Book Reviewed: A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul

Living in the wind Avian migration is the seasonal movement, often between north and south, and between breeding and wintering grounds. The Arctic Tern holds the long-distance migration record for birds, traveling between Arctic and Antarctica each year. Some species like albatrosses circle the planet flying over the southern oceans. Bird migrations also include altitudinal migrations on mountains such as the Andes and the Himalayas. This is a unique natural phenomenon that allows birds to stitch the continents together in almost an immeasurable endurance. What makes these living beings so good at mapping great distances that human beings cannot do without advanced scientific instruments? Recent studies have shown that birds visualize the magnetic field of earth through the physical phenomenon of quantum entanglement that allows them to build a map in the bird's eye with the geomagnetic fields during its migration. Photosynthesis by plants, and bird migration are the only two biological processes that involve quantum mechanics in a direct manner. The author and his team travels around the world like Alaska, South America, India, Australia, and China studying the uniqueness of these species. He also observes that migration carries high costs in predation, mortality, and the destruction of habitats by environmental changes brought about by humans. The book lacks pictures, I wished the author could have considered including the photographs of some of these unique birds in their natural environment.