The birds at my table
Subtitle: why we feed wild birds and why it matters
By: Darryl Jones
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9781501710780
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Feeding and feeds; Human-animal relationships; Birds; Effect of human beings on
Description: "Discusses the history and scale of feeding wild birds. Outlines debates about the practice, highlighting key research findings and pointing out the issues that require further examination. Written in nontechnical language, thus making it accessible to the general public, birders, and academics"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-314) and index.
Table of contents: title: Why bird feeding matters; title: Crumbs to corporations: the extraordinary history and growth of bird feeding; title: The big change: winter or always?; title: The feeder effect: what all that food can do; title: What happens when we feed? Insights from supplementary feeding studies; title: Tainted table? Can feeding make birds sick?; title: Feeding for a purpose: supplementary feeding as conservation; title: Reasons why we feed wild birds; title: Bird feeding matters even more now: the promise and risks of a global phenomenon.