{"product_id":"a-pocket-guide-to-pigeons","title":"A Pocket Guide to Pigeons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart field guide, part history, part ornithology primer, and altogether fun. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFact: Pigeons are amazing, and until recently, humans adored them. We’ve kept them as pets, held pigeon beauty contests, raced them, used them to carry messages over battlefields, harvested their poop to fertilize our crops—and cooked them in gourmet dishes. Now, with The Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching, readers can rediscover the wonder. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEqual parts illustrated field guide and quirky history, it covers behavior: Why they coo; how they flock; how they preen, kiss, and mate (monogamously); and how they raise their young (on chunky pigeon milk). Anatomy and identification, from Birmingham Roller to the American Giant Runt to the Scandaroon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e---\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: Rosemary Mosco\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 240 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5.13 x 0.63 x 7.13 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 9781523511341\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47977141698790,"sku":"138616","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0435\/0938\/3330\/files\/PigeonWatching.jpg?v=1784226103","url":"https:\/\/shop.pem.org\/products\/a-pocket-guide-to-pigeons","provider":"PEM Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}