Living with Birds
- Author Len Howard
- Narrator Jane Slavin
- Publisher Random House
- Publish Date 6 March 2025
- Run Time 9 hours and 49 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre The countryside, country life: general interest, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, Zoology: birds (ornithology).
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Following the success of Birds as Individuals, Len Howard spent the 1950s continuing to deepen her understanding of the birds in her garden.
This book tells the story of one exceptional great tit that Len called Star. With patience, consistency and sensitivity, Len succeeds in teaching this little bird to count using taps. Star's character and intelligence is revealed in this intimate bird biography, unlike any told before. In opening her home to wild birds, Len gains their trust enough to make astonishing discoveries about their capabilities.
Full of joy and wonder, as well as deep knowledge and fascinating detail, Living with Birds also takes in the story of a lame fledgling, tales of great tit parents and their babies, observations of migrant birds, and how exactly Len succeeded in developing such unusual relationships with wild birds.
'Howard seems to have stood on the brink of communication with a wild bird, something till now hardly conceivable...awe-inspiring' Observer
© Len Howard 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
| Author | Len Howard |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Jane Slavin |
| Duration | 9 hours and 49 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781529961270 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Genre | The countryside, country life: general interest, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, Zoology: birds (ornithology) |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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