Why do birds suddenly disappear? : 200 birds, 12 months, 1 lapsed birdwatcher
Parikian, Lev2021
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At 12 years old, Lev Parikian was an avid birdwatcher. He was also a fraud, a liar and a cheat. Those lists of birds seen and ticked off? Lies. 130 species? More like 60. Then, when he turned 50, he decided to right his childhood wrongs. He would go birdwatching again. He would not lie. He would aim to see 200 species of British bird in a year. 'Why Do Birds Suddenly Disappear?' is the story of that year, a story about birds, family, music, nostalgia, the nature of obsession and obsession with nature. It's about finding adventure in life when you twig it's shorter than you thought, and about losing and regaining contact with the sights, sounds and smells of the natural world. It's a book for anyone who has ever seen a small brown bird and wondered what it was, or tried to make sense of a world in which we can ask, 'What's that bird?' and 'What's for lunch?' and get the same answer.
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Author:
Parikian, Lev, author
Imprint:
London : Unbound, 2021.
Collation:
272 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2018.
ISBN:
9781800180215 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
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BRN:
2529017