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The Birds at My Table by Darryl Jones

The Birds at My Table

Why We Feed Wild Birds and Why It Matters

by Darryl Jones


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14 Hrs. 23 Min.

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Darryl Jones is fascinated by bird feeders. Not the containers supplying food to our winged friends, but the people who fill the containers.

Why do people do this? Jones asks in The Birds at My Table. Does the food even benefit the birds? What are the unintended consequences of providing additional food to our winged friends?

Jones takes us on a wild flight through the history of bird feeding. He pinpoints the highs and lows of the practice. And he ponders this odd but seriously popular form of interaction between humans and wild animals. Most important, he points out that we know very little about the impact of feeding birds despite millions of people doing it every day.

Unerringly, Jones digs at the deeper issues and questions, and he raises our awareness of the things we don't yet know and why we really should. Using the latest scientific findings, The Birds at My Table takes a global swoop from 30,000 feet down to the backyard bird feeder and pushes our understanding of the many aspects of bird feeding back up to new heights.

The book is published by Cornell University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

"An outstanding book. It is scholarly, meticulously researched, wide-ranging, and extremely thought-provoking." (Corella)

"An exceptional overview of both the science and art of intentional bird feeding throughout the world." (The Canadian Field-Naturalist)

"This book will be a benchmark..." (Jeff Karnicky, author of Scarlet Experiment: Birds and Humans in America)


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