Music of the Birds: A Celebration of Bird Song [Birdsong]

135 pp. Naturalist, wildlife photographer, and sound recordist Lang Elliot incorporates poetry and science in his account of bird song, covering such issues as why and how birds sing, the various types of song, and how to listen. The included audio compact disk presents the songs of over 70 birds. The book contains charming, intimate color photographs of birds singing their tiny hearts out.