BIRDS AND US (PB)

Ornithologist Tim Birkhead takes us on an epic journey, from the ibises mummified and deified by Ancient Egyptians to Renaissance experiments on woodpecker anatomy, Victorian obsessions with egg collecting and the present fight to save endangered species and restore their habitats. Weaving in stories from his own career as a scientist, including far-flung expeditions to Neolithic caves in Spain and the bustling guillemot colonies of the Faroe Islands, this book is the culmination of a lifetime's research and unforgettably shows how birds shaped us, and how we have shaped them.