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Be an eyewitness to the breathtaking moment when a chick hatches from its egg, the growth of young birds in their nest, and how birds camouflage themselves, fly, hunt, and feed. See inside a nest of baby blue tits during their first few days of life. Find out why wings are different shapes and sizes. Discover which are the world's biggest, smallest, fastest, and slowest birds.
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Overview

Be an eyewitness to the breathtaking moment when a chick hatches from its egg, the growth of young birds in their nest, and how birds camouflage themselves, fly, hunt, and feed. See inside a nest of baby blue tits during their first few days of life. Find out why wings are different shapes and sizes. Discover which are the world's biggest, smallest, fastest, and slowest birds.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780756637682
  • Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.
  • Publication date: 5/5/2008
  • Pages: 72
  • Sales rank: 233,409
  • Age range: 8 - 17 Years
  • Series: DK Eyewitness Books Series
  • Product dimensions: 8.78 (w) x 11.36 (h) x 0.52 (d)

Table of Contents

From dinosaur to bird 6
Birds as animals 8
The wing 10
Maneuverability and fast takeoff 12
Speed and endurance 14
Soaring, gliding, and hovering 16
Tails 18
The structure of feathers 20
Feathers 22
Wing feathers 24
Body, down, and tail feathers 26
Courtship 28
Camouflage 30
Feet and tracks 32
The senses 34
Beaks 36
Plant and insect eaters 38
Hunters, fishers, and all-arounders 40
Pellets 42
Making a nest 44
Cup nests 46
Unusual nests 48
Eggs of waterbirds and waders 50
Eggs of land birds 52
Extraordinary eggs 54
Hatching 56
Growing up 58
Attracting birds 60
Watching birds 62
Did you know? 64
Identifying birds 66
Find out more 68
Glossary 70
Index 72
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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 1, 2012

    A Beautiful Book

    Thoroughly done and appealing to all ages, this book is full of wonderful illustrations and fascinating facts about birds, feathers, nests. I ordered it for a 10-year-old boy. He and his whole family approved. I highly recommend this book.

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