A Life in the Trees: A Personal Account of the Great Spotted Woodpecker - Couverture souple

Murphy, Declan

 
9781843517504: A Life in the Trees: A Personal Account of the Great Spotted Woodpecker

Synopsis

The Great Spotted Woodpecker first bred in Ireland in 2009. Since then the author has followed the daily lives of this species, a family of whom had taken up residence in a windtorn Spanish chestnut tree near his home in the depths of County Wicklow. This unique and personal account of a family of woodpeckers raising their young brings the reader deep into the world of this fascinating species: a world of hope, love, death, new life and ultimately success. It explores the richness and diversity of the natural wonders found in County Wicklow against a backdrop of a more general overview of the species in Ireland. It includes a foreword by filmmaker John Boorman, and features illustrations by Killian Mullarney and Flemming Christoffersen with stunning colour photographs by Dick Coombes. This book is to be treasured by everyone - not just ornithologists, but those with an interest in the natural world around them.

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À propos de l?auteur

Declan Murphy has been watching birds since he was a young child and had parents who took him for walks every weekend to the local woods, mountains, estuaries and lakes of Co. Wicklow. He had "no interest in sport of any sort and even less interest in people" - those, that is, who were not David Attenborough, Éamon de Buitléar or Gerrit van Gelderen.

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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9781911180739: A Life in the Trees: A Personal Account of the Great Spotted Woodpecker in Ireland

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1911180738 ISBN 13 :  9781911180739
Editeur : Declan Murphy, 2017
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