On the Wing: Insects, Pterosaurs, Birds, Bats and the Evolution of Animal Flight Along the way

Along the way

the familiar and the revelatory - as surprising and enticing as any beautiful

Against this landscape's rhythms

Includes information about the Sierra Nevada area

We should listen to the message from Martha

On the Wing: Insects, Pterosaurs, Birds, Bats and the Evolution of Animal Flight Along the wayAlexander guides readers through the anomalies of the flying world: hovering hummingbirds, unexpected gliders [squirrels, for instance], and the flyers that went extinct [pterosaurs]. Alexander also delves into wing origin theory and explores whether birds entered the skies from the trees down [as gliders] or from the ground up [as runners] and uses the latest fossil evidence to present readers with an answer.