What is going on inside the head of a nightingale as it sings, and how does its brain improvise? How do desert
birds detect rain hundreds of kilometers away? How do birds navigate by using an innate magnetic compass? Tracing
the history of how our knowledge about birds has grown, particularly through advances in technology over the past
fifty years, Bird Sense tells captivating stories about how birds interact with one another and their environment.
Never before has there been a popular book about how intricately bird behavior is shaped by birds' senses. A lifetime
spent studying birds has provided Tim Birkhead with a wealth of fieldwork experiences, insights, and a unique understanding
of birds, all firmly grounded in science. No one who reads Bird Sense can fail to be dazzled by it.