What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World

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A lifelong birder, tracker, and naturalist, Jon Young is guided in his work and teaching by three basic premises the robin, junco, and other songbirds know everything important about their environment, be it backyard or forest by tuning in to their vocalizations and behavior, we can acquire much of this wisdom for our own pleasure and benefit and the birds companion calls and warning alarms are just as important as their songs.Birds are the sentries and our key to understanding the world beyond our front door Unwitting humans create a zone of disturbance that scatters the wildlife Respectful humans who heed the birds acquire an awareness that radically changes the dynamic We are welcome in their habitat The birds don t fly away The larger animals don t race off No longer hapless intruders, we now find, see, and engage the deer, the fox, the red shouldered hawk even the elusive, whispering wren.Deep bird language is an ancient discipline, perfected by Native peoples the world over Finally, science is catching up This groundbreaking book unites the indigenous knowledge, the latest research, and the author s own experience of four decades in the field to lead us toward a deeper connection to the animals and, in the end, a deeper connection to ourselves. Free Download What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World Author Jon Young For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr My favorite nature book discovery of 2013 Since I am a naturalist by both vocation and avocation I read and even write books about nature This past year is no except and the book that left the biggest impression, actually forcing me to look at the birdlife around me in an entirely new way is Jon Young s What the Robin Knows 2012 Before this recent work, like many or most birders, I d look past the ordinary cardinals, wrens, jays, robins, chickadees, towhees hoping to find somethingexo My favorite nature book discovery of 2013 Since I am a naturalist by both vocation and avocation I read and even write books about nature This past year is no except and the book that left the biggest impression, actually forcing me to look at the birdlife around me in an entirely new way is Jon Young s What the Robin Knows 2012 Before this recent work, like many or most birders, I d look past the ordinary cardinals, wrens, jays, robins, chickadees, towhees hoping to find somethingexotic like a kinglet or warbler flitting about the treetops Since this book, not only do I watch birds, but I WATCH birds And just because they live in our neighborhoods doesn t mean they are uninteresting Their day to day lives are ruled by two motivators 1 Find food, 2 Not be eaten And all of thei... What the Robin Knows is a work ofor less nonfiction, written by a person who teaches tracking and wildland skills His basic message is that to understand the natural world, you need to become a savvy observer of bird behavior and bird calls because birds are the early warning system for all other wildlife.This is good advice, and the book has some very interesting information about specific species and about the ways animals perceive and react to hazards especially humans in their env What the Robin Knows is a work ofor less nonfiction, written by a person who teaches tracking and wildland skills His basic message is that to understand the natural world, you need to become a savvy observer of bird behavior and bird calls because birds are the early warning system for all other wildlife.This is good advice, and the book has some very interesting information about specific species and about the ways animals perceive and react to hazards especially humans in their environment I liked the last chapter quite a lot it talks about the impact of humans in animal habitat and ways to minimize the harm we do in animals lives There is supposed to be an accompanying audio component to the book many reviewers have complained that this component did not work for them, so I have not attempted to access it I ...This book contains some fascinating information, based on the author s many years watching and listening to birds Jon Young describes a range of behaviours of a number of common birds from All clear, Mild concern, Something s maybe wrong so pay extra attention, Get higher Hide, and to Crap FlyThe accompanying sound files of these birds helped illustrate each of these states birds can go through the italicized phrases are how I interpreted Young s descriptions I love watching the birds in m This book contains some fascinating information, based on the author s many...A wonderful read I ve spent many many hours in the outdoors observing nature, and I ve guessed about a lot of what I saw Young s book is amazing He helped me to see how the birds tell everyone who knows how to listen and watch what s in the woods and what is happening all around them He studies bird language and invites you too also But, he shows you how Select a sit spot where you stay and observe day after day get to know the birds in your yard and their companion and alarm calls He A wonderful read I ve spent many many hours in the outdoors observing nature, and I ve guessed about a lot of what I saw Young s book is amazing He helped me to see how the birds tell everyone who knows how to listen and watch what s in the woods and what is happening all around them ...A fascinating and practical tool for understanding the natural world whether urban, suburban or rural through paying close attention to bird vocalizations and behavior It s a way to put oneself into harmony with nature through knowledge and respectful practice, and thus to be able to seewildlife It is also a plea to get in touch with aprimordial aspect of our consciousness that modern life has pushed aside, the aspect that connects us with our environment and our own depths He A fascinating and practical tool for understanding the natural world whether urban, suburban or rural through paying close attention to bird vocalizations and behavior It s a way to put oneself into harmony with nature through knowledge and respectful practice, and thus to be able to seewildlife It is also a plea to get in touch with aprimordial aspect of our consci...At first I thought this was going to be a bit too New Age for me but I ended up thoroughly enjoying it, and it has changed my birding habits Jon Young is a lifelong birder, naturalist and tracker The book covers his theory and practice of learning deep bird language That is, that all birds have just a few basic types of calls, such as companion calls between mated birds , songs, a young birds call for food and alarms Most of the book focuses on alarms and being able to tell the difference At first I thought this was going to be a bit too New Age for me but I ended up thoroughly enjoying it, and it has changed my birding habits Jon Young is a lifelong birder, naturalist and tracker The book covers his theory and practice of learning deep bird language That is, that all birds have just a few basic types of calls, such as companion calls between mated birds , songs, a young birds call for food and alarms Most of the book focuses on alarms and being able to tell the difference in them and why the birds are alarmed His method is simple, find a sit spot that you can go to on a regular basis, sit and observe It usually takes about a half hour for things to return to normal baseline after you have arrived, and that s when things start to happen.He goes over the different types of alarms and how birds co...This is one of the most helpful birding books I ve read In a while As a fairly experienced bird watcher, but by no means someone who considers herself an expert, I found that the ideas and terms here helped me label andfully understand things I d been seeing.but not fully observing and being present ...I never knew that sitting and listening could be so fascinating Parked there in the evening twilight, it was evident that the nearby robins were agitated, while those farther away were not In retrospect, it seemed that the robins were barking, much as a dog might bark at something or someone scary, but in a shrill, bird like way I had often heard this behavior in the evening, and never made any sense of it, nor really tried to But then this great horned owl swooped by overhead, and the bark I never knew that sitting and listening could be so fascinating Parked there in the evening twilight, it was evident that the nearby robins were agitated, while those farther away were not In retrospect, it seemed that the robins were barking, much as a dog might bark at something or someone scary, but in a shrill, bird like way I had often heard this behavior in the evening, and never made any sense of it, nor really tried to But then this great horned owl swooped by overhead, and the barking followed it The robins didn t follow it themselves, but the barking did as robin after robin sounded the alarm in sequence along the owl s flight path I felt as if the door had just been opened to a whole new experience of nature. The following day, and again a couple weeks later, I encountered barking robins and stopped to investigate In each case they were barking at an owl I do not know if that ...I loved this book Now I want to go sit in the woods for a couple of hours But I can t because it s midnight and there would be no birds out But tomorrow, TOMORROW I will do just that.I loved this book, not just for the practical side of learning bird language, but Young s compassion, enthusiasm, and most important, his respect for the birds as individuals.

What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World
  • English
  • 05 April 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 241 pages
  • 0547451253
  • Jon Young
  • What the Robin Knows: How Birds Reveal the Secrets of the Natural World