"Can American dippers stay underwater for as long as half a minute? Why does the golden eagle have feathered legs while the bald eagle's legs are bare? Is the long-legged, scrappy roadrunner truly able to run circles around a rattlesnake? Whether you are a budding bird-watcher hoping to find species in woodland or someone curious about the feathered visitors in your own backyard, you can look for answers to all these questions and more in this pocket-sized guide to many of the birds in North America."--Amazon.