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Birds Britannica

Birds Britannica

by Richard Mabey and Mark Cocker

5.00 out of 5 (1 ratings)

Format:
Hardback 
Pages:
528 
Publisher:
Vintage 
Publication Date:
01 September 2005 
Category:
Zoology & Animal Sciences 
ISBN:
9780701169077 

Description

Birds Britannica is neither an identification guide nor a behavioural study (though both these subjects enter its field). It covers cultural links; social history; birds as food; ecology; the lore and language of birds; myths, art, literature and music; anecdotes, birdsong and rare facts; modern developments; migration, the seasons and our sense of place. An attempt to describe the interaction of birds and humans, it captures the essence of why birds matter.

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  • A wonderful book to dip into and lose yourself in the history of birds, complete with anecdotes about bird behaviour, colloquial bird names from different parts of the British Isles, and glorious photography. Defititely one for the coffee table, though, not the field!

    5.00 out of 5

    sandpiper

  • Was intended for Brad but he left the flat yonks agod.

    out of 5

    shane1916

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