This Week’s Book Giveaway
This week’s book giveaway is in response to our Facebook query last Friday where we asked what books to give away in June. Thanks to Hugo, this week is for our bird lovers: Avian Architecture: How Birds Design, Engineer, and Build by Peter Goodfellow. 
Birds are the most consistently inventive builders, and their nests set the bar for functional design in nature. Avian Architecture describes how birds design, engineer, and build their nests, deconstructing all types of nests found around the world using architectural blueprints and detailed descriptions of the construction processes and engineering techniques birds use. This spectacularly illustrated book features 300 full-color images and more than 35 case studies that profile key species worldwide. Each chapter covers a different type of nest, from tunnel nests and mound nests to floating nests, hanging nests, woven nests, and even multiple-nest avian cities.
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Avian Architecture: How Birds Design, Engineer, and Build by Peter Goodfellow
On June 7th, 2011 at 3:08 pm Diann MacRae replied:
Response…A great choice for this week! I have black-headed grosbeaks and Anna’s hummingbirds nesting in my yard right now.
On June 7th, 2011 at 4:50 pm tamim adam replied:
track-back, and like on facebook to perticepate this giveway. Thanks.
On June 8th, 2011 at 12:08 am Larry Jordan replied:
I am so excited about this release, I can’t even express it in words. Being somewhat of an expert on egg and nest identification and having watched several different bird species build their nests, I can’t wait to get my copy of this extraordinary book.
From what I have seen and heard of “Avian Architecture” it is the premiere study of how birds construct their incredibly unique and sometimes unbelievably complex nesting structures. My review of this book is coming soon!
And can you believe it, you may actually win a copy of this book simply by “liking” Princeton University Press on Facebook. How easy is that?
On June 8th, 2011 at 12:12 am Aasheesh Pittie replied:
Hope I win! What a wonderful addition to my library of bird books!
On June 8th, 2011 at 5:46 am An Nuttin replied:
Can I join?
I’m really interested in animals and their behaviors.
On June 11th, 2011 at 2:25 pm Doug Robberson replied:
It would be a excellent resource for my library which I share it with the 96 members of Friends of Doug Birding Society
On June 14th, 2011 at 11:09 am Margie replied:
What a great book for a bird lover like me!
On June 27th, 2011 at 9:23 am Erik replied:
What a fantastic subject for bird lovers, a pretty vast one, when you think about it, from song birds to birds of prey, waterfowl etc…
On June 28th, 2011 at 2:32 pm Jamie Frederick replied:
This is great book by Peter Goodfellow. Is there a way to get it on a kindle or smartphone?