More than ever, birds are drawn to the city: a bird-unfriendly landscape makes urban living increasingly attractive. Birds benefit from living in the city, but they are also exposed to new dangers there. This book presents the diversity of birds in our urban landscapes and offers suggestions on where and how birds can be experienced in the immediate residential environment throughout the year. Klaus Richarz engages with long-established species like swifts and sparrows with the same neighborly interest as with newcomers like owls or parrots. He views well-known bird species such as the common redstart or mallard with an open mind, just as he does with often suspiciously or negatively regarded city pigeons, Egyptian geese, or carrion crows. Even with seemingly familiar species like blackbirds or titmice, there is much new and surprising to discover. How can we eliminate sources of danger for birds?.