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Rzecz o ptakach

Rzecz o ptakach

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  • Author：Noah Strycker
  • ISBN：8328706075
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Summary

Ptaki od zawsze fascynują człowieka。 Postrzegamy je przez pryzmat własnych uwarunkowań: umiejętności， ograniczeń i światopoglądu。 W tej książce zostały wyeksponowane ich szczególne zdolności lub zachowania i to w taki sposób， że trudno nie nabrać przekonania， iż nawet najpospolitsze z nich: sroka， kura domowa， gołąb pocztowy czy szpak odznaczają się czymś， co jest w stanie zadziwić człowieka。 Tańczą w rytm muzyki， rozpoznają własne odbicie w lustrze， rozróżniają ludzkie twarze， „opłakują” zmarłych pobratymców i tworzą istne dzieła sztuki。

Czy stwierdzenie， że ptaki wykazują zachowania analogiczne do ludzkich emocji， byłoby zbyt daleko idące？ Inteligencja， altruizm， samoświadomość， miłość。。。 Jak pisze autor: Badając ptaki， ostatecznie dowiadujemy się czegoś o nas samych。

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Reviews

shi ❦ ，

I've been fervently searching a book about birds with a very similar description to the one of this book。 I remember seeing it at a station book store and forgot about the title。 I can only remember that the cover was dark blue。either way， this seems very interesting （as a substitute？）。 if anyone knows of any similar book that has a dark blue （and I mean dark） do let me know :'） I've been fervently searching a book about birds with a very similar description to the one of this book。 I remember seeing it at a station book store and forgot about the title。 I can only remember that the cover was dark blue。either way， this seems very interesting （as a substitute？）。 if anyone knows of any similar book that has a dark blue （and I mean dark） do let me know :'） 。。。more

空 ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It has some interesting bits， but having read this after Jennifer Ackerman’s The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk， Work， Play， Parent， and Think， it didn’t quite leave the same good impression on me。 In Ackerman’s book I really felt that she loved birds， and here … I’m sure Strycker likes birds， but sometimes he writes almost gleefully （it feels） about the stupid things people used to do to animals before people were like， “Wait。 That ain’t right。”But also he has some really … 2015 comment It has some interesting bits， but having read this after Jennifer Ackerman’s The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk， Work， Play， Parent， and Think， it didn’t quite leave the same good impression on me。 In Ackerman’s book I really felt that she loved birds， and here … I’m sure Strycker likes birds， but sometimes he writes almost gleefully （it feels） about the stupid things people used to do to animals before people were like， “Wait。 That ain’t right。”But also he has some really … 2015 comments， I guess？ But I can’t give him a “he’s a product of his times” excuse， especially for comments like these:With their flashy black-and-white attire and bold habits， magpies have been familiar to humans for a very long time。 They were called simply “pies” or “pyes，” throughout much of English-language history。 The prefix was probably added sometime in the sixteenth century， “mag” being a nickname for “Margaret，” which was used as slang for anything feminine—in this case， perhaps because people perceived the birds as idle chatterboxes。 1。 Sauce？？2。 If no sauce then is this just your speculation？？3。 And your speculation includes “idle chatterboxes = females”？Yikes！ And of course men are nothing but strong and silentamirite● He was being snooty about a parrot dancing to the Backstreet Boys’ “Everybody （Backstreet’s Back）”。 He was like， “if OnLY thIS bIRd hAD MoRE TaSTEeeeee，” and I’m just like● Of all the stories he could have picked to close out the chikkim chapter， he picked the one where some capitalist scum was like， “I’ll ‘solve’ the problem by creating an idiot product，” instead of “what if we lobby/advocate for better environments/animal welfare？” Lastly， he listed his sources – I kinda doubt that’s the complete list – but it wasn’t a list so much as “I used these and also my super important anecdotes I’m a researcher uwu，” and also he didn’t specify which piece of data could be attributed to which source。----In conclusion:Nakakainis si Kuya。 Porque puti lang na lalaki e makapagpapalimbag na ng libro， kahit na duda ako na meron siyang opisyal na tungkuling may kinalaman sa mga ibon。 Hindi naman tungkulin ata ang “panonood ng bibon”。 Hindi ba libangan lang yon？ Pero syempre dahil puti siya （na lalaki） e babayaran siya para sa libangan niya， waw， galeng galeng naman。 。。。more

