{"product_id":"birds-of-berkeley-9781597144520","title":"Birds of Berkeley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis charming, full-color field guide to 25 birds easily found in Berkeley proves that even the city's avian residents are a little quirky.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously detailed illustrations capture each bird's distinctive physicality and temperament. A Burrowing Owl faces you in a full-on head shot, perhaps having just raised its raspy, chattering alarm call as you trespass on its last remaining Bay Area foothold at the Marina. The Anna's Hummingbird gives you a coy backward glance to assess if you've properly admired its flashy throat feathers, maybe having just performed its signature J-shaped courtship dive. Even in composition, each bird is strikingly individual, whether depicted in mid-dive or creeping into frame. While descriptions of identification and vocalizations are straightforward, author-illustrator Oliver James takes a delightfully creative approach to his write-ups of each species. He invites you to imagine that a Cooper's Hawk, for example, is Steve McQueen in a '68 Mustang, and you, “a pigeon in a rental car with a poor turning radius,” are fleeing through traffic: “It's all over in a matter of seconds.” A joy to read and pore over, \u003ci\u003eBirds of Berkeley\u003c\/i\u003e will enchant readers far beyond the city limits with its findings gleaned from painstaking and patient wildlife observation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oliver James","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48274125095163,"sku":"9781597144520","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/birds-of-berkeley-9781597144520","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}