Opis: The Curious Life of the Cuckoo - John Lewis-Stempel

Is there any bird more mysterious than the cuckoo?

It is invariably heard, and not seen. And if seen, it is mistaken for a sharp-winged hawk. The female cuckoo - by a trick that borders on alchemy - is able to disguise its egg as another's. In Greek myth the god Zeus assumed the form of a cuckoo to seduce Hera.

But we forgive the cuckoo its con-artistry, because it is the true herald of spring. It is the bird that uplifts our wintered hearts, with that first two-note 'cuk-koo' unmistakable as it sounds across the country.

In The Curious Life of the Cuckoo, John Lewis-Stempel explains one of nature's greatest enigmas in vivid, lyrical prose, and celebrates this iconic bird.

Szczegóły: The Curious Life of the Cuckoo - John Lewis-Stempel

Tytuł: The Curious Life of the Cuckoo
Autor: John Lewis-Stempel
Wydawnictwo: Doubleday
ISBN: 9780857526410
Języki: angielski
Rok wydania: 2025
Ilość stron: 96
Format: 13.0x20.0cm
Oprawa: Twarda z obwolutą
Waga: 0.195 kg

Recenzje: The Curious Life of the Cuckoo - John Lewis-Stempel