The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany: An Avian Miscellany China and grief of what's happened

and grief of what's happened

and lessons on the ethics of birdwatching

and everything in-between

plus related species

The Bedside Book of Birds: An Avian Miscellany: An Avian Miscellany China and grief of what's happenedFeaturing a new foreword by Margaret Atwood! In this stunning assemblage of words and images, novelist and avid birdwatcher Graeme Gibson offers an extraordinary tribute to the venerable relationship between humans and birds. From the Aztec plumed serpent to the Christian dove to Plato's vision of the human soul growing wings, religion and philosophy use birds to represent our aspirational selves. Winged creatures appear in mythology and folk tales,