Twelve Birds of Christmas

Twelve Birds of Christmas

AngličtinaPevná väzba
Moss, Stephen
Vintage Publishing
EAN: 9781529110104
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Naturalist Stephen Moss digs beneath the surface of some of our most popular Christmas carols in an ornithological celebration of the Festive Season.

Using the structure of the carol as a jumping off point, he explores the place of twelve fascinating British birds in our history, culture and landscape. Some of the birds are obvious, there's the swan and of course the partridge. Other chapters are loose interpretations of a verse: for drummers drumming he delves into the woodpecker's distinctive drumming tap. Woodpeckers, he explains, have special padded skulls to mitigate against using its head like hammer drills. They carefully select dead trees for the most hollow, sonorous sound.

With brilliant anecdotes and insights, Stephen Moss weaves history, culture, bird behaviour and folklore into a compelling narrative for each species, tracing its fortunes over the past two centuries.

'A superb naturalist and writer' Chris Packham author of Finger in the Sparkle Jar

'Moss has carved out an enviable niche as a chronicler of the natural world' Daily Mail

EAN 9781529110104
ISBN 1529110106
Typ produktu Pevná väzba
Vydavateľ Vintage Publishing
Dátum vydania 31. októbra 2019
Stránky 224
Jazyk English
Rozmery 204 x 138 x 24
Krajina United Kingdom
Autori MOSS, STEPHEN