White Feathers: The Nesting Lives of Tree Swallows

The surprising, rich life of tree swallows in nesting season--with Heinrich's beautiful illustrations and photographs--by the acclaimed naturalist.

Heinrich is sparked one early spring day by a question: Why does a pair of swallows in a nest-box close to his Maine cabin show an unvarying preference for white feathers--not easily available nearby--as nest lining? He notices, too, the extreme aggressiveness of "his" swallows toward some other swallows of their own kind. And he wonders, given swallows' reputation for feistiness, at the extraordinary tameness and close contact he experiences with his nesting birds.

From the author of the beloved books Ravens in Winter and A Naturalist at Large, this richly engaging view of the lives of wild birds, as always with Heinrich, yields "marvelous, mind-altering" insight and discoveries. --Los Angeles Times

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 02/18/2020
ISBN: 9781328604415
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2019
Publishers Weekly 11/25/2019
Booklist 12/01/2019 pg. 23
Library Journal 01/01/2020 pg. 97
Shelf Awareness 02/21/2020