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ISBN
9781529924169
Genre
Algemeen
Verschenen
06-03-2025
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Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Vintage Publishing
Auteur(s)
Len Howard
Living with Birds
The true story of one woman’s extraordinary relationship with wild birds
Len Howard
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Len
Howard
forged
extraordinary
relationships
with
the
birds
in
her
Sussex
garden
during
the
1950s.
This
groundbreaking
work
in
bird
studies
is
also
a
captivating
and
immersive
piece
of
nature
writing.This
bird
biography
tells
the
story
of
one
exceptional
Great
Tit
called
Star.
In
opening
her
home
to
wild
birds,
Len
Howard
gained
their
trust
and
made
astonishing
discoveries
about
their
capabilities.
Star’s
character
and
intelligence
is
revealed,
and
with
patience,
consistency
and
sensitivity
Howard
even
succeeds
in
teaching
Star
to
count
using
taps
of
her
beak.Full
of
joy
and
wonder,
as
well
as
deep
knowledge
and
fascinating
detail,
Living
with
Birds
encompasses
bird
studies
of
all
kinds
including
the
fate
of
a
lame
fledgling,
the
bond
between
Great
Tit
parents
and
their
babies
and
observations
of
migrant
birds.
It
is
also
the
story
of
how
Howard
succeeded
in
developing
such
an
unusual
relationship
with
the
wild
birds
in
her
garden.'Howard
seems
to
have
stood
on
the
brink
of
communication
with
a
wild
bird,
something
till
now
hardly
conceivable...awe-inspiring' Observer
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