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Call of the Kingfisher - an enchanting nature-writing debut. This love letter to River Nene and the wild things that live there, especially kingfishers, celebrates a year's worth of Northamptonshire riverbank walks. Written with a musician's ear, the book includes access to a number of high-quality birdsong recordings made where the book is set.
Sommario
Chapter 1 January
Chapter 2 February
Chapter 3 March
Chapter 4 April
Chapter 5 May
Chapter 6 June
Chapter 7 July
Chapter 8 August
Chapter 9 September
Chapter 10 October
Chapter 11 November
Chapter 12 December
Info autore
Nick Penny grew up in many different parts of the world before doing an arts degree at Oxford University. He then set up his own workshop making musical instruments, as well as writing and playing the Paraguayan harp. After moving to rural Northamptonshire four decades ago, he became fascinated by the birdsong in his local woods, starting to record it and use the sounds in his own music. He also began to watch and photograph the kingfishers on the River Nene close to his home - experiences captured in his nature-writing debut, Bradt's Call of the Kingfisher. Although not a trained naturalist, Penny is an inspiring speaker about wildlife and birdsong, and writes with a deep passion and concern for his subject. Always curious, always with his musician's ear to the ground, Penny is keen to learn about nature - and delights in passing that knowledge on to others. Penny is from Peterborough, UK.
Riassunto
Call of the Kingfisher - an enchanting nature-writing debut. This love letter to River Nene and the wild things that live there, especially kingfishers, celebrates a year's worth of Northamptonshire riverbank walks. Written with a musician's ear, the book includes access to a number of high-quality birdsong recordings made where the book is set.
Prefazione
Key Sales Points
. Includes access to a number of high-quality birdsong recordings, made locally
. The first full-length book of nature writing about kingfishers
About Bradt Travel Guides
. Founded in 1974, Bradt is now the largest independent guidebook publisher in the UK with over 200 titles in print
. Serial winner of the Gold award for Best Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards
. Bradt guides are written by authors who really know their destinations. Many are resident there, or have been visiting regularly over a number of years
. Each new Bradt guide is backed by a dedicated press and social media campaign
Testo aggiuntivo
"All writers want the reader to see through their eyes, but few succeed in
making them hear through their ears as successfully as Nick Penny. Very
special." Country Life
"From the glimpses of kingfishers in a frosty January to
the sweet-scented honeysuckle and nightingale song in early June, the book
beautifully illustrates the joy of observing nature with patience. Complete
with a suite of high-quality wildlife audio recordings, Call of the Kingfisher
is a glorious homage to wildlife." CPRE website
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observations and philosophical and historical musings fill this gentle book
which seems to walk at its own pace through the gradually changing seasons" -
Birdwatch Magazine
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"[A] wonderful book. [Penny] brings his knowledge as a musician to this
book too, and the sounds that he has recorded of specific birds and some of the
dawn and evening choruses that he heard whilst researching this book. You can
follow the link in the book and I thought this gave an excellent extra
dimension" Paul Cheney, Halfman, Halfbook blog
"An utterly delightful, uplifting invitation to escape to
a wonderful world of nature! Highly Recommended!" Escapelearncreate.co.uk
"Call
of the Kingfisher is a beautiful book. he delights in what can be seen and
heard when we approach nature with patience and curiosity." Julia Thorley,
NN Journal
"Nick writes with honesty, a deep respect of and connection to his patch
of the natural world... I highly recommend this book and especially suggest
that readers explore the audio tracks listed within the chapters." P
Stevens, Amazon review
