Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays
 

Bird Brains: The Intelligence of Crows, Ravens, Magpies, and Jays

by Candace Savage

Now in paperback! Examines the lives and behaviors of the highly intelligent members of the crow family, corvids, and includes 61 dramatic images from the world's top nature photographers. (read review)

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Summersnow
  • Rated 5 stars

This is a wonderful book. The photographs are beautiful (to the extent that someone went and stole one from the library copy, the scoundrel) -- I guess I"ll have to buy a copy for myself. The narrative is fun to read, very informative with lots of references to follow up on. Mostly I enjoyed and share the author's fascination and appreciation of birds in the crow family. I learned quite a bit about the ravens and jays I share the north woods with, particularly getting some insight into a...

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Tyrannio
  • Rated 2 stars

Alright. Pretty pictures. Basic information. But I'd recommend other books on crows before this one.

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