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The Genius of Birds The Genius of Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 359 times as birds)
avg rating 4.05 — 13,266 ratings — published 2016
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H is for Hawk H is for Hawk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 269 times as birds)
avg rating 3.74 — 79,784 ratings — published 2014
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The Backyard Bird Chronicles The Backyard Bird Chronicles (Flexibound)
by (shelved 205 times as birds)
avg rating 4.02 — 13,942 ratings — published 2024
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The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think (Hardcover)
by (shelved 178 times as birds)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,055 ratings — published 2020
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The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human The Thing with Feathers: The Surprising Lives of Birds and What They Reveal About Being Human (Hardcover)
by (shelved 163 times as birds)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,690 ratings — published 2014
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Mind of the Raven Mind of the Raven (Paperback)
by (shelved 156 times as birds)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,164 ratings — published 1994
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The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession (Paperback)
by (shelved 152 times as birds)
avg rating 4.01 — 5,702 ratings — published 2003
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Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme Birder (Paperback)
by (shelved 146 times as birds)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,662 ratings — published 1997
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What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing—What Birds Are Doing, and Why What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing—What Birds Are Doing, and Why (Hardcover)
by (shelved 134 times as birds)
avg rating 4.42 — 2,429 ratings — published 2020
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What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 125 times as birds)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,636 ratings — published 2023
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A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey (Hardcover)
by (shelved 118 times as birds)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,831 ratings — published 2021
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Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World Birding Without Borders: An Obsession, a Quest, and the Biggest Year in the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 117 times as birds)
avg rating 4.28 — 2,227 ratings — published 2017
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The Sibley Guide to Birds The Sibley Guide to Birds (Paperback)
by (shelved 117 times as birds)
avg rating 4.70 — 2,570 ratings — published 2000
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Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as birds)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,146 ratings — published 2020
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What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 115 times as birds)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,646 ratings — published 2012
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Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World Better Living Through Birding: Notes from a Black Man in the Natural World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 114 times as birds)
avg rating 4.23 — 6,441 ratings — published 2023
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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 112 times as birds)
avg rating 4.01 — 34,412 ratings — published 2018
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Mel Fell Mel Fell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 108 times as birds)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,370 ratings — published 2021
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A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 108 times as birds)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,087 ratings — published 2021
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Birds Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 107 times as birds)
avg rating 3.96 — 2,409 ratings — published 2009
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Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl (Hardcover)
by (shelved 94 times as birds)
avg rating 4.10 — 12,558 ratings — published 2008
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America (Paperback)
by (shelved 93 times as birds)
avg rating 4.43 — 2,548 ratings — published 1983
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Vesper Flights Vesper Flights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 92 times as birds)
avg rating 4.09 — 8,145 ratings — published 2020
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Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as birds)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,037 ratings — published 2012
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Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 87 times as birds)
avg rating 4.33 — 104,089 ratings — published 2003
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Sibley's Birding Basics (Sibley Guides) Sibley's Birding Basics (Sibley Guides)
by (shelved 85 times as birds)
avg rating 4.25 — 994 ratings — published 2002
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One Wild Bird At A Time: Portraits of Individual Lives One Wild Bird At A Time: Portraits of Individual Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 82 times as birds)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,142 ratings — published 2016
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Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird (Hardcover)
by (shelved 82 times as birds)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,632 ratings — published 2012
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Mozart's Starling Mozart's Starling (ebook)
by (shelved 81 times as birds)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,509 ratings — published 2017
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Hooray for Birds! Hooray for Birds! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as birds)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,014 ratings — published 2017
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Telephone Telephone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as birds)
avg rating 3.73 — 2,271 ratings — published 2014
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The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as birds)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,157 ratings — published 2001
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The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as birds)
avg rating 4.04 — 5,974 ratings — published 2018
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The Peregrine The Peregrine (Paperback)
by (shelved 77 times as birds)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,743 ratings — published 1967
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The Hummingbirds' Gift: Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings The Hummingbirds' Gift: Wonder, Beauty, and Renewal on Wings (Hardcover)
by (shelved 73 times as birds)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,349 ratings — published 2021
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Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as birds)
avg rating 4.12 — 951 ratings — published 1995
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Owl Babies Owl Babies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as birds)
avg rating 4.21 — 17,714 ratings — published 1992
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Froodle Froodle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as birds)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,390 ratings — published 2014
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Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds: A Bird Book for Adults Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds: A Bird Book for Adults (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as birds)
avg rating 4.16 — 562 ratings — published 2001
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The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as birds)
avg rating 4.17 — 9,864 ratings — published 1994
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The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany (Hardcover)
by (shelved 69 times as birds)
avg rating 3.77 — 790 ratings — published 2005
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Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation Birds Art Life: A Year of Observation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 68 times as birds)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,480 ratings — published 2017
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The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America (Paperback)
by (shelved 68 times as birds)
avg rating 4.00 — 5,236 ratings — published 2019
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Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness Crow Planet: Essential Wisdom from the Urban Wilderness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as birds)
avg rating 3.75 — 2,715 ratings — published 2009
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Have You Heard the Nesting Bird? Have You Heard the Nesting Bird? (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as birds)
avg rating 4.02 — 849 ratings — published 2014
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The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 65 times as birds)
avg rating 4.45 — 669 ratings — published 2012
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Grumpy Bird (Tankard Bird Picture Books) Grumpy Bird (Tankard Bird Picture Books)
by (shelved 65 times as birds)
avg rating 4.05 — 4,334 ratings — published 2007
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The Birds of Pandemonium: Life Among the Exotic & the Endangered The Birds of Pandemonium: Life Among the Exotic & the Endangered (Hardcover)
by (shelved 64 times as birds)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,027 ratings — published 2014
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Nikolai Gogol
“Two turtle doves will show thee
Where my cold ashes lie
And sadly murmuring tell thee
How in tears I did die”
Nikolai Gogol

George Carlin
“It was my uncle who taught me about the birds and the bees. He sat me down one day and said, 'Remember this, George, the birds fuck the bees.' Then he told me he once banged a girl so hard her freckles came off.”
George Carlin, Brain Droppings

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