Around the World in 80 Birds

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It felt weird whipsawing back and forth across, for example, the Indian Ocean between entries instead of gradually leading from one region the next, but that's honestly a very minor critique. Birds lend themselves to these short snippets so well, and I learned lots of really interesting facts!

The Resplendent Quatzal is such a beautifully colourful bird linked with a lot of South American mythology and I’ve always been fascinated by it. Their avian abilities also mean they can escape danger and relatively easily re-settle which makes them highly adaptive too. It was perfect for a birding beginner with stunning illustrations and it’s written in such a charming and approachable style. They can sing the most beautiful songs, shriek the eeriest cries, create the most stunning nests, dance the funniest mating dances and so much more! I'm very taken with Australia's southern cassowary, a 'living dinosaur', weighing 154lb and not to be trifled with.The art in this book - by Arturo Miyake - is something else and, to me, one of the biggest highlights.

It's a remarkable show of artistic versatility, made even more impressive by the time constraints alluded to in the afterword. The author provides not only interesting biology, but also explores how each bird species has interacted with humans, whether in folklore ,mythology or real life ….Y es que todas las aves tienen una historia que contar, y unas características propias que los hacen únicos y especiales, siendo además, una gran fuente de inspiración para la ciencia, la literatura, y el arte. In accordance with The Post Office, the last recommended date for Christmas posting is 18th December (2nd Class) and 20th December (First class). I'd never heard of the oilbird or the purple-crested turaco before but my world is much the richer for having learned about them here. only some include information on if they’re endangered or vulnerable (or doing well), when the intro makes it seem like that’ll be key in the entries; meanwhile others talk of the social and cultural aspects of the birds (being added to flags, taken on as national emblems, etc) but others are just straightforward facts about the bird itself. As the author said, he could likely have easily picked 80 different birds but the ones chosen are gorgeous.

Di solito sugli uccelli preferisco le guide da campo (mi piace dare un nome alle cose), e quindi credevo che non mi avrebbe interessato così tanto un libro contenente descrizioni di una pagina o due su specie di tutto il mondo… e invece mi è piaciuto moolto di più del previsto! Miyake prefers traditional drawing styles, using acrylic gouache applied with a thin brush on stretched-out watercolour paper, but his detailed illustrations have a contemporary look. oilbird (Venezuela), snow goose (Canada), hoopoe (Italy), cassowary (Australia), puffin (Iceland), shoebill (Uganda), kakapo (New Zealand), and many others. I also really enjoy the fact that this series focuses not just on birds, but on birds that are important to human populations in a variety of ways, as the human-bird interactions are always interesting.And the entries on birds that were very much unfamiliar to me were absolute cornucopias of information. Flits and swoops into birds you may have heard of around the world – quetzals, kiwis, flamingos, oh my! The tiny Tororoi bailador was chosen to represent Colombia as a newly discovered species, to showcase the great variety of birds resident in that country.

I don't think I can do justice to just how beautiful this book is - you need it as a physical book, in your hands, because it is so gorgeous. A really beautiful book with some great tidbits and facts about 80 different birds from around the world.Fra le splendide illustrazioni, curiosità e miti, il libro si dimostra essere un'ottima e bellissima lettura. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.