Carolyn ，

A good book for bird lovers！ Lots of great tales of bird behavior。 It’s a good mix of anecdotes from the author leading to clever studies to discover what birds do what they do and inferring why they do what they do。 These stories paint the picture of a clever， tender， curious species。 Also speaks to the concept of a “spark bird”， which meant from introspection into myself and why I became a birder！

toolie ，

Porzuciłam。 To kolejna książka o ptakach， przez którą nie przebrnęłam。 Ciężko słucha mi się o eksperymentach na ptakach， w których te zwierzęta giną。 I cóż z tego， że czegoś się o nich dowiadujemy？ Dużo bardziej wolę książki， w których autorzy po prostu obserwują zachowania zwierząt， nie ingerując w ich życie。 Porzuciłam。

Igor ，

Коротка і дуже читабельна книжка з цікавими історіями про птахів та повʼязані з ними наукові теорії。

Miguel Angel ，

not enough birb info

L。 Linley ，

i love birds

Beth ，

This is a great read， so many interesting facts about the life of birds and comparing their habits to human behavior。 Each chapter deals with different birds， including racing pigeons that can navigate home under the most daunting circumstances; albatrosses who know the true meaning of love， the ability of starlings to flock and swarm in the sky together in an amazing cloud; the memories and intelligence of nutcrackers; why hummingbirds can’t share a feeder together in spite of an abundance of f This is a great read， so many interesting facts about the life of birds and comparing their habits to human behavior。 Each chapter deals with different birds， including racing pigeons that can navigate home under the most daunting circumstances; albatrosses who know the true meaning of love， the ability of starlings to flock and swarm in the sky together in an amazing cloud; the memories and intelligence of nutcrackers; why hummingbirds can’t share a feeder together in spite of an abundance of food and my favorite the Bower Bird who builds and decorates the most elaborate “bachelor pad” to attract females for mating purposes。 I really enjoyed another book by this author Noah Strycker called “Birding Without Borders” when he set out to break the world record to see more than 6，000 different bird species in one year。 That book was utterly fascinating and this one， although different is also quite good。 I highly recommend this book for all people who love nature or want to learn about birds and what makes them “tick。” A five star read from me。 。。。more

Nicole Wilkerson ，

I don't read a ton of nonfiction， which is something I've been working to change。 I've recently begun reading （and enjoying！） narrative nonfiction， but this book was totally out of my wheelhouse。 It is a science text that details cool stuff about birds - definitely not something I would usually read。 I bought it on a whim at a bird sanctuary， and it has been sitting on my shelf ever since。 I decided to pick it up a few days ago to break up the monotony of my thriller， YA， fantasy， and science fi I don't read a ton of nonfiction， which is something I've been working to change。 I've recently begun reading （and enjoying！） narrative nonfiction， but this book was totally out of my wheelhouse。 It is a science text that details cool stuff about birds - definitely not something I would usually read。 I bought it on a whim at a bird sanctuary， and it has been sitting on my shelf ever since。 I decided to pick it up a few days ago to break up the monotony of my thriller， YA， fantasy， and science fiction novels that I've been reading of late， and I am so glad I did！This book is funny - laugh out loud funny at parts - and charming。 The writing is wry and informative and oddly hopeful。 I would never say I'm a big "bird fan" （can someone be a bird fan？） but found myself fascinated by the flying little creature that so often poops on my car， instead of bored， as I predicted I'd be。 Additionally， the author does a lovely job of connecting birds to humans in a fun and enlightening way and I found myself continuing to interrupt my husband's reading / TV to tell him cool facts about birds， other animals， and often people。 The writing sometimes was a bit disjointed and I wanted to dive deeper， which was my only complaint。 For example， I want to know more about WHY the climber on Mount Everest found his memory increasing as he was going up in elevation， and if that had anything to do with the woodpecker's memory。 But these topics were often touched upon and not fully explained。。。。 Which I guess， is why there is such an extensive further reading and reference page at the end。 Overall， a very charming science book that educated as much as it enlightened。 。。。more

