Flock Together : A Love Affair with Extinct Birds by B. J. Hollars (2022, ...

Flock TogetherA Love Affair with Extinct Birds\nAuthor(s): B.J. Hollars\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Nebraska Press, United States\nImprint: University of Nebraska Press\nISBN-13: 9781496229809, 978-1496229809\nSynopsis\nNamed by Forbes as one of the 12 Best Books About Birds and Birding in 2017\n\n After stumbling upon a book of photographs depicting extinct animals, [url] Hollars became fascinated by creatures that are no longer with us: specifically, extinct North American birds. How, he wondered, could we preserve so beautifully on film what weve failed to preserve in life?\n And so begins his yearlong journey to find out, one that leads him from bogs to art museums, from archives to Christmas Bird Counts, until he at last comes as close to extinct birds as he ever will during a behind-the-scenes visit at the Chicago Field Museum.\n Heartbroken by the birds weve lost, Hollars takes refuge in those that remain. Armed with binoculars, a field guide, and knowledgeabl.