Corvus: A Life With Birds

Corvus: A Life With Birds

by EstherWoolfson (Author), Esther Woolfson (Author), Esther Woolfson (Author)

Synopsis

One spring, many years ago, Esther Woolfson's daughter rescued a fledgling rook. That rook, named Chicken, quickly established herself as part of the family, and other birds, including an irascible cockatiel and a depressive parrot, soon followed. But it was the corvids - members of the crow family - who amazed Woolfson with their personality and their capacity for affection. This classic blend of memoir and natural history combines the author's fascination with all things avian, from the mechanics of flight to the science of birdsong, with her funny, tender stories of life among the birds.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 352
Publisher: Granta Books
Published: 01 Mar 2018

ISBN 10: 1783784482
ISBN 13: 9781783784486
Book Overview: 'Funny, touching and beautifully written - a fascinating insight into the closeness human beings can achieve with wild creatures' Sunday Times

Author Bio
Esther Woolfson was brought up in Glasgow and studied Chinese at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Edinburgh University. Her acclaimed short stories have appeared in many anthologies and have been read on Radio 4. She has won prizes for her nature writing and received a Scottish Arts Council Travel Grant and a Writer's Bursary.