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Jennifer Ackerman: The genius of birds (2016, Penguin Press) 4 stars

"Birds are astonishingly intelligent creatures. In fact, according to revolutionary new research, some birds rival …

The language used to describe the behaviors of birds, as is often the case in nature writing, frequently echoes anti-immigration sentiments. Behaviors described negatively as invasive and choking out the native species. Behaviors equated with colonialism. It intrigues me, and when I come across it, it leaps out at me with surprising alarm. I cannot help but wonder how the future will judge this.