The book of birds : a field guide to wonder and loss
Macfarlane, Robert, 1976-2026
Book
A great thinning of the skies is underway. Around 50% of bird species are in decline worldwide. Our dawns and springs are quieter each year than the last. An almost unimaginable abundance has been lost. It does not have to be this way - but we will not save what we do not love. 'The Book of Birds' is a compendium of forty-nine bird species, from Avocet to Yellowhammer, all of which are declining or endangered in Britain. Inspired by the classic bird-books with which the authors grew up, this is a field guide with a difference. It asks not 'What is that bird?', but 'Who is that bird?' It shows its readers how to identify birds, but also how to identify with them.
Main title:
The book of birds : a field guide to wonder and loss / Robert Macfarlane ; illustrated by Jackie Morris.
Author:
Macfarlane, Robert, 1976-, authorMorris, Jackie, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Hamish Hamilton, 2026.
Collation:
384 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
ISBN:
9780241404737 (hbk)
Dewey class:
598.0941598.0941 MAC
Language:
English
Subject:
Birds -- Great BritainBirds -- Great Britain -- IdentificationBirds -- Conservation -- Great BritainPopular Science and NatureAnimals & nature in art (still life, landscapes & seascapes, etcBiology, life sciencesZoology: birds (ornithology)Endangered species & extinction of speciesWildlife: birds & birdwatching: general interest
BRN:
4274396