"Can birds smell?" "Is this the same cardinal that was at my feeder last year?" "Do robins 'hear' worms?" In What It's Like to Be a Bird, David Sibley answers the most frequently asked questions about the birds we see most often. This special, large-format volume is geared as much to nonbirders as it is to the out-and-out obsessed, covering more than two hundred species and inc...
"Can birds smell?" "Is this the same cardinal that was at my feeder last year?" "Do robins 'hear' worms?" In What It's Like to Be a Bird, David Sibley answers the most frequently asked questions about the birds we see most often. This special, large-format volume is geared as much to nonbirders as it is to the out-and-out obsessed, covering more than two hundred species and including more than 330 new illustrations by the author. While its focus is on familiar backyard birds--blue jays, nuthatches, chickadees--it also examines certain species that can be fairly easily observed, such as the seashore-dwelling Atlantic puffin. David Sibley's exacting artwork and wide-ranging expertise bring observed behaviors vividly to life. (For most species, the primary illustration is reproduced life-sized.) And while the text is aimed at adults--including fascinating new scientific research on the myriad ways birds have adapted to environmental changes--it is nontechnical, making it the perfect occasion for parents and grandparents to share their love of birds with young children, who will delight in the big, full-color illustrations of birds in action. Unlike any other book he has written, What It's Like to Be a Bird is poised to bring a whole new audience to David Sibley's world of birds.
DAVID ALLEN SIBLEY is the author and illustrator of the series of successful guides to nature that bear his name, including The Sibley Guide to Birds. He has contributed to Smithsonian, Science, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Birding, BirdWatching, North American Birds, and The New York Times. He is a recipient of the Roger Tory Peterson Award for Promoting the Cause of Bir...
DAVID ALLEN SIBLEY is the author and illustrator of the series of successful guides to nature that bear his name, including The Sibley Guide to Birds. He has contributed to Smithsonian, Science, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Birding, BirdWatching, North American Birds, and The New York Times. He is a recipient of the Roger Tory Peterson Award for Promoting the Cause of Birding from the American Birding Association and the Linnaean Society of New York's Eisenmann Medal. He lives and birds in Massachusetts.
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“本能”并不是盲目服从，它是精细又微妙的，能够让鸟类灵活变通并因地制宜。在这本书的创作过程中，我逐渐意识到本能一定是通过某些内心的情感或者感受来激发鸟类行为的，例如满足感、焦虑感、自豪感等。我知道这样的说法十分拟人化，但是除此之外，我们该如何解释鸟类每天做出的复杂决策呢？比如说，在觅食和规避风险、减少能量消耗等互相冲突的需求之间，它们是如何找到平衡点的呢？
本能为鸟类提供了建议和指引，而鸟类则会根据自己获知的所有信息做出判断和决定。人类与鸟类的不同之处在于，我们可以用语言和文字来描述上述那些感受，但抛开语言的表达，这些感受本质上都是内心的情感，这也是为什么我们常常会用“内心深处的涌动”这样的词句来形容它们。
这本书讲述的是身为一只鸟是怎样的体验，倘若想要清晰地解释这些，最好的方式就是与身为人类的体验直接进行比较。在查找资料和写作的过程中，我无数次惊讶于人类和鸟类的诸多共通之处，但是同时也诧异于彼此之间有多么不同。我希望这本书能够让读者获得一些知识和启发，从而更积极地观察与记录自然世界的方方面面，并且更深入地了解、欣赏和赞美鸟类以及我们共同赖以生存的星球。
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戴维・艾伦・西布利
美国马萨诸塞州，迪尔菲尔德 (查看原文)
之前看过戴维·艾伦·西布利（David Allen Sibley）的《西布利观鸟指南》，薄薄的一册，没有任何废话。受益匪浅。没有长时间的深入观察研究，是不可能输出这么全面且通俗易懂的鸟类常识。原来，戴维·艾伦·西布利的父亲雷德·西布利（Fred Sibley）就是耶鲁大学的著名鸟类学家...
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0 有用 是哦哦啊 2025-01-20 11:07:43 美国
虽然很多fun facts之前都已经知道了，但也读到了不少新的内容！ Sibley真的很会画鸟
2 有用 M 2023-02-25 11:35:18 新加坡
真的是超级棒的coffee table book! 介绍的每一种鸟类都充满造物惊奇。第一次知道老鹰的眼睛有多个fovea，翠鸟可以在移动身体的时候保持头部稳定，heron和crane的最直观的区别是飞翔的时候脖子是否折叠成s形，falcon可以接着地表升腾的热气流盘旋而上……又回到了小时候的博物学家模式🔭，好奇又兴奋。 之后退休了做个bird guide也不错！哈哈哈哈。期待未来去Borneo观鸟... 真的是超级棒的coffee table book! 介绍的每一种鸟类都充满造物惊奇。第一次知道老鹰的眼睛有多个fovea，翠鸟可以在移动身体的时候保持头部稳定，heron和crane的最直观的区别是飞翔的时候脖子是否折叠成s形，falcon可以接着地表升腾的热气流盘旋而上……又回到了小时候的博物学家模式🔭，好奇又兴奋。 之后退休了做个bird guide也不错！哈哈哈哈。期待未来去Borneo观鸟！ (展开)
3 有用 M. 2021-07-04 23:27:54
大开眼界 简直了 每一页都能wow一下那种……造物主的设计之精巧，浑身缺陷的人类啊何以盲目自大啊
1 有用 暫時的和永久的 2021-06-04 22:04:48
可视化做的不错，有些分析图以一种微妙的方式结合了解剖学，我觉得很色。
3 有用 椒盐豆豉 2021-03-26 03:14:07
全书清新简洁又传神的手绘图解鸟类相关知识，由每页左边真实大小立绘和右页相关亦或通用的小知识和图解的结构特别好，从外观、生理构造、习性、鸟与人的关系等多个方面介绍北美各种常见鸟类的吃喝玩乐衣食住行。四星半推荐