The Love Lives of Birds: Courting and Mating Rituals

With expert knowledge and irresistible prose, Laura Erickson has a unique ability to make the lives of birds exciting and compelling for every reader. This book is a delight — warm, wonderful, and brimming with insights and surprises. Highly recommended!” — Kenn Kaufman, naturalist, conservationist, author of Kingbird Highway, and editor of the Kaufman Field Guides “What a delightful book!  If you love birds, you will love these musings on the secrets of bird love.  Who knew that crows had such tender and discreet displays of affection?  Or that the courtship of limpkins was so snail-centered?  Or that chickadees inhabit a Jane Austen-like world of courter and courted?  Erickson unveils this captivating news in prose so lively, witty, and clever it charms from cover to cover.” — Jennifer Ackerman, New York Times best-selling author of The Genius of Birds andThe Bird Way "An entertaining and lighthearted look at various bird species’ mating habits... Terrific color illustrations by Veronica Lilja add to the fun. Bird enthusiasts and nature lovers in general shouldn’t miss this." — Publisher's Weekly —