--- product_id: 11319586 title: "Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird" brand: "walker & co" price: "€ 58.19" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 category: "Book" url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/11319586-bird-sense-what-its-like-to-be-a-bird store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird **Brand:** walker & co **Price:** € 58.19 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird by walker & co - **How much does it cost?** € 58.19 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/11319586-bird-sense-what-its-like-to-be-a-bird) ## Best For - walker & co enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted walker & co brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Bird Sense: What It's Like to Be a Bird - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71EJ9gcbSEL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Winged Wonders: *by L***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2016* Birds have graced our world for over 170 million years. During that time they have evolved to fit into a variety ecological niches; thriving on on every continent, from the tropics to the poles and everywhere in between. And they are equally at home in our oceans and fresh water environs, easily diving into deep water, snatching prey from the surface or navigating the trackless seas far from any land. "Bird Sense", written by biologist Tim Birkhead, is a truly amazing book on avian biology. Covering all the senses that you're familiar with as well as a couple you may not have thought of. For most animals, birds included, vision and hearing are of primary importance for their day to day survival. But how good is their vision? Their hearing? Do they perceive the world like we do? And how about touch, smell and taste? These too are a vital part of living. For each of these senses Dr. Birkhead gives an in depth anatomy lesson on how the eyes work, where their ears are located and how the inner ear functions. The discovery of nerve-endings for touch, taste and smell and how they work. An owl can catch mice in near darkness and from some distance away. How do they do that and are all birds just as gifted? Then there's the mystery of migration and how birds can navigate over long distances to arrive at nesting grounds at just the right time. Do they use the landscape or the stars or, maybe, they have some kind of magnetic sense unknown to us? This well written book covers it all, and more, in a easy, conversational, way. For hundreds of years now people have been observing and studying birds, their findings are not always right but they do lead to more research and there's no end in sight. I noticed that some Amazon reviewers down graded the book due an "operation" preformed to remove a "live", and conscious, bat's eyeballs to see if they could still get around their enclosure. As distressing as that sounds keep in mind the author did not preform that operation. It was done back in the mid 18th century by an Italian professor of natural history, Lazzaro Spallanzani, and his findings are a matter of record. I seriously doubt that any modern day biologist would need, or want, to preform such a procedure. Be that as it may Professor Spallanzani's report is only a short segment out of very good book. If your at all interested in birds or biology in general you'll find plenty of fascinating reading in "Bird Sense". I had no downloading or technical problems with this Kindle edition.Last Ranger ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good job on bird sense *by E***N on Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2012* This is a fine book, and I wish it were longer. Birkhead covers senses very well, with a great deal of recent research that would otherwise be totally outside the radar of most birdwatchers. (I try to keep up on the journals--a bit--but most of the new research here was new to me.) There are some areas slurred over. The worst is the final chapter, on emotions. Birkhead poses the problems without saying much about solutions. Starting with "consciousness": The question of whether birds have "consciousness" is meaningless, because philosophers and cognitive scientists use the word in several ways and never tell you which they are using--sometimes they use the word in two different senses in the same sentence. If consciousness means what it means to normal people--the opposite of being knocked out or deeply asleep--of course birds have consciousness. If it means being socially conscious (in the sense of fighting for the Good and the Right) of course birds don't seem to have it. In between is what some animal behaviorists mean: the ability to sit back and think about what you are feeling or thinking. This isn't a normal meaning of consciousness, but it's used. We can't test birds for it and probably never will. I could think of several more meanings given to "consciousness" in the literature. As to "emotion": Somewhat the same deal. Obviously, even fish and frogs, let alone birds, feel fear, rage, mating desire, attraction to food, etc. At the other end of the scale, probably only humans can appreciate the incredible subtleties that Proust felt when nibbling the famous madeleine. Birds are somewhere in between, but where? How do they feel when mobbing an owl at risk of their lives? At some level they must realize that they may be giving their lives to save their families. How do they feel when singing--a much more complex act than we used to think? They must have fairly rich and complex emotions, or feelings, but Birkhead merely asks the question about what they might feel, without saying much about what could be a reasonable answer. Maybe caution is best, but I'd have liked more philosophic discussion. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Fascinating Look at How Birds Think *by D***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2014* Tim Birkhead has done us all a great service. While the culture still refers to a foolish person as a "bird brain" and many assume birds are just creatures of instinct, he demonstrates conclusively that there is a lot more to bird intelligence than we knew. I teach courses in Communication, and I've been fascinated to learn that the sounds birds make have specific meanings; that they have superior eyesight to humans; and that some birds are capable of planning, problem-solving, and even making friends with others in their species. Birkhead's style is very readable-- he is an ornithologist, but he writes like a story-teller, and even readers who do not have a science background will find his examples and his explanations quite easy to follow. Further, his enthusiasm in discussing bird behavior and intelligence, and his observations about various kinds of birds, make this book even more interesting. Some American readers may find the use of British spelling a bit unusual (the publisher did not create a specifically American edition), but this is a wonderful book, and it makes a good introduction to why birds behave the way they do. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pt/products/11319586-bird-sense-what-its-like-to-be-a-bird](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/11319586-bird-sense-what-its-like-to-be-a-bird) --- *Product available on Desertcart Portugal* *Store origin: PT* *Last updated: 2026-10-26*