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A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching

Audiobook
Nonfiction: Self-Help
Unabridged   7.5 hour(s)
Publication date: 11/22/2022

A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching

Getting to Know the World's Most Misunderstood Bird

Available from major retailers or BUY FROM AMAZON
Digital Download ISBN:9781696609821

Summary

Fact: Pigeons are amazing, and until recently, humans adored them. We've kept them as pets, held pigeon beauty contests, raced them, used them to carry messages over battlefields, harvested their poop to fertilize our crops—and cooked them in gourmet dishes. Now, with A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching, listeners can rediscover the wonder.

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Product Description

Part field guide, part history, part ornithology primer, and altogether fun.

Fact: Pigeons are amazing, and until recently, humans adored them. We've kept them as pets, held pigeon beauty contests, raced them, used them to carry messages over battlefields, harvested their poop to fertilize our crops—and cooked them in gourmet dishes. Now, with A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching, listeners can rediscover the wonder. Equal parts field guide and quirky history, it covers behavior: Why they coo; how they flock; how they preen, kiss, and mate (monogamously); and how they raise their young (on chunky pigeon milk). Anatomy and identification, from Birmingham Roller to the American Giant Runt to the Scandaroon. Birder issues, like what to do if you find a baby pigeon stranded in the park. And our lively shared story together, including all the things we've taught them—Ping-Pong, for example. "Rats with wings?" Think again.

Pigeons coo, peck and nest all over the world, yet most of us treat them with indifference or disdain. So Rosemary Mosco, a bird-lover, science communicator, writer, and cartoonist, is here to give the pigeon's image a makeover, and to help every town- and city-dweller get closer to nature by discovering the joys of birding through pigeon-watching.

Reviews/Praise

"It’s safe to say that you’ll never look at the humble pigeon the same way again after hearing this fun and fascinating audiobook. Mosco is unmistakably fond of her subjects, and Janet Metzger reflects that in her informative narration." —AudioFile

"Narrator Metzger brings a delightful performance in this audio guide to the fascinating world of pigeons. This audiobook on ornithology is a combination of a field guide, a clever history, and a selection of fun facts." —Booklist

Author Bio

Rosemary Mosco is a science communicator, acclaimed cartoonist, and speaker on all things bird. She's the creator of the webcomic Bird and Moon and has authored many science books for young people, including coauthoring the bestselling Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid.