In many of the diagrams there is a humorous touch – babblers fighting,
a pigeon’s eye view of a child (pair of sneakers) and a Karoo scrub robin
playing with a mouse. Behaviour is beautifully illustrated, for example the
groundscraper on page 253 with its head cocked, listening for worms.
An effortless way of learning about birds because it’s not all about twitching!
Buy this book because you can never have too many bird books
(Faansie has thousands) but also because the author has reinvented
birdwatching by making it attractive to kids and adults alike. Q
Once again, well done to Chamberlain Hardware for supporting this
birder, consummate artist and writer, and natural history educator.
He is a national treasure.
Visit http://www.faansiepeacock.com for copies, downloads and queries.A circle next to each species
allows a young birder to mark off
their sightings – each sighting
counts for a number of points
that can be registered on his
game, Bird Nerd. And there
are questions for “Bird Brains”
to test your knowledge (answers
at the back of the book if you
give up!).Scan the QR code or visit
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