Birds live in every habitat on the surface of the earth. Among the 10,000 or so species of birds worldwide, a few stand out in the crowd. From tiny hummingbirds to huge ostriches, the oddest birds provide the best lessons about the nature of birds. Although birds have many things in common, including wings, scaly legs, and beaks, the one feature unique to all birds, and what makes a bird a bird, is the feather. But why do some have bush headgear, while others no head feathers? How can some eat wax, while others dine exclusively on snails? With a lively text and eye-catching colour photographs, "Bizarre Birds" explores the unique habits of birds from the backyard and from around the world. It includes photographs by the author and VIREO.
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Doug Wechsler is a wildlife photographer, an ornithologist, and director of Visual Resources for Ornithology (VIREO) at the Academy of Natural Sciences. He lives in Philadelphia.
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