A little bird told me that's just what we need in 2020. More than it is a book about birds - and it is, indisputably, a book about birds - The Bird Way is about diversity and tolerance. Her knack for catching the personalities of different species in gorgeous, playful prose further collapses comfortable barriers between the human and the birdlike. Chapter by meatily evidence-based chapter, she lays out the assumptions that underpin our understanding of birds - and then pecks them apart. biologist and bestselling author Jennifer Ackerman knows what she's talking about. * Mark Cocker, The Spectator * Quirky, poetic. Ackerman is also alive to the humour at play in field research. The real joy of her book is its close attention to some of the specialists of the region. The new book, while offering a global survey of the latest research into the lives of birds, focuses on Australasia, and confronts the prejudice of so much Euro-American ornithology. The Bird Way builds on her previous volume The Genius of Birds (2016), already considered a classic. * The Observer (Alex Preston) * The American author Jennifer Ackerman is not a field researcher, but with her eye for a great story she converts the scientific findings of others into popular books. The Bird Way crystallises and threads together these revelations into a book full of wonders large and small.

The science here is hard, compelling and presented in Ackerman's engaging and jargon-free prose, and on every page there is evidence to support the book's thesis. This book is a celebration of the dizzying variety of bird life and behaviour, one that will enthral birders and non-birders alike.

The Bird Way by Jennifer Ackerman