Emma Holmes ，

I love birds！ This is a beautiful book that delves into specific “human” characteristics found within different species of birds （making art， sense of self， lifelong love， etc。） it is a fascinating and educational book but is also thoroughly entertaining。

Barb Purvis ，

Fabulous book and a true gem！ One of those reads that is unexpected， chock full of interesting facts， and incited further interest。 Highly recommend。

Marion Tilley ，

In the past， I've not been a "bird person。" After seeing Alfred Hitchcock's move， "The Birds，" when I was a little girl， all birds kinda creeped me out。 I'm also someone who is woefully uninformed concerning just about all areas of natural science。 The only college science class that fascinated me was A & P （Anatomy and Physiology。）Reading "The Thing with Feathers" broadened my appreciation of not only birds， but of other species。 The book spurred me to me mull over the concept of man's dominion In the past， I've not been a "bird person。" After seeing Alfred Hitchcock's move， "The Birds，" when I was a little girl， all birds kinda creeped me out。 I'm also someone who is woefully uninformed concerning just about all areas of natural science。 The only college science class that fascinated me was A & P （Anatomy and Physiology。）Reading "The Thing with Feathers" broadened my appreciation of not only birds， but of other species。 The book spurred me to me mull over the concept of man's dominion over all of the creatures of the earth。Divided into the three parts of Body， Mind and Spirit， Stryker's book gets progressively more compelling the further one reads。 I'm glad my book club buddy， Susan， suggested that our group read "The Thing with Feathers。" 。。。more

chsmiley ，

I'm not a bird person per se， but I'm surprised how much I really enjoyed this book。 I'm not a bird person per se， but I'm surprised how much I really enjoyed this book。 。。。more

Allison ，

I loved this book。 Each chapter is about a different bird and how their traits and habits relate to something humans do （or wish we did） too。 It’s a fascinating look at the animal kingdom with a heavy dose of approachable zoology and occasional insights about the author’s life。 Overall great。

Maddy Barnard ，

The book was set up in little vinettes that gave a peek into the most interesting part of different bird's lives。 It was engaging but was more a philosophical overview that a detailed nonfiction book。 The book was set up in little vinettes that gave a peek into the most interesting part of different bird's lives。 It was engaging but was more a philosophical overview that a detailed nonfiction book。 。。。more

Amber Launstein ，

Lots of information on birds。 Very interesting comparisons between their characteristics and humans。

Tsafra Tzori ，

Absolutely loved this book！My MIL bought this for me as a birthday gift after my spouse looked up "gifts for people who love birds"。 It's a perfect gift for us， but you definitely don't need to be a birder to enjoy this book。 I can， however， promise you that by the time you finish reading this birds you will fall in love with birds too。Noah Strycker has the gift of writing with just the right amount of science， philosophy and feeling。 A thoroughly enjoyable book that can be taken as just light r Absolutely loved this book！My MIL bought this for me as a birthday gift after my spouse looked up "gifts for people who love birds"。 It's a perfect gift for us， but you definitely don't need to be a birder to enjoy this book。 I can， however， promise you that by the time you finish reading this birds you will fall in love with birds too。Noah Strycker has the gift of writing with just the right amount of science， philosophy and feeling。 A thoroughly enjoyable book that can be taken as just light reading， or as something more- making us see and understand how the animals around us are maybe not that different than us as we'd like to think。 。。。more

