"Nature's Carol Singers" by Richard Kearton is a book about British songbirds. This book explores the different kinds of songbirds in Britain, describing what they look likes, the things they do, their tunes, and how they raise their young. The author uses careful watching along with interesting writing intended to lead readers recognize and value these musical animals where they live. The book starts quietly, showing how birdsongs can make people happy, and then the author urges everyone to discover British songbirds while noting puzzles about tunes and actions of birds missed in bird research. First, he talks about the Cuckoo, with details on its strange way of making nests and lovely tunes, in stories of its puzzling life. This start mixes scientific questions with a love of nature's beauty previews more discoveries of the birds' joys.
Nature's carol singers
By Richard Kearton
Discover the fascinating and melodic lives of British songbirds, from their unique nesting habits to their captivating songs.
Summary
About the AuthorRichard Kearton FZS, FRPS and Cherry Kearton, brothers, were a pair of British naturalists and some of the world's earliest wildlife photographers. They developed innovative methods to photograph animals in the wild and, in 1895, published the first natural history book to be entirely illustrated by wild photographs. Richard was made a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London and Royal Photographic Society. Cherry later became a wildlife and news filmmaker, and friend to Theodore Roosevelt. The Royal Geographical Society created the Cherry Kearton Medal and Award in his honour.
Richard Kearton FZS, FRPS and Cherry Kearton, brothers, were a pair of British naturalists and some of the world's earliest wildlife photographers. They developed innovative methods to photograph animals in the wild and, in 1895, published the first natural history book to be entirely illustrated by wild photographs. Richard was made a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London and Royal Photographic Society. Cherry later became a wildlife and news filmmaker, and friend to Theodore Roosevelt. The Royal Geographical Society created the Cherry Kearton Medal and Award in his honour.
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