A lifelong birder, tracker, and naturalist, Jon Young is guided in his work and teaching by three basic premises: the robin, junco, and other songbirds know everything important about their environment, be it backyard or forest; by tuning in to their vocalizations and behavior, we can acquire much of this wisdom for our own pleasure and benefit; and the birds' companion calls and warning alarms are just as important as their songs.

Birds are the sentries—and our key to understanding the world beyond our front door. Unwitting humans create a zone of disturbance that scatters wildlife. Respectful humans who heed the birds acquire an awareness that radically changes the dynamic. We are welcome in their habitat. The birds don't fly away. The larger animals don't race off. No longer hapless intruders, we now find, see, and engage the deer, the fox, the red-shouldered hawk—even the elusive, whispering wren.

Deep bird language is an ancient discipline perfected by Native peoples the world over. Finally, science is catching up. This groundbreaking book unites indigenous knowledge, the latest research, and the author's own experience of four decades in the field to lead us toward a deeper connection to the animals and, in the end, a deeper connection to ourselves.

这是一本“逆向科普”的科普书。你以为你知道的事情，其实连世界顶尖科学家都不知道。这本书告诉你那些“顶尖科学家都不知道的事情” 。但这并非一本“答案”之书。本书旨在告诉你人类最前沿科学的边界，带领你一起从未知探索到已知。
这是一本趣味和严谨并存的科普书。一个科学家，放弃科研，改画漫画。20年后，他邀请一位顶尖科学家共同创作了这本“科普未知”的科普书。
这是一本你不看就会“落伍”的科普书。为什么“黑洞” “暗物质” “暗能量”“宇宙”“平行空间”等概念对人类有着深深的吸引力？那是因为它们是“未知”的。只有未知的事物才能勾起人类强大的好奇心而好奇心正是人类发展的源动力。

At once a highly original memoir and an ode to the mole, this unexpected—and delightfully strange—book reveals, at its core, a rare vision of the natural world. Kneeling in a muddy field, clutching something soft and blue-black, Marc Hamer vows he will stop trapping moles—forever. In this earnest, understated, and sublime work of nonfiction literature, the molecatcher shares what led him to this strange career: from sleeping among hedges as a homeless teen, to toiling on the railway, to weeding windswept gardens in Wales. Hamer infuses his wanderings with radiant poetry and stark, simple observations on nature’s oft-ignored details. He also reveals how to catch a mole—a craft long kept secret by its masters—and burrows into the unusual lives of his muses. Moles, we learn, are colorblind. Their blood holds unusual amounts of carbon dioxide. Their vast tunnel networks are intricate and deceptive. And, like Hamer, they work alone.