A Fathers Lesson Didnt Fly Away I will never forget my father talking to me about our responsibility to protect nature from abuse. He would say that nature is one of Gods greatest teachers and that we would be humbled by its lessons. He said humanity must accept the invitation to listen to its beautiful voice and not attempt to rule over it! His lesson stuck with me. Yet I really have no idea why I decided to read the book Thing with Feathers. Maybe it was my surprise that it was reviewed by the Wall Street Journal. But I am sure glad that I did! A reviewer said: Beautiful and wise, funny and insightful, The Thing with Feathers is a gripping and enlightening journey into the lives of birds. Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As scientists come to understand more about the secrets of bird life, they are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself. The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of starlings, the deft artistry of bowerbirds, the extraordinary memories of nutcrackers, the lifelong loves of albatross, and other mysteries—revealing why birds do what they do, and offering a glimpse into our own nature. Noah Strycker is a birder and naturalist who has traveled the world in pursuit of his flighty subjects. Drawing deep from personal experience, cutting-edge science, and colorful history, he spins captivating stories about the birds in our midst and reveals the startlingly intimate coexistence of birds and humans. With humor, style, and grace, he shows how our view of the world is often, and remarkably, through the experience of birds.
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