We share the Earth with more than 10000 species of birds & we have always been enchanted by them Here over 60 birds organized thematically into eight sections cover all aspects of our relationship with birds & Songbirds& celebrates the greatest bird virtuosi such as the Nightingale while & Birds of Prey& include majestic hunters such as the Harpy Eagle which catches prey as large as monkeys & sloths & Feathered Travellers& describes astounding journeys made by birds
- even some tiny Hummingbirds migrate huge distances & The Love Life of Birds& can rival any soap opera & involves the most brilliant displays notably the Birds of Paradise with their extravagant feathers & dances & Avian Cities& explores species such as the Flamingo that live in spectacular large colonies & Useful to Us& examines the ways we find birds of value such as the Turkey but also the Canary & Threatened & Extinct& describes some no longer living & others that seem on the brink Birds have also had great mystical significance both for good & evil & & Revered & Adored& considers such species as the Sacred Ibis believed by the ancient Egyptians to represent the god Thoth For anyone interested in the natural world & the wonderful variety of birds around us this beautifully illustrated book is a visual treat that will inspire inform & delight