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A hilarious, informative, and vibrantly illustrated guide to 101 bird songs that sound surprisingly familiar. Have you ever gone for a walk in the woods and wondered what bird was making a sound like a siren going off, or somebody revving a chainsaw engine-or sneezing? Do you hear birds every day, in the park or your neighborhood, but never know quite what you are listening to? Birds are singing all around us, and author and illustrator Becca Rowland, aka Girl in White Glasses, connects the dots between their songs and the birds who make them, helping you to easily identify and remember their…mehr
A hilarious, informative, and vibrantly illustrated guide to 101 bird songs that sound surprisingly familiar. Have you ever gone for a walk in the woods and wondered what bird was making a sound like a siren going off, or somebody revving a chainsaw engine-or sneezing? Do you hear birds every day, in the park or your neighborhood, but never know quite what you are listening to? Birds are singing all around us, and author and illustrator Becca Rowland, aka Girl in White Glasses, connects the dots between their songs and the birds who make them, helping you to easily identify and remember their calls. Combining illustrations of 101 birds from around the world-from the common to the rare-with fascinating facts and memorable and whimsical descriptions of their calls, this book is full of humor and charm. From space lasers to cheeseburgers, Bird Talk introduces you to the weird and wonderful world of bird songs.
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Autorenporträt
Becca Rowland, an artist and writer from Nova Scotia, Canada, draws inspiration from her mum's knack for identifying birds by their sounds. Having explored all seven continents and lived on four, Rowland's art reflects her fascination with the diverse birds she has seen worldwide. Find her on Instagram and TikTok: @girlinwhiteglasses.
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Flight Plan: Table of Contents
Part 1: Some of Your Basic Birds These birds aren’t boring, even if some are called common. They are birds you’ve seen, you’ve heard, you would recognize them in a children’s puzzle book, maybe you would guess their name in a Sunday crossword. Okay not Sunday, let’s go with a Tuesday crossword, but you’ll do it in pen!
Great blue heron Northern Cardinal Great-tailed grackle Common grackle Fish crow American robin Blue jay American white pelican American crow Common raven Raven vs. Crow
Part 2: It Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means: birds with suggestive names As the way with language, words evolve over time. The birds here have ended up with suggestive names but that wasn’t their original intention. Nuthatches like nuts but none have been observed incubating any. There are several birds named tits which of course relate to the little chirps they sing and not their teats. You see, birds don’t have any.
Gang-gang cockatoo Yellow rail Red-breasted nuthatch Coal tit Tufted titmouse Eurasian blue tit Great tit Long tailed tit Blue-footed booby Black-capped chickadee Seven kinds of chickadees
Part 3: Scavengers and Predators Everything needs to eat, from the most microscopic bacteria to the top of the food chain. Some of these birds are the apex predators of their own chains and only fight each other, the elements, or us. The scavengers of the bird world like buzzards, condors, and vultures, clean up the mess, found in the elements, made by each other, and us.
American kestrel Turkey vulture Black vulture Shoebill stork Little penguin Red-tailed hawk Bald eagle Birds of prey
Have You Got a Towel?: birds who love the water Some birds live their whole lives by or on water, from wading birds on beaches, to ducks on a pond, to famously the albatross who chooses to live most of their whole life at sea. Mind you not in flight the whole time, birds can float. Other birds prefer their water in an auditory manner and can sound like water dripping in an elaborate ruse to fool their friends into thinking they’ve left the tap on.
Part 4: Who? I Think You Mean Whom: let’s talk about owls Collective nouns (which are more poetic than useful) state that a group of owls is a parliament. Clearly, we have leaned into the wise old owl trope with this decision, but since owls are known for being solitary and clearly terrible at governmental policies, it’s an odd choice. I mean, they’ve never even passed a law, let alone had a successful vote.
Barn owl Tawny owl Snowy owl Long-eared owl African wood owl Burrowing owl Barred owl Northern saw-whet owl Western screech owl Eastern screech owl Owls: not just for fantasy novels
Part 5: Ha Ha! Fooled You Again: birds that sound like other animals Does a bird that sounds like a cat, sound as sweet? Not all birds are melodic songbirds serenading us with their music as they fetch our ribbons and thread in the fairytale that we very much do not live in. A few birds, however, do incredible impressions of other animals with their songs and calls. What is their end game? Are they taking their show on the road? Are they luring us into the woods hoping we have kibble? Maybe keep some in your pocket, just in case.
