Birds of Western Africa (Helm, 2001) was the first single-volume guide to cover all the species of this region, which comprises 23 countries from Senegal & southern Mauritania east to Chad & the Central African Republic, & south to Congo. This new edition uses all of the plates from Birds of Western Africa, with a concise, authoritative text on facing pages, to create a conveniently-sized, lightweight field reference covering all 1300 species found in the region. The book also has updated colour distribution maps for each species placed on the text pages for the first time. A number of new images have been painted for this new edition & several of the illustrations have been replaced. This major new guide will enable birders to identify any species found in any of the countries covered. ...

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Includes:: lots of beautiful colour illustrations of birds from around the world, as well as line

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Set against the backdrop of the collapsing Ottoman Empire, the Gallipoli campaign & the subsequent bitter struggle between Greeks & Turks, Birds Without Wings traces the fortunes of one small community in south-west Anatolia
- a town in which Christian & Muslim lives & traditions have co-existed peacefully for centuries. When war is declared & the outside world intrudes, the twin scourges of religion & nationalism lead to forced marches & massacres, & the peaceful fabric of life is destroyed. Birds Without Wings is a novel about the personal & political costs of war, & about love: between men & women; between friends; between those who are driven to be enemies; & between Philothei, a Christian girl of legendary beauty, & Ibrahim the Goatherd, who has courted her since infancy. Epic in sweep, intoxicating in its sensual detail, it is an enchanting masterpiece.
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The follow up to My Family & Other Animals & the second book in The Corfu Trilogy, the beloved books that inspired ITV`s television series The Durrells. Just before the Second World War the Durrell family decamped to the glorious, sun-soaked island of Corfu where the youngest of the four children, ten-year-old Gerald, discovered his passion for animals: toads & tortoises, bats & butterflies, scorpions & octopuses. Through glorious silver-green olive groves & across brilliant-white beaches Gerry pursued his obsession... causing hilarity & mayhem in his ever-tolerant family. ...

“ Birds, Mammals & Reptiles of the Galápagos Islands” is a photographic guide to the birds, mammals & reptlies you’ll most likely encounter. It is intended to be a simple identification guide to the various animals on the islands, for use by visitors, aficionados & novice alike. The 53 colour plates have been produced using the latest digital image technology & include images of some species never previously published. The text covers the key identification features of each species, emphasising the differences between similar species, &

Includes:: information on status, habitat preferences & breeding seasons. All endemic species & subspecies are highlighted, & colour distribution maps accompany the text for each resident species.

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Set before & during the great war, Birdsong captures the drama of that era on both a national & a personal scale. It is the story of Stephen, a young Englishman, who arrives in Amiens in 1910. Over the course of the novel he suffers a series of traumatic experiences, from the clandestine love affair that tears apart the family with whom he lives, to the unprecedented experiences of the war itself. ...

In 1910, Stephen Wraysford is sent to Amiens. There he meets the unhappily married Isabelle Azaire & begins an all-consuming love affair. Six years later, he returns to France as a soldier on the Western Front, where, in scenes of unprecedented horror, he struggles to find a reason to continue living. Profoundly moving, ultimately transcendent, Birdsong has been a revelation to generations of readers. ...

A novel of overwhelming emotional power, Birdsong is a story of love, death, sex & survival. Stephen Wraysford, a young Englishman, arrives in Amiens in northern France in 1910 to stay with the Azaire family, & falls in love with unhappily married Isabelle. But, with the world on the brink of war, the relationship falters, & Stephen volunteers to fight on the Western Front. His love for Isabelle forever engraved on his heart, he experiences the unprecedented horrors of that conflict
- from which neither he nor any reader of this book can emerge unchanged.
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At last it is possible to listen to the amazing variety of birdsong that enriches our environment simply by opening this book. Delve into the absorbing text & beautiful photographs of each of the 150 birds whilst listening to their songs & calls. Among many others, the sounds you will hear at the touch of a button include the cries of birds of prey like the Red Kite, Osprey & Peregrine Falcon as well as the dramatic mewing or barking cries of several species of gulls that can be found both on our coasts & in the centre of towns. The recordings include the songs & calls of much-loved garden birds, such as the Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, Wren & Blue Tit as well as the sounds of many wonderful migrants: the call of the Cuckoo that heralds the arrival of spring, the piercing cries of the Swifts that arrive later, the distinctive sounds of the winter-visiting Redwing & Fieldfare. The recordings also include sounds that communicate a desire to mate or challenge a territorial rival: the rattling bursts of Woodpeckers as they drum their beaks rapidly against a hollow tree-trunk, or the strange bleating sound made by the Snipe`s outer tail feathers as it hurtles earthwards in its display flight. Concise descriptions are given of each species as well as fascinating nuggets of information. Did you know that both sexes of Robin sing almost all year, that the Nightingale sings by day as well as at night, & the Great Tit holds the record for the number of different songs & calls
- over 50
- it produces? With stunning colour photographs of each species, accessible & authoritative text & a unique sound module, this rich source of wildlife knowledge can be enjoyed at home or outdoors.

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* Beautiful bird illustrations by Madeleine Floyd * Details of the wonderful songs & sounds of our birds * A celebration of our feathered creatures & their songs for all bird lovers A celebration of British birds & their songs, from the sought-after artist Madeleine Floyd. Some 50 of her exquisite drawings of birds, along with their specific eggs are captured here for fans of her work & wildlife enthusiasts. It

Includes:: details of the songs & sounds made by each of the birds, from sparrows, tits, to the lyrical nightingale. The latter has up to 250 different phrases in his song & each performance is made up of a unique composition. The art of Madeleine Floyd is beautifully presented in this gem of a book & should delight all bird lovers.

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