The Life of Birds (Updated Edition)
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David Attenborough
About this listen
A fully updated new edition of David Attenborough’s bestselling classic.
BIRDS. 11,000 species, the most widespread of all animals: on icebergs, in the Sahara or under the sea, at home in our gardens or flying for over a year at a time. Earthbound, we can only look and listen, enjoying their lightness, freedom and richness of plumage and song.
David Attenborough has been watching and learning all his life. His classic book, now fully updated with the latest discoveries in ornithology, is a brilliant introduction to bird behaviours around the world: what they do and why they do it. He looks at each step in birds' lives and the problems they have to solve: learning to fly; finding food; communicating; mating and caring for nests, eggs and young; migrating; facing dangers and surviving harsh conditions.
Sir David has no equal in helping others to learn and making it exciting. His curiosity and enjoyment are infectious. He shows the lifelong pleasure that birds around us offer, and how much we miss if unaware of them.
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‘This superb book vividly conveys the beauty of birds and the extraordinary richness of their behaviour.’ Dr. Neil Chalmers, Director, The Natural History Museum, London
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- Nobby
- 26-11-24
Outstanding
This was a fantastic listen, very informative and I thought quite in depth to how different types of birds go about eating, mating and their behaviours from early forms of birds to what we have present day, would recommend to anyone.
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- Janie
- 16-11-24
David Attenborough's excellent writing and verbal performance.
Most interesting and with a clear message: we need to take more care of our planet and it's inhabitants, not just our self-serving interests
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- Mariebee
- 24-04-24
Wonderful
Wonderful listen as always with books written and narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
Five stars!
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- Christian B
- 29-08-24
Full of facts and information
Full of facts and information and read by the author himself it was easy to follow and I discovered a lot of new facts. Really fascinating.
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