African penguin Barking owl American bittern Green catbird Canada Jay Little owl Canada goose Gray catbird Your Bird Zodiac
Part 6: Not From Around These Parts: birds not from North America Now ‘these parts’ entirely depend on the parts of which you happen to be in. Maybe like birds you move around a lot depending on snacking opportunities, maybe also like birds you stay in one place because you’ve gotten the couch cushion just right. For those in North America, these birds you may never see, some you may never have heard of, admittedly some you might have to look up how to pronounce.
Cape sparrow Kōkako Common cuckoo Morepork/ruru African gray hornbill Bell miner Purple-backed fairywren White-browed coucal Australian king parrot Korimako We owe pigeons an apology
Part 7: Human Is as Human Does: birds that sound like us We humans like to think we are the greatest thing on the planet since avocado on toast, and often transfer our own mannerisms and qualities onto the animal kingdom. We see faces in things that are not faces like the man in the moon, or that wall outlet with a surprised expression. Bird sounds get equated to human-made noises as well, to make sense of them, to remember them, or because they make us giggle. Many birds sound similar to people laughing, like some species of woodpeckers, gulls, or ducks. Rest assured, they are laughing at us, not with us.
Dusky grouse Resplendent quetzal Brown-headed nuthatch Ovenbird Eastern Whip-poor-will Kookaburra Peacock Common potoo California quail Northern bobwhite Eastern whipbird Eggs: every bird starts somewhere
Part 8: Come Here Often?: birds that travel and those that don’t The range of birds in the world is vast, as are their qualities and behaviors. Some live their whole lives a few short miles from where they hatched. Some rack up more frequent flyer miles than a whole squad of flight attendants. The desire to move and where seems out of their control as if they all get a return ticket one day in the mail and an eviction letter the next. If they catch a bug in the air while migrating, is that an in-flight meal? And is it extra? At least there’s no baggage fee.
Upland sandpiper Whooping crane Sandhill crane Snowy egret Northern flicker Yellow-bellied sapsucker Gray flycatcher Killdeer Comb-crested jacana Willow ptarmigan Atlantic puffin European Starling Gunnison Sage-grouse Migration: should I stay or should I go
Part 9: Cacophony, Commotion, and Clarity: birds with unique sounds Ah, the sereneness of being alone in your thoughts on a crisp sunny day, the window slightly ajar, as the curtains waft in the fragrant breeze. Only to be acutely aware of the volume, pitch, and otherworldly sounds coming from the birds outside. Either eerie, alarming, or simply noisy, birds are masters at getting the attention of each other, and of us.
Common loon Mourning dove Australian magpie Purple martin Rock wren Rhinoceros auklet White-throated sparrow Bobolink Swainson’s thrush White bellbird Northern mockingbird Can you keep it down: loud birds
Part 1: Some of Your Basic Birds These birds aren’t boring, even if some are called common. They are birds you’ve seen, you’ve heard, you would recognize them in a children’s puzzle book, maybe you would guess their name in a Sunday crossword. Okay not Sunday, let’s go with a Tuesday crossword, but you’ll do it in pen!
Great blue heron Northern Cardinal Great-tailed grackle Common grackle Fish crow American robin Blue jay American white pelican American crow Common raven Raven vs. Crow
Part 2: It Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means: birds with suggestive names As the way with language, words evolve over time. The birds here have ended up with suggestive names but that wasn’t their original intention. Nuthatches like nuts but none have been observed incubating any. There are several birds named tits which of course relate to the little chirps they sing and not their teats. You see, birds don’t have any.
Gang-gang cockatoo Yellow rail Red-breasted nuthatch Coal tit Tufted titmouse Eurasian blue tit Great tit Long tailed tit Blue-footed booby Black-capped chickadee Seven kinds of chickadees
Part 3: Scavengers and Predators Everything needs to eat, from the most microscopic bacteria to the top of the food chain. Some of these birds are the apex predators of their own chains and only fight each other, the elements, or us. The scavengers of the bird world like buzzards, condors, and vultures, clean up the mess, found in the elements, made by each other, and us.
