Why are owls regarded either as wise or as harbingers of doom? What gave rise to the fanciful belief that storks bring babies? Why is the eagle associated with victory or the hummingbird with paradise? The answers are here in this new & engaging book By re-telling the many legends beliefs proverbs & predictions associated with more than 80 birds from many nations it brings into focus the close
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- links between humans & these remarkable feathered descendants of dinosaurs Discover for instance Why the cockerel features on many church spires The one sacred bird that symbolises life & peace in most cultures How to dispel bad luck if you see this black-&-white bird The South-American devil bird' once thought to be a dragon Birds lore myth & legend draws on historical accounts & scientific literature to reveal how colourful tales or superstitions were shaped by human imagination from each bird's behaviour or appearance It offers an enchanting & different perspective on birds across the world

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Have you ever looked through the names in a bird book & thought It's all Greek to me!? This entertaining andinformative guide to bird names explains the meanings behind the names many of which have fascinating originsand stories behind them The universal system of scientific' names based largely on Greek & Latin is used in all good bird books & assists birdwatchers around the world in figuring out exactly what they are looking at While some of the names are fairly self explanatory
- such as Troglodytes for the wrens meaning cave-dweller'
- others are more mysterious For example did you know that the scientific name for the Ruff compares the bird to a jousting horseman
- a reference to its spectacular display in the breeding season Covering 600 bird species from around the world Birds What's In A Name?

Includes:: explanations for names for everything




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Birdsong is a novel about the tenderness & the limits of human flesh it is about men & women living at the edge Set mostly in France spanning the years before & during the First World War it captures the drama & destruction of that era as it tells the story of Stephen a young Englishman who is impelled through a series of extreme experiences from a traumatic clandestine love affair which rips apart the bourgeois French family he lives with through grim insanity of the Great War In the vast scenes of suffering & the tender depiction of human love Birdsong is at times almost unbearably moving to read ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Sebastian Faulks& epic love story set against the First World War which became a modern classic when it was published in 1993 is adapted for the screen for the first time by Abi Morgan The action of the two part film moves between 1910 & 1916 telling the story of Stephen Wraysford (Eddie Redmayne) a young Englishman who arrives in Amiens in Northern France to stay with the Azaire family & falls desperately in love with Isabelle Azaire (Clemence Poesy) They begin an illicit & all-consuming affair but the relationship falters Years later Stephen finds himself serving on the Western Front in the very area where he experienced his great love As he battles amidst the blood & gore of the trenches he meets Jack Firebrace (Joseph Mawle) a tunneller who unexpectedly helps him endure the ravages of war & enables him to make peace with his feelings for Isabelle Actors Eddie Redmayne Clemence Poesy Matthew Goode Richard Madden Marie-Josee Croze Anthony Andrews Thomas Turgoose Joseph Mawle George Mac Kay Rory Keenan Laurent Lafitte Matthew Aubrey & Daniel Cerqueira Director Philip Martin Certificate 15 years & over Year 2011 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 3 hours & 10 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Based on the Sebastian Faulks novel & set in the First World War Birdsong follows the 20 year old hero Stephen Wraysford who finds his true love on a trip to Amiens She&s married & the wife of a wealthy textile baron Wraysford convinces her to leav this life but things do not go according to plan He is haunted by this doomed affair & carries it with him to the trenches of war They endure many narrow escapes from the Nazis before they reach a sea port Their attempted journey across the Channel is fraught with many dangers & an unexpected turn of events Now stunningly repackaged to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the start of WWI 50p from the sale of this DVD will be paid to Royal British Legion Trading Limited which gives its taxable profits to The Royal British Legion (Charity no 219279) & Poppyscotland (Scottish Charity No SC014096) Actors Eddie Redmayne Matthew Goode & Clemence Poesy Director Phillip Martin Certificate 15 years & over Year 2012 Screen Widescreen 1781 Anamorphic Languages English
- DTS-HD Master Audio (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Closed Captions Yes Duration 2 hours & 45 minutes (approx)
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Birdsong is a mesmerising story of love & war spanning three generations between WW1 & present day The wartime classic behind the BBC drama starring Eddie Redmayne THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER1910 Amiens Northern France Stephen Wraysford a young Englishman arrives in the French city to stay with the Azaire family He falls in love with unhappily married Isabelle & the two enter a tempestuous love affair But with the world on the brink of war the relationship falters With his love for Isabelle forever engraved on his heart Stephen volunteers to fight on the Western Front & enters the unimaginable dark world beneath the trenches of No Man’s Land From award-winning writer Sebastian Faulks Birdsong is an exceptionally moving & unforgettable portrait of the ruthlessness of war & the indestructability of love ‘ Magnificent – deeply moving’ Sunday Times Also available by Sebastian Faulks as part of the French trilogy series The Girl at the Lion d’ Or Charlotte Gray ...

Bring the thrilling story of one red bird to life When an innocent bird meets two cruel kids their world is forever changed But exactly how that change unfolds is up to you in the tradition of Kamishibai— Japanese paper theater The wordless story by master cartoonist James Sturm is like a haiku—the elegant images leave space for children to inhabit this timeless tale—and make it their own leading them to learn an ultimate lesson they&ll never forget James Sturm is the author of several books for kids including the Adventures in Cartooning series (with Andrew Arnold & Alexis Frederick-Frost) & the forthcoming Ape & Armadillo James also helped start a college for cartoonists The Center for Cartoon Studies in the small railroad village of White River Junction Vermont Meet the Author Mr James Sturm is a cartoonist He lives in White River Junction Vermont with his wife two daughters a chunky little dog named Chi Chi & two rabbits Besides making comics James works at The Center for Cartoon Studies a school for cartoonists ...

Welcome to Birdtopia
- a curious black-&-white paradise where birds can be as small as insects & flowers as tall as trees From
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play To the southern border of Arizona marvellous scenary & spectacular birds can be viewed from the Madera Canyon This unusal wilderness area offers a wide range of desert woodland & mountain habitat to over 150 species of nesting & migratory birds including such dazzlingly colourful varieties as the heavenly Blue Grosbeak The Flaming Vermillion Flycatcher The Vivid Yellow & Red Western Tanager The Iridescent Green & violet Hummingbird & the rare & much sort after Elegant Trogan Certificate Exempt from Classification Screen Fullscreen 1331 Languages English Duration 50 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Sanibel Island off the coast of Florida is home to the most spectacular bird life in the world In one morning you may see 30 or 40 different species including one third of all the Roseate Spoonbills in existence yellow crowned night herons hunting fiddler crabs black necked stilts & skimmers The mighty bald eagle pelicans willets & wood storks head a cast of 1000s & sunset will bring yet more headliners ...