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An hourly guide that follows twenty-four birds as they find food,
mates, and safety from predators. Â From morning to night and
from the Antarctic to the equator, birds have busy days. In this
short book, ornithologist Mark E. Hauber shows readers exactly how
birds spend their time. Each chapter covers a single bird during a
single hour, highlighting twenty-four different bird species from
around the globe, from the tropics through the temperate zones to
the polar regions. We encounter owls and nightjars hunting at night
and kiwis and petrels finding their way in the dark. As the sun
rises, we witness the beautiful songs of the “dawn chorus.” At
eleven o’clock in the morning, we float alongside a common
pochard, a duck resting with one eye open to avoid predators. At
eight that evening, we spot a hawk swallowing bats whole, gorging
on up to fifteen in rapid succession before retreating into the
darkness. Â For each chapter, award-winning artist Tony
Angell has depicted these scenes with his signature pen and ink
illustrations, which grow increasingly light and then dark as our
bird day passes. Working closely together to narrate and illustrate
these unique moments in time, Hauber and Angell have created an
engaging read that is a perfect way to spend an hour or two—and a
true gift for readers, amateur scientists, and birdwatchers.
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