num_pages: 245
description: While birding literature is filled with tales of expert observers spotting rare species in exotic locales John Yow reminds us that the most fascinating birds can be the ones perched right outside our windows. In thirty-five engaging and sometimes irreverent vignettes Yow reveals the fascinating lives of the birds we see nearly every day. Following the seasons he covers forty-two species discussing the improbable unusual and comical aspects of his subjects' lives. Yow offers his own observations anecdotes and stories as well as those of America's classic bird writers such as John James Audubon Arthur Bent and Edward Forbush. This unique addition to bird literature combines the fascination of bird life with the pleasure of good reading.
language: English
title: The Armchair Birder: Discovering the Secret Lives of Familiar Birds
publisher: Univ of North Carolina Pr