Bird Talk: Hilariously Accurate Ways to Identify Birds by the Sounds They Make
Bird Talk: Hilariously Accurate Ways to Identify Birds by the Sounds They Make
Biographical Note: Becca Rowland, an artist and writer from Nova Scotia, Canada, draws inspiration from her mum's knack for identifying birds by their sounds. Having explored all seven continents and...
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Biographical Note: Becca Rowland, an artist and writer from Nova Scotia, Canada, draws inspiration from her mum's knack for identifying birds by their sounds. Having explored all seven continents and lived on four, Rowland's art reflects her fascination with the diverse birds she has seen worldwide. Find her on Instagram and TikTok: @girlinwhiteglasses. Review Quotes: "Squeaky whiteboard? American Kestrel. Ripping your pants? The hiss of a Turkey Vulture. Charming drawings and humorous yet genuinely helpful comparisons make Becca Rowland's Bird Talk a playful introduction to identifying birds by ear." -- Audubon magazine Review Quotes: "Part informational guide, part artistic comic, this unique read is sure to make readers laugh while learning and is perfect for budding birders and longtime enthusiasts alike."-- Booklist Review Quotes: "Birds are constantly making sounds; most of these are pleasant and enjoyable, so much so that humans often tune them out of their active consciousness. However, once in a while, one of these sounds is different enough from the usual that it inspires a nearby human to begin to think about it and perhaps try to identify or classify it with something familiar. In this work, Rowland, an active bird lover, writer, and illustrator, identifies over 100 such unusual, attention-getting bird sounds and compares them to sounds that human beings might be able to more readily identify with, including sneezes, chain saws, sirens, machine guns, squeaky whiteboards, or a pair of pants as they rip accidentally. Rowland organizes these sounds into reasonably logical chapters and fills them with her own lively illustrations--all with a humor that makes this work entirely memorable. VERDICT Rowland's book will appeal to, inform, and entertain bird watchers of all kinds and ages."-- Library Journal Review Quotes: "In Bird Talk, Becca Rowland perfectly captures the wonderful absurdity of the tiny, flying dinosaurs in our backyards. It's funny, its drawings playful and lush, and it helped me identify the Eurasian blue tit. Like the best books about nature, Bird Talk made me stop and look...and laugh." -- Navied Mahdavian, New Yorker Cartoonist and author of This Country Table of Contents: Introduction: If It Sounds Like... We Can't Help It If We're Popular: Some of Your Basic Birds Great Blue Heron Northern Cardinal Great-Tailed Grackle Common Grackle American Robin Blue Jay American White Pelican American Crow Fish Crow Common Raven Common Raven vs. American Crow It Doesn't Mean What You Think: Birds with Suggestive Names Coal Tit Tufted Titmouse Eurasian Blue Tit Black-Capped Chickadee Great Tit Long-Tailed Tit Red-Breasted Nuthatch Blue-Footed Booby The Seven Kinds of Chickadees Someone Has to Play the Villain: Scavengers and Predators American Kestrel Turkey Vulture Black Vulture Shoebill Little Penguin Red-Tailed Hawk Bald Eagle Birds of Prey Do You Have a Towel? Birds That Love the Water Double-Crested Cormorant Magpie Lark Brown-Headed Cowbird Common Eider Wedge-Tailed Shearwater Trumpeter Swan Weka Ruddy Turnstone Green Kingfisher Brant Northern Shoveler Nest Sweet Nest Who? I Think You Mean Whom: Let's Talk About Owls Barn Owl Tawny Owl Snowy Owl Long-Eared Owl African Wood Owl Burrowing Owl Barred Owl Northern Saw-Whet Owl Western Screech Owl Eastern Screech Owl Owls: Not Just for Fantasy Novels Ha Ha! Fooled You Again: Birds That Sound like Other Animals African Penguin Barking Owl American Bittern Green Catbird Canada Jay Little Owl Canada Goose Gray Catbird Your Bird Zodiac Not from Around These Parts: Birds Not from North America Cape Sparrow North Island Kōkako Common Cuckoo Morepork Owl/Ruru African Gray Hornbill Bell Miner Purple-Backed Fairywren White-Browed Coucal Australian King Parrot Korimako We Owe Pigeons an Apology Human Is as Human Does: Birds That Sound like Us Dusky Grouse Resplendent Quetzal Brown-Headed Nuthatch Ovenbird Eastern Whip-Poor-Will Kookaburra Peacock Common Potoo California Quail Northern Bobwhite Eastern Whipbird Eggs: Every Bird Starts Somewhere Come Here Often? Birds That Travel and Those That Don't Upland Sandpiper Whooping Crane Sandhill Crane Snowy Egret Northern Flicker Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Gray Flycatcher Killdeer Comb-Crested Jacana Willow Ptarmigan Atlantic Puffin European Starling Gunnison Sage Grouse Migration: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Cacophony, Commotion, and Clarity: Birds with Unique Sounds Common Loon Mourning Dove Yellow Rail Australian Magpie Purple Martin Rock Wren Rhinoceros Auklet White-Throated Sparrow Bobolink Swainson's Thrush White Bellbird Northern Mockingbird Can You Keep It Down? Loud Birds Resources Acknowledgments Publisher Marketing: A hilarious, informative, and vibrantly illustrated guide to 101 bird songs that sound surprisingly familiar. Have you ever gone for a walk in the woods and wondered what bird was making a sound like a siren going off, or somebody revving a chainsaw engine--or sneezing? Do you hear birds every day, in the park or your neighborhood, but never know quite what you are listening to? Birds are singing all around us, and author and illustrator Becca Rowland, aka Girl in White Glasses, connects the dots between their songs and the birds who make them, helping you to easily identify and remember their calls. Combining illustrations of common and rare birds with fascinating facts and whimsical descriptions of their calls, this book is full of humor and charm. From space lasers to cheeseburgers, Bird Talk introduces you to the weird and wonderful world of bird songs. Review Citations:
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Author: Rowland, Becca
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2025-06-24
BISAC: Nature / Animals / Birds|Humor / Topic / Animals|Nature / Ecology|Nature / Birdwatching Guides
Subjects: Birds|Vocalization|Birdsongs
Weight: 0.8 lbs
ISBN: 9781635869231
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9781635869231
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