02993nam 2200709 a 450 991096759810332120200520144314.09786613589477978128049424612804942479781400843152140084315410.1515/9781400843152(CKB)2670000000174698(EBL)887202(OCoLC)817078210(SSID)ssj0000687420(PQKBManifestationID)11930723(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000687420(PQKBWorkID)10733414(PQKB)10763329(OCoLC)794489163(OCoLC)1085608854(MdBmJHUP)muse41471(DE-B1597)447641(OCoLC)1054879805(OCoLC)979780266(DE-B1597)9781400843152(MiAaPQ)EBC887202(Perlego)3562766(EXLCZ)99267000000017469820120419h20122009 uy 0engur||#||||||||txtccrThe beauty of birds /Jeremy MynottPrinceton Shorts ed.Princeton Princeton University Press2012, c20091 online resource (43 p.)Princeton Shorts"A Princeton Shorts selection from Birdscapes : Birds in our Imagination and Experience."Includes bibliographical references.Front matter --Beauty and the Beholder --Acknowledgements and Permissions --About the Author --Related TitlesSpring returns and with it the birds. But it also brings throngs of birders who emerge, binoculars in hand, to catch a glimpse of a rare or previously unseen species or to simply lay eyes on a particularly fine specimen of a familiar type. In a delightful meditation that unexpectedly ranges from the Volga Delta to Central Park and from Charles Dickens's Hard Times to a 1940's London burlesque show, Jeremy Mynott ponders what makes birds so beautiful and alluring to so many people. Princeton Shorts are brief selections taken from influential Princeton University Press books and produced exclusively in ebook format. Providing unmatched insight into important contemporary issues or timeless passages from classic works of the past, Princeton Shorts enable you to be an instant expert in a world where information is everywhere but quality is at a premium.Princeton ShortsBird watchingBirdsPsychological aspectsHuman-animal relationshipsBird watching.BirdsPsychological aspects.Human-animal relationships.598Mynott Jeremy1806628MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910967598103321The beauty of birds4355909UNINA