This beautiful and inspiring book tells the stories of 80 birds around the world: from the Sociable Weaver Bird in Namibia which constructs huge, multi-nest ''apartment blocks'' in the desert, to the Bar-headed Goose of China, one of the highest-flying migrants which crosses the Himalayas twice a year.

Many birds come steeped in folklore and myth, some are national emblems and a few have inspired scientific revelation or daring conservation projectsEach has a story to tell that sheds a light on our relationship with the natural world and reveals just how deeply birds matter to us.


Format Inbunden Omfång 224 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Orion Publishing Co Utgivningsdatum 2022-06-23 ISBN 9780857828958