Birdsong in a Time of Silence - Couverture rigide

Lovatt, Steven

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0241493005 ISBN 13 : 9780241493007

Editeur : Particular Books, 2021

Synopsis

A lyrical celebration of birdsong, and the rekindling of a deep passion for nature.

"At this time of year, blackbirds never simply fly: instead, like reluctantly retired officers, they're always 'on manoeuvres', and it's easy to see from their constant agitation that for them every flower bed is a bunker, every shed a redoubt and every hedge-bottom a potential place of ambush"

As the world went silent in lockdown, something else happened; for the first time, many of us started becoming more aware of the spring sounds of the birds around us. Birdsong in a Time of Silence is a lyrical, uplifting reflection on these sounds and what they mean to us.

From a portrait of the blackbird - most prominent and articulate of the early spring singers - to explorations of how birds sing, the science behind their choice of song and nest-sites, and the varied meanings that people have brought to and taken from birdsong, this book ultimately shows that natural history and human history cannot be separated. It is the story of a collective reawakening brought on by the strangest of springs.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Steven Lovatt is a birder, writer, critic and teacher, based in South Wales. This is his first book.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

As the world went silent in lockdown, something else happened; for the first time, many of us started becoming more aware of the spring sounds of the birds around us. Birdsong in a Time of Silence is a lyrical, uplifting reflection on these sounds and what they mean to us.

From a portrait of the blackbird - most prominent and articulate of the early spring singers - to explorations of how birds sing, the science behind their choice of song and nest-sites, and the varied meanings that people have brought

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Particular Books
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0241493005
• ISBN 13: 9780241493007
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible