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Birdwatching with Your Eyes Closed: An Introduction to Birdsong
Simon Barnes
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Description for Birdwatching with Your Eyes Closed: An Introduction to Birdsong
Paperback. This vital book - with a free CD and podcast - takes you from winter into deepest spring, teaching you to how recognise bird song after song as the chorus swells. You start with robin, and end up listening to nightingales. Num Pages: 270 pages, ill. BIC Classification: WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 236.
Learning birdsong is not just a way to become a better bird-spotter. It is tuning in: a way of hearing the soundtrack of Planet Earth... Why do birds sing? What are they trying to say? Birdsong is not just about natural history. It is also about our history. We got melody from birds as we got rhythm from the womb. This vital book with a free podcast takes you from winter into deepest spring, teaching you how to recognise song after song as the chorus swells. You start with robin, and end up ... Read more
Learning birdsong is not just a way to become a better bird-spotter. It is tuning in: a way of hearing the soundtrack of Planet Earth... Why do birds sing? What are they trying to say? Birdsong is not just about natural history. It is also about our history. We got melody from birds as we got rhythm from the womb. This vital book with a free podcast takes you from winter into deepest spring, teaching you how to recognise song after song as the chorus swells. You start with robin, and end up ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
233g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780720470
SKU
V9781780720470
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98
About Simon Barnes
Simon Barnes is the multi-award-winning chief sportswriter for the Times. He is also a novelist, nature writer and horseman, and the author of a dozen books, including the bestselling How to be a Bad Birdwatcher and The Meaning of Sport (Short Books). He lives in Suffolk with his family.
Reviews for Birdwatching with Your Eyes Closed: An Introduction to Birdsong
Most of us can see, but not everyone looks. Most of us can hear, but not everyone listens. This book will help you do both. And, above all, it will tell you how to enjoy. - Bill Oddie A gem... All day, I've been fighting the urge to drop everything so I ... Read more