Book description
Few books are more intimidating than a conventional field guide.
There are simply too many birds in them. This book introduces the
reader to Britain's most obvious birds. But it does more than that: it
also explains them. It explains the way different birds do different
things, eat different food, sing different songs and live different
lives, and it explains why they are different. If you are a would-be
birdwatcher but don't know where to start, A bad birdwatcher's
companion is for you. It will help you understand birdwatching; but,
far more important, it will help you begin to understand birds.
Simon Barnes is the multi-award-winning chief sportswriter for
the Times. He is also a novelist, nature writer and horseman, and the
author of a dozen books, including The Meaning of Sport (Short Books)
and his latest title, Birdwatching with your Eyes Closed. He lives in
Suffolk with his family.
