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The Genius of Birds The Genius of Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 357 times as birds)
avg rating 4.04 — 13,133 ratings — published 2016
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H is for Hawk H is for Hawk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 266 times as birds)
avg rating 3.74 — 79,375 ratings — published 2014
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The Backyard Bird Chronicles The Backyard Bird Chronicles (Flexibound)
by (shelved 191 times as birds)
avg rating 4.01 — 13,394 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 176 times as birds)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,013 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 161 times as birds)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,672 ratings — published 2014
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Mind of the Raven Mind of the Raven (Paperback)
by (shelved 155 times as birds)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,130 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 4.00 — 5,660 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 147 times as birds)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,639 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 132 times as birds)
avg rating 4.42 — 2,408 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 122 times as birds)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,468 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 116 times as birds)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,794 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 116 times as birds)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,196 ratings — published 2017
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The Sibley Guide to Birds The Sibley Guide to Birds (Paperback)
by (shelved 116 times as birds)
avg rating 4.70 — 2,564 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 113 times as birds)
avg rating 4.19 — 6,111 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 113 times as birds)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,634 ratings — published 2012
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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 — 34,009 ratings — published 2018
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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 108 times as birds)
avg rating 4.23 — 6,339 ratings — published 2023
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Mel Fell Mel Fell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 107 times as birds)
avg rating 4.47 — 3,329 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 107 times as birds)
avg rating 4.20 — 2,063 ratings — published 2021
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Birds Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 107 times as birds)
avg rating 3.96 — 2,408 ratings — published 2009
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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 94 times as birds)
avg rating 4.42 — 2,542 ratings — published 1983
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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 93 times as birds)
avg rating 4.10 — 12,515 ratings — published 2008
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Vesper Flights Vesper Flights (Hardcover)
by (shelved 90 times as birds)
avg rating 4.09 — 8,097 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 86 times as birds)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,019 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 86 times as birds)
avg rating 4.33 — 103,748 ratings — published 2003
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Sibley's Birding Basics (Sibley Guides) Sibley's Birding Basics (Sibley Guides)
by (shelved 84 times as birds)
avg rating 4.25 — 990 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 83 times as birds)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,137 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 83 times as birds)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,629 ratings — published 2012
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Mozart's Starling Mozart's Starling (ebook)
by (shelved 80 times as birds)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,481 ratings — published 2017
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The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior (Hardcover)
by (shelved 80 times as birds)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,156 ratings — published 2001
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Hooray for Birds! Hooray for Birds! (Hardcover)
by (shelved 79 times as birds)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,009 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 5,938 ratings — published 2018
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Telephone Telephone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as birds)
avg rating 3.73 — 2,266 ratings — published 2014
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The Peregrine The Peregrine (Paperback)
by (shelved 76 times as birds)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,673 ratings — published 1967
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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 — 946 ratings — published 1995
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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 72 times as birds)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,300 ratings — published 2021
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Owl Babies Owl Babies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as birds)
avg rating 4.21 — 17,653 ratings — published 1992
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Froodle Froodle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as birds)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,386 ratings — published 2014
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Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds Rare Encounters with Ordinary Birds (Paperback)
by (shelved 71 times as birds)
avg rating 4.16 — 560 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 70 times as birds)
avg rating 4.17 — 9,837 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 70 times as birds)
avg rating 3.76 — 787 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 — 3,458 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 67 times as birds)
avg rating 4.01 — 5,157 ratings — published 2019
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The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 66 times as birds)
avg rating 4.45 — 667 ratings — published 2012
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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 — 2,685 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 4.01 — 847 ratings — published 2014
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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 — 4,332 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 — 1,022 ratings — published 2014
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Catherynne M. Valente
“And if they thought her aimless, if they thought her a bit mad, let them. It meant they left her alone. Marya was not aimless, anyway. She was thinking.”
Catherynne M. Valente, Deathless

Neil Gaiman
“You'll think this is a bit silly, but I'm a bit--well, I have a thing about birds."
"What, a phobia?"
"Sort of."
"Well, that's the common term for an irrational fear of birds."
"What do they call a rational fear of birds, then?”
Neil Gaiman, Anansi Boys

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