{"product_id":"9781400043866","title":"The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eF\u003cb\u003erom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best selling author of the peerless bird identification guide \u003ci\u003eThe Sibley Guide to Birds,\u003c\/i\u003e a landmark exploration of how birds live and what they do. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to enhance the birding experience and to enrich the popular study of North American birds, \u003ci\u003eThe Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior \u003c\/i\u003ecombines more than 795 of Sibley's beautiful full-color illustrations with authoritative text by 48 expert birders and biologists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroductory essays outline the principles of avian evolution, life cycle, body structure, flight dynamics, and more. The 80 family-by-family chapters describe the amazing range of behavior dictated by birds’ biology and environment. Among the subjects covered and illustrated are:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—molts and plumages\u003cbr\u003e —habitats\u003cbr\u003e —food and foraging\u003cbr\u003e —vocalizations and displays\u003cbr\u003e —courtship and breeding\u003cbr\u003e —rearing of young\u003cbr\u003e —migration and movements\u003cbr\u003e —scientific groupings\u003cbr\u003e —introduced species\u003cbr\u003e —accidental species \u003cbr\u003e —anatomy\u003cbr\u003e —flight patterns \u003cbr\u003e —nests and eggs\u003cbr\u003e —conservation\u003cbr\u003e —global distribution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccessibly written, superbly designed and organized, and brilliantly illustrated, \u003ci\u003eThe Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable source of information on the avian life around us.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049643262192,"sku":"9781400043866","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400043866_p0.jpg?v=1763712339","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400043866","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}