifteen in rapid succession before retreating into the darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   For each chapter, award-winning artist Tony Angell has depicted these scenes with his signature pen and ink illustrations, which grow increasingly light and then dark as our bird day passes. Working closely together to narrate and illustrate these unique moments in time, Hauber and Angell have created an engaging read that is a perfect way to spend an hour or two—and a true gift for readers, amateur scientists, and birdwatchers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hauber, Mark E.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56600220336514,"sku":"9780226819402","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/2180\/9347\/files\/9780226819402.jpg?v=1777477997","url":"https:\/\/mountfloridabooks.com\/products\/9780226819402","provider":"Mount Florida Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}