"Bird Watching" by Edmund Selous is a nature book from the early 1900s that shares the author's close-up looks at different kinds of birds and what they do. It's a book for people who like birds, reading about nature, or just being around wildlife. The book starts by getting readers ready for the author's own birdwatching adventures, making it feel like a friendly exploration instead of a tough science project. Selous tells us about the stone-curlew, a type of plover, explaining what it looks like and how it lives. He creates colorful images of the bird as it sits, cleans itself, and plays around, thinking about how the birds act with each other and how they change their behavior depending on the time of day. Selous wants to give us both facts and the feelings he gets from watching these creatures in their homes, asking us to come along and enjoy birdwatching with him.
Bird Watching
By Edmund Selous
Embark on a captivating journey into the avian world of the early 20th century, filled with lively observations and casual curiosity.
Summary
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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