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Description
A beautiful celebration of Britain's best-loved birds, featuring illustrations, folktales, stories and seasonal crafts and activities that can be enjoyed by the whole family.
A rich treasury of fact, folklore, traditional tales and seasonal crafts and activities, RSPB Bird Tales celebrates 25 of our most familiar and best-loved British birds, offering a wealth of ways to deepen our relationships with our feathered friends.
Organised by month and highlighting important moments for birds throughout the year – including courtship, nest-building and migration – in-depth portraits of each species give vivid insights into their fascinating, hidden lives.
Each beautifully illustrated bird biography includes a roll call of folk names, a traditional tale, fascinating folklore covering traditions, superstitions and beliefs, key identification features, tips to help birdlife thrive and awe-inspiring facts that reveal the true wonder of birds' lives.
From learning to recognise distinctive bird songs and calls to making a mini pond and bird box to benefit garden birds, this enriching and practical book encourages readers to reconnect with nature through bird-related activities for the whole family.
Table of Contents
January:
Wren
The Corvid Family
February:
Bird Calls and Song
The Tit Family
House Sparrow
March:
Nest Building
The Thrush Family
Blackbird
Song Thrush
May:
The Dove Family
June:
Migration
Summer Visitors
Nestlings and Fledglings
July:
Mallard Duck
Mute Swan
August:
New Feathers (Moulting)
The Woodpecker Family
Birds of Prey
September:
The Finch Family
October:
The Owl Family
November:
Greylag Goose
Starling
December:
Robin
References
Index
Product details
Published | 18 Apr 2025 |
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Format | Hardback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 192 |
ISBN | 9781399406901 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Wildlife |
Illustrations | Colour illustrations throughout |
Dimensions | 0 x 0 mm |
Series | RSPB |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Beautifully written and illustrated … RSPB Bird Tales is full of detail … By the end of this absorbing book, readers young and old can attribute to each bird a distinct character, making it all the easier to tell one from another.
The Telegraph
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Wonderfully varied! As well as being neatly designed and beautifully illustrated, this is an educational book that a wide range of enthusiasts will get plenty of value from.
BirdGuides