Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation From the mighty macaws to

From the mighty macaws to the diminutive pygmy parrots

A new focus on the field

The significant number of diverse birds that Darwin covered in his published works represents a most substantial ornithological contribution

With a focus on the town of Concord

these measurements have limited value in identifying factors that directly regulate populations

Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation From the mighty macaws toAs new hardcover, minor shelf wear. From award winning author and ornithologist Tim Birkhead, a sweeping history of the long and close relationship between birds and humans. Since the dawn of human history, birds have stirred our imagination, inspiring and challenging our ideas about science, faith, art, and philosophy. We have worshipped birds as gods, hunted them for sustenance, adorned ourselves with their feathers, studied their wings to engineer