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The birds at my table : why we feed wild birds and why it matters / Darryl Jones.

by Jones, Darryl N.

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Comstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2018.

598.07234 J766b

Birds -- Feeding and feeds.

Birds -- Effect of human beings on.

Human-animal relationships.

9781501710780 (pbk.)

xxi, 327 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why feeding matters -- Crumbs to corporations: the extraordinary history and growth of bird feeding -- The big change: winter or always? -- The feeder effect: what all that food can do -- What happens when we feed? Insights from supplementary feeding studies -- Tainted table? Can feeding make birds sick? -- Feeding for a purpose: supplementary feeding as conservation -- Reasons why we feed wild birds -- Bird feeding matters even more now: the promise and risks of a global phenomenon.

"Discusses the history and scale of feeding wild birds. Outlines debates about the practice, highlighting key research findings and pointing out the issues that require further examination. Written in nontechnical language, thus making it accessible to the general public, birders, and academics"--From publisher.

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