Curlew Moon
Autor Mary Colwellen Limba Engleză Hardback – 11 sep 2018
A bird stands alone on the edge of a mudflat. Its silhouette is unmistakable. A plump body sits atop stilty legs. The long neck arcs into a small head, which tapers further into a long curved bill. The smooth, convex outlines of this curlew are alluring. They touch some ancestral liking we all have for shapes that are round and smooth.
Over the last 20 years numbers in the UK have halved; the Eurasian Curlew is one of our most endangered birds. With a quarter of the world population breeding in the UK and Ireland, this is nothing short of a disaster. The curlew is showing all the signs of being the next Great Auk.
InCurlew Moon, Mary Colwell takes us on a 500-mile journey on foot from the west coast of Ireland to the east coast of England, to discover what is happening to this beautiful and much-loved bird. She sets off in early spring when the birds are arriving on their breeding grounds, watches them nesting in the hills of Wales and walks through England when the young are hatching. She finishes her walk on the coast of Lincolnshire when the fledglings are trying out their wings. This is also the place many curlews will return to for the winter months.
This evocative book chronicles Colwell's impressive journey, with beautiful illustrations by Jessica Holm, weaving a gentle tale of discovery interspersed with the natural history of this iconic bird that has fascinated us for millennia - and so desperately needs our help.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780008241056
ISBN-10: 0008241058
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 139 x 223 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:ePub edition
Editura: HARPERCOLLINS 360
ISBN-10: 0008241058
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 139 x 223 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:ePub edition
Editura: HARPERCOLLINS 360
Descriere
`Focuses
a
razor
light
on
the
plight
of
one
of
our
most
iconic
birds.
Inspirational!'
Tim
Birkhead
Curlews
are
Britain's
largest
wading
bird,
known
for
their
evocative
calls
which
embody
wild
places;
they
provoke
a
range
of
emotions
that
many
have
expressed
in
poetry,
art
and
music.