Around the World in 80 Birds

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That little nitpick aside, it’s a fantastic book and definitely worth checking out for any other bird lovers! About most birds I've never heard about but it fascinated me pretty much that I ended up reading 'Wikipedia articles' about many of them. Each has a story to tell that sheds a light on our relationship with the natural world and reveals just how deeply birds matter to us.

Yo he podido conocerlo un poquito mejor, gracias a “La vuelta al mundo en 80 aves”, un precioso libro que he ido leyendo a ratitos, y que de una manera muy atractiva y entretenida, hace un recorrido por 80 especies de aves de todos los rincones del planeta; desde el tejedor de Namibia, que construye bloques de apartamentos en medio del desierto, hasta el ánsar indio de China, un ave migratoria que atraviesa el Himalaya dos veces al año.The only criticism I have of this otherwise magnificent book is how occasionally scattershot the geography feels. 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. Fabulous illustrations by Ryuto Miyake made this a book that anyone enjoy just for the 'pretty pictures'.

The only thing that would make me enjoy this even more, is if it was a nature television series with Attenborough narrating. Na Een reis om de wereld in 80 planten en Een reis om de wereld in 80 bomen is er nu een boek over vogels. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The other is the Crested Caracara which we were told is really intelligent and curious, but has become a pest in certain areas of Central America, raiding houses by going down chimneys and opening doors and windows. As the author said, he could likely have easily picked 80 different birds but the ones chosen are gorgeous.Charting the world by discussing eighty of the most distinctive birds found regionally -- or, in some cases, in extremely small, protected areas -- Mike Unwin discusses the scientific backgrounds, colorful histories and current realities of these remarkable avian creatures. This is a wonderful book to add to the collection of anyone interested in either or both birds and avian art. Desgraciadamente, no somos conscientes de su importancia, y del enorme valor vital que tienen, y ni mucho menos de los peligros a los que están sometidos, y la amenaza que suponemos nosotros para ellos. From the humble Robin to something a little more exotic such as the wonderfully named Resplendent Quetzal, this beautifully illustrated book looks at the lives of 80 birds, their quirks, their lifestyles, and probably. I finished reading this a couple days ago, but I went back to peruse and take notes on interesting facts about the birds which fascinated me.

Oh and finally, I also think that Around the World in 80 Birds should be including distribution maps for each of the included species, for one, simply for general knowledge, of course, and for two because some of the birds being showcased in Around the World in 80 Birds actually do not only appear in the countries and areas about which Unwin is writing (and it would thus be nice if Around the World in 80 Birds would for example visually show how the northern mockingbird also ranges into Canada and that nightingales are common in much of Europe and not just in France, and well, with migratory birds, showing their wintering grounds as well as where they breed via maps is not just interesting and informative but is also rather important regarding possible conservation issues). 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. I tend to read a lot of fiction but there is an endless amount of material that will seem stranger than fiction if only we expand our horizons and open our minds to factual information. I was immediately enthralled by the beautifully shining illustrations from Ryuto Mikaye, turning each bird into a masterpiece of flow and movement on the page.

The editors have done a good job adding non-metric equivalents for length and weight to the descriptions in the original. The white 'eyebrows' of a Great Grey Owl that actually sit on each side of his beak like migrating hairy caterpillars. A really beautiful book with some great tidbits and facts about 80 different birds from around the world. From the bald eagle of Northern America to the jungle fowl of Southeast Asia, Mr Unwin always has something interesting to share regarding birds I thought was already well familiar with.