AfullyupdatedneweditionofDavidAttenborough’sbestsellingclassic.BIRDS.Over9,000species,themostwidespreadofallanimals:onicebergs,intheSaharaorunderthesea,athomeinourgardensorflyingforoverayearatatime.Earthbound,wecanonlylookandlisten,enjoyingtheirlightness,freedomandrichnessofplumageandsong.DavidAttenboroughhasbeenwatchingandlearningallhislife.Hisclassicbook,nowfullyupdatedwiththelatestdiscoveriesinornithology,isabrilliantintroductiontobirdbehavioursaroundtheworld:whattheydoandwhytheydoit.Helooksateachstepinbirds’livesandtheproblemstheyhavetosolve:learningtofly;findingfood;communicating;matingandcaringfornests,eggsandyoung;migrating;facingdangersandsurvivingharshconditions.SirDavidhasnoequalinhelpingotherstolearnandmakingitexciting.Hiscuriosityandenjoymentareinfectious.Heshowsthelifelongpleasurethatbirdsaroundusoffer,andhowmuchwemissifunawareofthem.
