From the Book - First edition.
Part I. What birds tell us about the natural world
Birds: the dinosaurs that made it
Hummingbirds: the magic of flight
Canaries and black-backed woodpeckers: birds as flying sentinels
A murmuring of birds: the extraordinary design of the flock
Part II. The gifts of birds
From egg to table part one: the chicken
From egg to table part two: wild birds
Part III. Discovering ourselves through birds
The surprisingly astute minds of ravens and crows
The secret language of birds
The bee-eaters: a modern family
Extreme physiologies: birds, the ultimate athletes
Part IV. Birds and the hope for a better future
Nature's hired men: putting birds to work
The city bird: from sidewalk to sky
The transformational power of birds
Epilogue: The future of birds.
