The Curious Life of the Cuckoo [electronic resource]

Lewis-Stempel, John2025

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Brought to you by Penguin.Is there any bird more mysterious than the cuckoo?It is invariably heard, and not seen. And if seen, it is mistaken for a sharp-winged hawk. The female cuckoo - by a trick that borders on alchemy - is able to disguise its egg as another's. In Greek myth the god Zeus assumed the form of a cuckoo to seduce Hera.But we forgive the cuckoo its con-artistry, because it is the true herald of spring. It is the bird that uplifts our wintered hearts, with that first two-note 'cuk-koo' unmistakable as it sounds across the country.‘Britain's finest living nature writer’ – The Times© John Lewis-Stempel 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025