A Rare Bird

In this comprehensive book, you will learn how birds think, cooperate, play and connive. While I struggle to make the "peacock" sound in Old MacDonald, our feathered friends out there dazzle with their ability to copy calls of other birds, animals and industrial sounds. And remember where they've hidden their eggs. And the secret code word that differentiates genuine chicks from an imposter. And where the bees live. And where the ants are. And when the storms are coming. And how to drum up a posse to ward off danger. There is so much information in here, you'd (okay, I'd) have to read it a dozen times to remember a fraction of the data. Sounds dry, but our friend Jennifer is not only a bird-whisperer, but a dang good writer, so it was quite interesting. If you've always thought of birds as, well, bird-brained, it's time to re-think what that means.