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LIFE OF BIRDS EB
About this book
A fully updated new edition of David Attenborough's bestselling classic.
BIRDS. 11,000 species, the most widespread of all animals: on icebergs, in the Sahara or under the sea, at home in our gardens or flying for over a year at a time. Earthbound, we can only look and listen, enjoying their lightness, freedom and richness of plumage and song.
David Attenborough has been watching and learning all his life. His classic book, now fully updated with the latest discoveries in ornithology, is a brilliant introduction to bird behaviours around the world: what they do and why they do it. He looks at each step in birds' lives and the problems they have to solve: learning to fly; finding food; communicating; mating and caring for nests, eggs and young; migrating; facing dangers and surviving harsh conditions.
Sir David has no equal in helping others to learn and making it exciting. His curiosity and enjoyment are infectious. He shows the lifelong pleasure that birds around us offer, and how much we miss if unaware of them.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1Â Â To Fly or Not to Fly
- 2Â Â The Mastery of Flight
- 3Â Â The Insatiable Appetite
- 4Â Â Meat-Eaters
- 5Â Â Fishing for a Living
- 6Â Â Signals and Songs
- 7Â Â Finding Partners
- 8Â Â The Demands of the Egg
- 9Â Â The Problems of Parenthood
- 10Â Â The Limits of Endurance
- Picture Section
- Index of Birds
- Acknowledgements
- About the Book
- About the Author
- By David Attenborough
- About the Publisher