Author: Sofi Hindmarch

What an Owl Knows: The Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds

What an Owl Knows: The Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds

Posted on by Sofi Hindmarch
Jennifer Ackerman is well known for her previous books such as The Bird Way and The Genius of Birds, where she dives into the avian brain and explores the so different but brilliant mind of birds. In this book, she takes her passion for birds and science and explores the world of owls. Humans have a very special bond with owls, and they seem to be the most revered, beloved, but also feared birds in the world and our fascination with them goes back thousands of years. Read More
Birds of the Mesozoic: An Illustrated Field Guide

Birds of the Mesozoic: An Illustrated Field Guide

Posted on by Jingmai O’Connor
Birds fascinate people. A quick journey through human history reveals ample evidence of how birds have captured our imagination since the dawn of history and across cultures, from illustrations of birds in paleolithic cave art, to the in ancient Egyptian god Horus depicted as an eagle, to carved thunderbirds crowning totems in many North American indigenous cultures. oday, fascination in birds takes another form: birders – folks who engage in birdwatching as a recreational activity. In a report issued by... Read More
Audubon at Sea: The Coastal and Transatlantic Adventures of John James Audubon

Audubon at Sea: The Coastal and Transatlantic Adventures of John James Audubon

Posted on by Stephen W. Kress
Christopher Irmscher (a noted Audubon Scholar) and Richard J. King ( an accomplished writer about marine literature) provide an excellent review of John James Audubon’s waterbird adventures at a time of renewed interest in Audubon’s place in ornithology history and recent controversy about his life as a slave owner during this time of racial awakening. Read More