American kestrel Turkey vulture Black vulture Shoebill stork Little penguin Red-tailed hawk Bald eagle Birds of prey
Have You Got a Towel?: birds who love the water Some birds live their whole lives by or on water, from wading birds on beaches, to ducks on a pond, to famously the albatross who chooses to live most of their whole life at sea. Mind you not in flight the whole time, birds can float. Other birds prefer their water in an auditory manner and can sound like water dripping in an elaborate ruse to fool their friends into thinking they’ve left the tap on.
Part 4: Who? I Think You Mean Whom: let’s talk about owls Collective nouns (which are more poetic than useful) state that a group of owls is a parliament. Clearly, we have leaned into the wise old owl trope with this decision, but since owls are known for being solitary and clearly terrible at governmental policies, it’s an odd choice. I mean, they’ve never even passed a law, let alone had a successful vote.
Barn owl Tawny owl Snowy owl Long-eared owl African wood owl Burrowing owl Barred owl Northern saw-whet owl Western screech owl Eastern screech owl Owls: not just for fantasy novels
Part 5: Ha Ha! Fooled You Again: birds that sound like other animals Does a bird that sounds like a cat, sound as sweet? Not all birds are melodic songbirds serenading us with their music as they fetch our ribbons and thread in the fairytale that we very much do not live in. A few birds, however, do incredible impressions of other animals with their songs and calls. What is their end game? Are they taking their show on the road? Are they luring us into the woods hoping we have kibble? Maybe keep some in your pocket, just in case.
African penguin Barking owl American bittern Green catbird Canada Jay Little owl Canada goose Gray catbird Your Bird Zodiac
Part 6: Not From Around These Parts: birds not from North America Now ‘these parts’ entirely depend on the parts of which you happen to be in. Maybe like birds you move around a lot depending on snacking opportunities, maybe also like birds you stay in one place because you’ve gotten the couch cushion just right. For those in North America, these birds you may never see, some you may never have heard of, admittedly some you might have to look up how to pronounce.
Cape sparrow Kōkako Common cuckoo Morepork/ruru African gray hornbill Bell miner Purple-backed fairywren White-browed coucal Australian king parrot Korimako We owe pigeons an apology
Part 7: Human Is as Human Does: birds that sound like us We humans like to think we are the greatest thing on the planet since avocado on toast, and often transfer our own mannerisms and qualities onto the animal kingdom. We see faces in things that are not faces like the man in the moon, or that wall outlet with a surprised expression. Bird sounds get equated to human-made noises as well, to make sense of them, to remember them, or because they make us giggle. Many birds sound similar to people laughing, like some species of woodpeckers, gulls, or ducks. Rest assured, they are laughing at us, not with us.
Dusky grouse Resplendent quetzal Brown-headed nuthatch Ovenbird Eastern Whip-poor-will Kookaburra Peacock Common potoo California quail Northern bobwhite Eastern whipbird Eggs: every bird starts somewhere
Part 8: Come Here Often?: birds that travel and those that don’t The range of birds in the world is vast, as are their qualities and behaviors. Some live their whole lives a few short miles from where they hatched. Some rack up more frequent flyer miles than a whole squad of flight attendants. The desire to move and where seems out of their control as if they all get a return ticket one day in the mail and an eviction letter the next. If they catch a bug in the air while migrating, is that an in-flight meal? And is it extra? At least there’s no baggage fee.
Upland sandpiper Whooping crane Sandhill crane Snowy egret Northern flicker Yellow-bellied sapsucker Gray flycatcher Killdeer Comb-crested jacana Willow ptarmigan Atlantic puffin European Starling Gunnison Sage-grouse Migration: should I stay or should I go
Part 9: Cacophony, Commotion, and Clarity: birds with unique sounds Ah, the sereneness of being alone in your thoughts on a crisp sunny day, the window slightly ajar, as the curtains waft in the fragrant breeze. Only to be acutely aware of the volume, pitch, and otherworldly sounds coming from the birds outside. Either eerie, alarming, or simply noisy, birds are masters at getting the attention of each other, and of us.
Common loon Mourning dove Australian magpie Purple martin Rock wren Rhinoceros auklet White-throated sparrow Bobolink Swainson’s thrush White bellbird Northern mockingbird Can you keep it down: loud birds
Index: List of 101 birds
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