From the tropical rainforests of eastern Australia and the remote woodlands of northern Japan, to the rolling hills of lower Austria and the islands of Alaska’s Kachemak Bay, Ackerman homes in on the odd ducks-and herons, and warblers, and vultures-whose novel behaviors reveal the striking cleverness and ingenuity to be found in the avian world. In addition to the latest science, The Bird Way draws from Ackerman’s personal field observations and birdwatching around the world. We meet birds that give each other gifts and birds that steal, birds that dance and drum, birds that paint their nests or paint themselves, birds that make tools, birds that build walls of sound to keep out intruders, and birds that summon playmates with a special call-which may hold the secret to our own penchant for playfulness and the evolution of human laughter.

In gliding prose, Ackerman takes us on a tour of the latest science on bird talk, work, play, love, and parenting. This event will be free and open to the public.Ībout the book: In The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think, Jennifer Ackerman offers a brilliant distillation of all the latest findings, opening up a new window on the bird way of life that radically shifts our understanding of the feathered friends who share our planet. Join us for a multimedia book talk with New York Times-bestselling author Jennifer Ackerman, who will be speaking about her new book, The Bird Way. For more information about how to order, visit our Contact page.

'There is the mammal way and there is the bird way. Please consider purchasing a copy of The Bird Way from the shop to support the author. From the New York Times best-selling author of The Genius of Birds, a radical investigation into the bird way of being, and the recent scientific research that is dramatically shifting our understanding of birds - how they live and how they think.

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