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THE TWELVE BIRDS OF CHRISTMAS - STEPHEN MOSS GE...

Naturalist Stephen Moss digs beneath the surface of some of our most popular Christmas carols
in an ornithological celebration of the Festive Season. Using the structure of the carol as a
jumping off point  he explores the place of twelve fascinating British birds in our history 
culture and landscape. Some of the birds are obvious  there's the swan and of course the
partridge. Other chapters are loose interpretations of a verse: for drummers drumming he delves
into the woodpecker's distinctive drumming tap. Woodpeckers  he explains  have special padded
skulls to mitigate against using its head like hammer drills. They carefully select dead trees
for the most hollow  sonorous sound. With brilliant anecdotes and insights  Stephen Moss weaves
history  culture  bird behaviour and folklore into a compelling narrative for each species 
tracing its fortunes over the past two centuries. PRAISE FOR STEPHEN MOSS: 'A superb naturalist
and writer' Chris Packham 'Moss has carved out an enviable niche as a chronicler of the natural
world' Daily Mail

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