Jenny ，

Too short

Shirley Park ，

Strycker has a talent for observation， and this book works when he can pull specific details from his career as an ornithologist that highlight the chapter subject of bird behavior。Each essay shares a similar form: inform the reader on an element of bird behavior， then use that to make an insight about human behavior。 Sometimes the form lands well， sometimes it comes off as pat。 It's at its worst when there's broad generalizations about humans （reflexive biological determinism， heteronormativity Strycker has a talent for observation， and this book works when he can pull specific details from his career as an ornithologist that highlight the chapter subject of bird behavior。Each essay shares a similar form: inform the reader on an element of bird behavior， then use that to make an insight about human behavior。 Sometimes the form lands well， sometimes it comes off as pat。 It's at its worst when there's broad generalizations about humans （reflexive biological determinism， heteronormativity）。。。 It's not that I think his points are without evidence， but they're brought up and used and closed in one or two paragraphs， and maybe it would've benefited some of his points to be more thought through， more probing。 And of course， that would diverge from the draw of the book， which is birds！ For me， I liked it when less was said about humans and left with space to draw my own conclusions。Even though I was frustrated with the detours into human behaviors （say， tennis rankings or how ethicists measure altruism）， I did enjoy the almost anthropology like exploration of how scientists learn about birds - how can you measure memory or model pecking orders or assess flight distance or prove whether or not a vulture can smell？ Science is cool！ （but also cruel - was hard to stomach blinding birds， clipping wings， clubbing penguins， etc。 Strycker didn't seem to be squeamish at all about those details。 Pretty sure his friend that clips starling wings and delighted to see them eaten by hawks should've triggered some warning bells？Regardless， this book brought me so much joy。 I loved getting to see into the world of ornithology， and Strycker's unique experiences of bird travel are gorgeously rendered。 From the final chapter on albatrosses:"incoming albatrosses with eight foot wingspans。。。 maneuvered on the breeze to stall at just the right moment over their territory。 Sometimes they misjudged and crash-landed， which made me a bit nervous。。。 One knifed so close I could feel the whoosh of air against my cheek， and I closed my eyes， enjoying the sensation of being so near to majesty。" 。。。more

Susanne ，

Strycker combines storytelling and science in his observations of birds。 He looks at things like pairs， competition， play， and constructing a home and relates what happens in the bird world。 He's definitely a story-teller。 I was particularly interested in the beautiful hummers aggression story， the penguins and the albatross at the end-possibly because it was the last tale。 Great read for any bird lover。 Strycker combines storytelling and science in his observations of birds。 He looks at things like pairs， competition， play， and constructing a home and relates what happens in the bird world。 He's definitely a story-teller。 I was particularly interested in the beautiful hummers aggression story， the penguins and the albatross at the end-possibly because it was the last tale。 Great read for any bird lover。 。。。more

Alan Spinrad ，

An absolutely delightful book。 Stryker has observed， read and distilled so much information for this book。 It is amazing。 And his efforts to apply， or consider the possibility of applyinging， behavioral knowledge from one species to another， are thought provoking and entertaining。 Wonderful book。 As i read this book， I thought this must be the guy who wrote about going all over the world to see every bird。。。and it is！

Kerri ，

I really have started to enjoy books about bird behavior and this one was lovely。 Although I don’t think I’ll ever see many of the behaviors in person in my lifetime （what a dream to visit the Falkland Islands to see an albatross） it was still interesting to see bird behavior and how it relates to other bird， animal， and human behavior。 Aztec warriors thought that if they were killed in battle they would come back as hummingbirds。 Albatross mates will wait one or two years before mating again if I really have started to enjoy books about bird behavior and this one was lovely。 Although I don’t think I’ll ever see many of the behaviors in person in my lifetime （what a dream to visit the Falkland Islands to see an albatross） it was still interesting to see bird behavior and how it relates to other bird， animal， and human behavior。 Aztec warriors thought that if they were killed in battle they would come back as hummingbirds。 Albatross mates will wait one or two years before mating again if they lose a chick。 It was a wonderful read with great moments of humor。 Oh how I wish I could be traveling around the world to see these birds。 。。。more

