Gods of the Morning
A Bird's Eye View of a Highland Year
(Sprache: Englisch)
A lyrical celebration of British birds that tracks a year in the wild from respected naturalist and conservationist John Lister-Kaye
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A lyrical celebration of British birds that tracks a year in the wild from respected naturalist and conservationist John Lister-Kaye
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'I love this book . . . No one writes more movingly, or with such transporting poetic skill, about encounters with wild creatures. Its pages course with sympathy, humility and wisdom' HELEN MACDONALD, H is for Hawk For more than three decades, John Lister-Kaye has been enraptured by the spectacular seasonal metamorphosis at Aigas, the world-renowned Highlands field centre. Over the years, the glen's wildlife has come to infiltrate his soul, whether it is a warbling blackcap's cascading refrains, whooper swans hauling winter along with them, pine martens causing havoc in the hen run, loyal resident tawny owls defending their territory from adolescents, or a regal roe buck strutting in the broom and gorse, suddenly gilded by a fiery ray of sunlight.
John Lister-Kaye has come to understand intimately the movements of these beloved creatures, but increasingly unpredictable weather patterns have caused sometimes subtle, sometimes seismic shifts in their behaviour. Gods of the Morning follows a year through the turning of the seasons at Aigas, exploring the habits of the Highland animals, and in particular the birds - his gods of the morning - for whom he has nourished a lifelong passion.
Gods of the Morning is an affectionate and wise celebration of the British landscape and the birds that come and go through the year, a lyrical reminder of the relationship we have lost with the seasons and a call to look afresh at the natural world around us.
Autoren-Porträt von John Lister- Kaye
Sir John Lister-Kaye is one of Britain's best-known naturalists and conservationists. He is the author of nine books on wildlife and the environment, including At the Water's Edge, and has lectured all over the world. He has served prominently in the RSPB, the Nature Conservancy Council, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Scottish Wildlife Trust. In 2003 he was awarded an OBE for services to nature conservation. He lives with his wife and family among the mountains of the Scottish Highlands, where he runs the world-famous Aigas Field Centre.www.lister-kaye.co.uk
www.aigas.co.uk
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: John Lister- Kaye
- 2015, 304 Seiten, Maße: 14,5 x 22,2 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Canongate Books
- ISBN-10: 1782114157
- ISBN-13: 9781782114154
- Erscheinungsdatum: 13.02.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
I love this book. It quickens the heart with hope and wrests real beauty from keen observations of the natural world. If only we could all be as attentive to the life around us as John Lister-Kaye. No one writes more movingly, or with such transporting poetic skill, about encounters with wild creatures. Its pages course with sympathy, humility and wisdom HELEN MACDONALD author of H IS FOR HAWK
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