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Featherings
Featherings

Featherings

True Stories in Search of Birds

NATURE

192 Pages, 8 x 8.25

Formats: Trade Paper, Mobipocket, PDF, EPUB

Trade Paper, $20.99 (US $20.99) (CA $27.99)

Publication Date: July 2018

ISBN 9781431425792

Rights: US, CA, AU & NZ

Jacana Media (Jul 2018)

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Overview

The southernmost tip of Africa is home to a vast and shifting population of birds whose soaring movements and flocks are closely followed by a human flock: the entranced and captivated ornithologists, birdwatchers and seekers of wilderness. If the bird writings of Le Vaillant turned a generation of young European readers into ornithologists this remarkable collection of birding curiosities written by some of our most intrepid bird observers will convert a new generation of South African readers. Enter gently and quietly into this world of birds and absorb these stories told by those who have been watching and listening, who can tell their bishops from their butchers. There is a story here for everyone. Contributors include Vernon Head, Mel Tripp, Peter Sullivan, Morne du Plessis, Claire Spottiswood, Raymond Rampolokeng, John Maytham, Ross Wanless, David Letsoalo, Alan Kemp, Mark Brown, Peter Sullivan, Peter Steyn, Rob Little, Peter Ryan, Richard Dean, Warwick Tarbortan, Mark Anderson, Susie Cunningham, Dave Allen, Callum Cohen and Adam Riley.

Author Biography

Vernon R. L. Head is chairman of BirdLife South Africa, one of Africa's biggest and most influential conservation organizations. Vernon was born in Cape Town (South Africa) in 1967. He grew up in a bungalow near the sea. He studied architecture, winning national and international awards for design and creative thinking. When not working on environmental matters, he is either designing special buildings, or traveling the world looking for the rarest birds. This is his first book.