A fully updated new edition of David Attenborough's bestselling classic. BIRDS. Over 9,000 species, the most widespread of all animals: on icebergs, in the Sahara or under the sea, at home in our gardens or flying for over a year at a time. Earthbound, we can only look and listen, enjoying their lightness, freedom and richness of plumage and song. David Attenborough has been watching and learning all his life. His classic book, now fully updated with the latest discoveries in ornithology, is a brilliant introduction to bird behaviours around the world: what they do and why they do it. He looks at each step in birds' lives and the problems they have to solve: learning to fly; finding food; communicating; mating and caring for nests, eggs and young; migrating; facing dangers and surviving harsh conditions. Sir David has no equal in helping others to learn and making it exciting.
His curiosity and enjoyment are infectious. He shows the lifelong pleasure that birds around us offer, and how much we miss if unaware of them. Gold title Sir David Attenborough is one of the world's leading naturalists and broadcasters and a national treasure. His new publications are always massive events. Birds are a wonderful subject (and prolific - there are over 9,000 species), with a a strong readership among bird-lovers and birdwatchers as well as a general readership. Fully updated by Sir David Attenborough and expert scientist consultants to include the most recent developments and discoveries in ornithology Includes a 64-page full-colour plate section of some of the very best nature photography, captioned by Sir David Attenborough Previous updates of classic Attenboroughs have done well: Life on Earth: 37,190 in PB; Living Planet: 26,628 in HB, 21,880 in TPB, 18,048 in PB; Trials of Life: 19,563 in HB, 17,666 in TPB Competition: Life on Earth;My Life on Earth;Our Planet;Into the Tangled Bank;Earthshot;Entangled Life;Pocket Garden;Collins Bird Guide;Journeys to the other side of the world;featherhood;Rebirding. Lev Parikian;Prince William;Merlin Sheldrake;Matt Baker;John Lewis-Stempel;Charlie Corbett;Benedict Macdonald.