Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation Proceedings of the Boston Society

Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History: Volume 42

From the mighty macaws to the diminutive pygmy parrots

He then focuses on the massive land-reclamation and canal-building projects of the twentieth century that ate away at the ancient oak scrub heartlands where the bird was abundant

The significant number of diverse birds that Darwin covered in his published works represents a most substantial ornithological contribution

Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation Proceedings of the Boston SocietyAs new hardcover, minor shelf wear. From award winning author and ornithologist Tim Birkhead, a sweeping history of the long and close relationship between birds and humans. Since the dawn of human history, birds have stirred our imagination, inspiring and challenging our ideas about science, faith, art, and philosophy. We have worshipped birds as gods, hunted them for sustenance, adorned ourselves with their feathers, studied their wings to engineer