"Bird Life Glimpses" by Edmund Selous is a collection of essays offering a window into the author's adventures observing birds in the early 1900s. Set against the backdrop of Icklingham, Suffolk, the book highlights the author's experiences as a field naturalist. It paints a picture of the landscape while focusing on the behaviors and interactions of different bird species he encounters. The story illustrates the everyday routines of birds, and it captures the challenges and joys of studying them. The narrative style pulls readers into a world where they experience both the wonder and quiet beauty the author finds in the natural world.
Bird Life Glimpses
By Edmund Selous
Roosting pigeons, singing blackbirds, and sandy moorlands come alive as a naturalist explores the hidden lives of birds in the English countryside in this collection of essays.
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About the AuthorEdmund Selous was a British ornithologist and writer. He was the younger brother of big-game hunter Frederick Selous. Born in London, the son of a wealthy stockbroker, Selous was educated privately and matriculated at Pembroke College, Cambridge in September 1877. He left without a degree and was admitted to the Middle Temple just over a year later and was called to the bar in 1881. He practised as a barrister only briefly before retiring to pursue the study of natural history and literature.
Edmund Selous was a British ornithologist and writer. He was the younger brother of big-game hunter Frederick Selous. Born in London, the son of a wealthy stockbroker, Selous was educated privately and matriculated at Pembroke College, Cambridge in September 1877. He left without a degree and was admitted to the Middle Temple just over a year later and was called to the bar in 1881. He practised as a barrister only briefly before retiring to pursue the study of natural history and literature.
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