American Oystercatcher

(Composite)

Photographed from the causeway leading into Chincoteague NWR, Summer 09.

Tim Birkhead's "The Wisdom Of Birds" is my new favorite history of Ornithology. At $45, this book is pricey. But, this morning, turning the last page of this captivating book, I said to myself, "Wow. What a read."

Reference

Birkhead. "The Wisdom Of Birds." Bloomsbury, 2008.