atalanta ，

A super quick， fun read！ Even though I'm already familiar with many of the studies mentioned in the book， Strycker manages to add something new and thought-provoking -- be it the mathematics of starling flocks， the similarities between tennis tournaments and chicken hierarchies， or the heavy toll of a hummingbird's lifestyle。 It's just what it says on the cover: an exploration of the traits we define as solely human and their avian analogs。 Got this as a Christmas gift from Mama。 A super quick， fun read！ Even though I'm already familiar with many of the studies mentioned in the book， Strycker manages to add something new and thought-provoking -- be it the mathematics of starling flocks， the similarities between tennis tournaments and chicken hierarchies， or the heavy toll of a hummingbird's lifestyle。 It's just what it says on the cover: an exploration of the traits we define as solely human and their avian analogs。 Got this as a Christmas gift from Mama。 。。。more

Glenda。 ，

A very enjoyable， educational read。

Betsy ，

Fascinating。 Each chapter discusses a specific bird behavior/characteristic， often illustrated with a personal anecdote from Strycker （the vulture story is amazing！）， followed by observations about how the behavior/characteristic relates to humans。 Strycker writes well， weaving facts about birds and seemingly unrelated topics together deftly。 For example， who knew that chickens had any connection to the structure of tennis tournaments？ As an amateur birder， I delighted in learning more about the Fascinating。 Each chapter discusses a specific bird behavior/characteristic， often illustrated with a personal anecdote from Strycker （the vulture story is amazing！）， followed by observations about how the behavior/characteristic relates to humans。 Strycker writes well， weaving facts about birds and seemingly unrelated topics together deftly。 For example， who knew that chickens had any connection to the structure of tennis tournaments？ As an amateur birder， I delighted in learning more about these captivating animals， though I admit found myself envious of Strycker's extensive experiences with birds。 As a reader and generally curious person， I was engrossed by the diverse connections he made and the interesting questions he asked。 。。。more

Paul Williford ，

Strycker writes very well。 I enjoyed the book and learned a lot。 However， I wish it had been more about birds and less about how their behavior correlates to human behavior。 To paraphrase the old French proverb: "The more I know people， the better I like birds。" Strycker writes very well。 I enjoyed the book and learned a lot。 However， I wish it had been more about birds and less about how their behavior correlates to human behavior。 To paraphrase the old French proverb: "The more I know people， the better I like birds。" 。。。more

Marta Gutowska ，

3，5

Shelly ，

Loved this book， each chapter a different bird with unique behavior。 Worst part， frequent use of math and statistics （i'm not a math person， so had some trouble following） that were necessary to support his points。 Best part， the human connection he draws in each bird's behavior showing clearly the intelligence and perseverance of our fellow inhabitants on this planet。 Found new appreciation for birds that were not appealing to me before reading the book。 Great gift for and bird lover！ Loved this book， each chapter a different bird with unique behavior。 Worst part， frequent use of math and statistics （i'm not a math person， so had some trouble following） that were necessary to support his points。 Best part， the human connection he draws in each bird's behavior showing clearly the intelligence and perseverance of our fellow inhabitants on this planet。 Found new appreciation for birds that were not appealing to me before reading the book。 Great gift for and bird lover！ 。。。more

Annie ，

Incredible。 Want to immediately start it over because I know I’ve forgotten so many of the details。

Amanda Oakz ，

The book opened with a very strong chapter and closed the same way but was a little stale in the middle。 I found it hard to read at times， as it described the birds in an obviously colonialist way。 The references to academic studies of birds behaviour were interesting but the analysis of said studies could have been more colourful within a book titled “birds and what they reveal about being human。” This is a white mans opinion of what birds teach humans about life。

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