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The Secret Lives of Garden Birds by: Dominic Couzens List Price: £14.99 CD-Charts Price: £10.49 You Save: £4.50 (30%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 598 EAN: 9780713666168 Format: Illustrated ISBN: 0713666161 Label: Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd Manufacturer: Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd Number Of Pages: 160 Publication Date: April 30, 2004 Publisher: Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd Studio: Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd Sales Rank: 19772 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Very expert, but very florid and dramaticThere is no doubt whatsoever that this man knows his birds. However, the language in which the information is presented is so florid and over dramatic, it seems (to me) to show a very strange, and anthropomorphic, view of nature. For example; his description of a Sparrowhawk (with it's 'psychotic stare') - making a kill - the chase 'running its sickening course'. I feel strongly that we humans interpret animal activity far too much in human terms (often with moral overtones) and it distracts from real understanding; this kind of dramatization just compounds the confusion. Maybe he (or the publishers) feels that people do need this kind of presentation to maintain their interest in wildlife (a misplaced intention to 'popularise') - I don't feel ... Read More: Rating:  - Light reading and unsentimental approachI'm not quite as stunned as the other reviewers of this book. It's in A4 format and contains a series of short articles (one to two pages long) about individual bird's behaviours divided into the months of the year. Photographs and paintings by Peter Partington are liberally scattered throughout. Couzens has a very unsentimental, striking approach. He compares the strife at the bird table in winter, as different individuals establish a pecking order, to desperate refugees fighting over humanitarian food drops. That Robin perching on your spade couldn't care less about you as a gardener- to the bird you're a substitute for a wild boar, disturbing the ground and bringing to light food. Ultimately though it's a book to dip ... Read More: Rating:  - An excellent bookThis book is a great read; the text is easy to read and is written in an engrossing style by the author. The illustrations really capture what the page is talking about. I can't see how anyone would not learn something about garden birds after reading this. It has made me watch my garden birds more closely. A highly recommended read. Rating: - Getting to know them...I am thoroughly enjoying the information provided by this book, which is very well-written and clearly based on a great deal of personal bird-watching experiences. The illustrations are also of a very high quality, the drawings are superb! While I consider myself as quite knowledgeable with regard to birds, I have already learnt some new facts which I have not found in other books, and am now getting to know birds intimately! Great book! Rating: - superbI get a lot of various species of bird in my garden and after spending years watching them, and their mannerisms, I treated myself to this book. I have read it a few times, and now read each months section as we go into a new month. It has helped me understand the mannerisms of the birds and their reasoning for doing what they do. It's certainly given me a better understanding of the birds and what to look for, and has helped me to attract more birds into the garden. A pleasure to read and extremely informative. If you enjoy our feathered friends in your garden, then this is a must for you. I'm now ordering more for christmas gifts. |
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