Wilson's Ornithology and Burds in Scots

Alexander Wilson was the inspiration for the Last of the Mohicans. He travelled across North America, living wild, counting and painting birds for the first ever American Ornithology.
His beautiful illustrations alongside new poems in Scots by Hamish MacDonald, look at the habits, habitats, and characteristics of birds.

About the author

Hamish MacDonald was the first skriver at the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh and his poems reflect his own lifelong love of birds.

Product details

• Authors: Hamish MacDonald
• Assisted by: Alexander Wilson (Illustration), Walton Paul (Introduction)
• Publisher: BookSource
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781910895399
• ISBN: 978-1-910895-39-9
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 195 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 152 g
• Illustrations: farbige Illustrationen
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Guides > Nature; Humanities, art, music > Art; NATURE / Animals / Birds, Scotland, Zoology: birds (ornithology), Botanical art, Poetry by individual poets, ART / Individual Artists / Artists' Books, POETRY / Subjects & Themes / Animals & Nature, Father of Ornithology; Ornithology; Scots