amberdebo's review against another edition
5.0
This book was way more interesting than I thought it was going to be...fascinating stuff.
7anooch's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book but I read ed yong’s book before this and I must say the contrast makes me feel not so great about this. Still good though.
labricoleuse's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Thorough and not unpleasant to read but fairly dry and academic.
joannema7's review against another edition
challenging
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Very densely packed with info.
taralorraine's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.5
Learned lots of cool facts.
biblio_kel's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
5.0
A fascinating read for birders and non-birders alike. Highly informative, the book covers a range of biological and physiological topics from feeding to flight. Clearly written for an American audience, it only gives temperatures in Fahrenheit and speeds/distance in miles so readers may want to keep a conversion table on hand.
I did skip over the metabolic section as the numbers/maths was difficult for me to follow but that was a 'me' issue and not necessarily a failing of the book.
I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone with an interest in birds.
I did skip over the metabolic section as the numbers/maths was difficult for me to follow but that was a 'me' issue and not necessarily a failing of the book.
I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone with an interest in birds.