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How to be a Bad Birdwatcher Anniversary Edition
- Author
- Simon Barnes
- Narrator
- Simon Barnes
- Publisher
- Octopus
- Publish Date
- 1 February 2024
- Run Time
- 4 hours 45 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
'A delightful ode to the wild world outside the kitchen window - leaves you with the warm feeling that a shared love conquers all' - The Daily Telegraph
'A witty, perceptive book; thoughtful, instructive and full of simple wisdom' - The Daily Mail
Look out the window. See a bird. Enjoy it. CONGRATULATIONS! You are now a bad birdwatcher.
Anyone who has ever gazed up at the sky or stared out of the window knows something about birds. In this fun, eye-opening and inspiring book, award-winning nature writer Simon Barnes paints a riveting picture of how birdwatching has framed his life and can help us all to a better understanding of our place on this planet.
How to be a Bad Birdwatcher shows why birdwatching is not the preserve of twitchers, but one of the simplest, cheapest and most rewarding pastimes around.
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Details
- Author
- Simon Barnes
- Narrator
- Simon Barnes
- Duration
- 4 hours 45 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 February 2024
- ISBN
- 9781780726199
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Octopus
- Genre
- Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, Wildlife: general interest, Nature and the natural world: general interest
Synopsis
THE BESTSELLING BIRDWATCHING CLASSIC - 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION'A delightful ode to the wild world outside the kitchen window - leaves you with the warm feeling that a shared love conquers all' - The Daily Telegraph'A witty, perceptive book; thoughtful, instructive and full of simple wisdom' - The Daily MailLook out the window. See a bird. Enjoy it. CONGRATULATIONS! You are now a bad birdwatcher.Anyone who has ever gazed up at the sky or stared out of the window knows something about birds. In this fun, eye-opening and inspiring book, award-winning nature writer Simon Barnes paints a riveting picture of how birdwatching has framed his life and can help us all to a better understanding of our place on this planet.How to be a Bad Birdwatcher shows why birdwatching is not the preserve of twitchers, but one of the simplest, cheapest and most rewarding pastimes around.
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