William Oddie è celebrato per la sua poliedrica carriera che abbraccia scrittura, recitazione e commedia, ma la sua vera passione sboccia nella sua profonda connessione con il mondo naturale. La sua fascinazione infantile per il birdwatching si è evoluta in una profonda dedizione all'ornitologia e alla conservazione. La scrittura di Oddie, spesso accompagnata dalle sue stesse illustrazioni, approfondisce le complessità della natura con acuta osservazione e sincero affetto. Attraverso la sua prospettiva unica, i lettori sono invitati a esplorare le meraviglie della natura selvaggia, arricchiti dalla sua vasta esperienza e dall'evidente amore per l'argomento.
A beginner's field guide to British and Irish Birds. Suitable for any birder coming to grips with the 200 or so most common species to be found in these countries, it enables even the most inexperienced birdwatcher to clearly identify a wide variety of species. It also takes into account various changes to the taxonomic order of bird species.
Bird-watchers are tense, competitive, selfish, shifty, dishonest, distrusting, boorish, pedantic, unsentimental, arrogant and - above all - envious'. So says Bill Oddie, and he should know!
Starting with the basics, this book goes on to explore all aspects birdwatching, from choosing a field guide to easy identification tips, basic field techniques and how to avoid common errors. It also contains information on bird behaviour, conservation, the best sites to watch birds, and more.
Whose first records were produced by George Martin, and who had two singles banned by the BBC? Who earned rare reviews on Broadway for his dancing? >Who rode on the back seat of the Goodies' trandem? >Who has been called 'Britain's best-known birdwatcher'? Who had his first clinical depression in his 60th year, and has only just discovered why? >Who has written an autobiography that is as witty, candid and unconventional as the man himself? The answer to all of the above is Bill Oddie.
Ideal for all birdwatchers, and especially beginners - clear maps and text in an easy to use format make it an essential reference tool for British and Irish birders.
When Bill Oddie was growing up one of his favourite books was a collection of essays called The Bird-Lover's Bedside Book. His new book, Bill Oddie Unplucked, is just that sort of book. It contains 50 of Bill's essays, magazines articles and blogs, designed to be read in any order you want, with each tale short enough to allow you to dip into something new every time you pick up the book, whether you choose to read it in bed, on the way to work, during your lunch break, in the doctor's waiting room, or on the loo. Representing some of the very best of his writing and general musings of the last twenty years, Bill Oddie Unplucked is generously illustrated with Bill's own whimsical if artistically primitive drawings. Inside these pages you'll find tales of Bill trespassing in a nunnery, being terrified by a Tiger, wading in sewage, paddling with dinosaurs, slagging off the government, and nearly drowning in both Costa Rica and the Seychelles. There are, of course, some stories about birds
In a sense this book is a garden-based autobiography of Britain's most famous birdwatcher. The main narrative covers Bill's personal relationship, not only with his present garden, which was described by the Daily Mail as Probably the most bizarre back garden in Britain, but also with the gardens he has known throughout his life.