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Brunner, Bernd,

Birdmania : a remarkable passion for birds / - 292 pages : illustrations ;

"Originally published by Verlag Galiani Berlin, Germany, as Ornithomania : Geschichte einer besonderen Leidenschaft by Bernd Brunner copyright © 2015 by Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne"--Title page verso

Foreword / by Pete Dunne -- What's that sound? -- Early enthusiasts -- Bedazzlement -- Strutting someone else's stuff -- Laying the groundwork for science -- A bird in the hand -- Lost in the mists of time -- Championing birds -- In the company of birds -- A walk on the wild side -- Is bird love a one-way street? -- To kill or not to kill? -- Flight trackers -- The lure of the egg -- Focus on feathers -- Mad for bird watching -- Tracking dodos and their ilk -- Recording nature -- Deadly obsessions -- Fantasies of flight -- Epilogue

In this collection it is the watchers, not the birds, who are on display--ornithologists and bird lovers of every description, revealed in sketches and anecdotes that are quirky, intriguing, and always affectionate

ISBN: 9781771642774

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ornithology-- History
Ornithology-- Anecdotes
Ornithologists -- Anecdotes
Bird watching -- History
Bird watching-- Anecdotes
Bird watchers-- Anecdotes
Birds-- Anecdotes
Human-animal relationships-- Anecdotes

Dewey Class. No.: 598.092