The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss by writer Robert Macfarlane and artist Jackie Morris is a stunning 400-page illustrated work celebrating 49 once-common, now-threatened bird species from the avocet to the yellowhammer.
Instead of just teaching you how to identify a bird, the book helps you identify with the bird. It asks "Who is that bird?" rather than "What is that bird?"
Jackie Morris painted every image from life using watercolor and gold leaf. And Robert Macfarlane wrote lyrical essays about the habits, songs, and challenges of each species.
The book organizes the 49 birds into seven categories of natural wonder:
Nest
Egg
Beak
Song
Feather
Flight
Migration
A wonderful coffee table book or gift!
The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss by writer Robert Macfarlane and artist Jackie Morris is a stunning 400-page illustrated work celebrating 49 once-common, now-threatened bird species from the avocet to the yellowhammer.
Instead of just teaching you how to identify a bird, the book helps you identify with the bird. It asks "Who is that bird?" rather than "What is that bird?"
Jackie Morris painted every image from life using watercolor and gold leaf. And Robert Macfarlane wrote lyrical essays about the habits, songs, and challenges of each species.
The book organizes the 49 birds into seven categories of natural wonder:
Nest
Egg
Beak
Song
Feather
Flight
Migration
A wonderful coffee table book or gift!
