{"id":42221,"date":"2016-09-20T06:21:02","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T12:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=42221"},"modified":"2016-09-20T07:31:26","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T13:31:26","slug":"cornells-handbook-of-bird-biology-3rd-edition-finally-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/20\/cornells-handbook-of-bird-biology-3rd-edition-finally-published\/","title":{"rendered":"Cornell’s “Handbook of Bird Biology” 3rd Edition Finally Published!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been waiting for the new edition of this book for a very long time. The second edition has been out of print for years and even used copies have been very difficult to come by.<\/p>\n

Cornell’s Handbook of Bird Biology<\/em> is exactly the kind of resource I’ve wanted ever since I started\u00a0photographing (and eventually blogging about) birds years ago and the new edition includes extensive coverage of hundreds of recent discoveries\u00a0and insights about bird ecology, behavior, evolution, physiology, anatomy and conservation. In a nutshell it’s a 700+ page college level\u00a0textbook\u00a0on the biology of birds whose intended audience includes everyone from Ornithology students to\u00a0backyard birdwatchers to hard-core birders to professional ornithologists. It includes over 800 full color photographs, a first for any general Ornithology textbook.<\/p>\n

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The third edition has just been published and the “big brown truck” delivered my complimentary copy yesterday. Even though I took this photo of the book on my coffee table if your interest is in a typical coffee table book you’d be disappointed. Many of the photos are relatively small and meant only to illustrate scientific information about bird anatomy, physiology, evolution\u00a0and behavior.<\/p>\n

But what a rich resource for those of us who are interested in delving more deeply into those subjects! The book doesn’t come cheaply ($128.25 at Amazon) but there’s no question that if I didn’t have my complimentary copy I’d fork out the\u00a0cash in a heartbeat (who knows, I may buy another copy so I can keep one of them pristine…)<\/p>\n

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\"marsh-wren-0971b-ron-dudley\"The reason I received a complimentary copy is because I have two images in the book illustrating behaviors – this one of a singing male Marsh Wren labeled “Matched Countersinging” on page 376 and…<\/p>\n

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this photo of mating Lark Sparrows labeled “Copulation-solicitation display” on page 394.<\/p>\n

Along with Birds of North America Online<\/em> the Handbook of Bird Biology<\/em> will now be my go-to first reference sources about birds. A special new feature of the third edition is a wealth of online material that complements and supplements the Handbook<\/em>.\u00a0I haven’t yet had time to extensively\u00a0browse either the Handbook<\/em> or the online material in-depth but so far I’m impressed. Very impressed!<\/p>\n

I compliment the Cornell team for their quality product. I can fully understand why it took so long to put it all together but the wait was certainly worth it!<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

Note: Some readers may wonder why I posted about a new book – which is\u00a0certainly\u00a0atypical fare for Feathered Photography. I know that some of my regular readers have the same scientific interest in birds I do (Dick Harlow, Laura Culley\u00a0and Dick Ashford come to mind but many others do\u00a0too…) so I thought I’d help to spread the word about a new and valuable resource.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I’ve been waiting for the new edition of this book for a very long time. The second edition has been out of print for years and even used copies have been very difficult to come by.<\/p>\n

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