Comments on: Best Bird Book Of the Year So Far: What The Robin Knows by Jon Young https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/09/18/what-the-robin-knows-jon-young/ Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:45:42 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Dan https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/09/18/what-the-robin-knows-jon-young/#comment-464526 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 12:45:42 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=22947#comment-464526 I’m betting Young learned his tracking skills with Tom Brown, Jr. down in the Pine Barrens. I took four tracking and survival courses there many years ago and found them invaluable for field work (even though you had to filter out Tom’s BS from his actual knowledge).

The book sounds good, and will put that on my Christmas wish list. Thanks, Greg.

]]> By: The Best Bird Books [Greg Laden's Blog] - PharmaLeaders.com https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/09/18/what-the-robin-knows-jon-young/#comment-464525 Fri, 09 Dec 2016 01:38:58 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=22947#comment-464525 […] I review Yong’s book here. This is a fantastic book that you will really enjoy if you have any interest at all in nature or birds. Or not. You’ll still enjoy it. […]

]]> By: Your Science Based Holiday Gift Guide! (For adults) [Greg Laden's Blog] - PharmaLeaders.com https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/09/18/what-the-robin-knows-jon-young/#comment-464524 Sun, 20 Nov 2016 18:55:04 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=22947#comment-464524 […] Another bird book, that I’ve also labeled as the best bird book of the year, is What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World by Jon Young. This is an exploration of nature based on this premise: the robin knows everything about its environment, and this information is regularly conveyed via the bird’s call, or its behavior. By observing that behavior or understanding the robin’s vocalizations, you can poach that information and also know a lot about the immediate environment, which may be your own back yard, the area near your camping site, the wooded gully the enemy may approach you by, or a nearby park. (My full review is HERE.) […]

]]> By: Bruce Jensen https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/09/18/what-the-robin-knows-jon-young/#comment-464523 Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:16:02 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/?p=22947#comment-464523 Wholeheartedly agree! Observation of Nature and it’s citizens, with patience and and open mind, is among the most rewarding and instructive pursuits of all. As John Muir said:

“Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way.”

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