A World on the Wing av Charles Scott Weidensaul

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<p><b>‘A vaulting triumph of a book’ Isabella Tree, author of <i>Wilding</i></b><br><br><br>'<b>A master storyteller, Weidensaul communicates so much joy</b> in the sheer act of witnessing and such exhilaration in the advances of the science behind what he sees that we are slow to grasp the extent of the ecological crisis that he outlines.' <i><b>Observer</b></i><br><br>Bird migration remains perhaps the most singularly compelling natural phenomenon in the world. Nothing else combines its global sweep with its inherent ability to engender wonder and excitement.<br><br>The past two decades have seen an explosion in our understanding of the almost unfathomable feats of endurance and complexity involved in bird migration – yet the science that informs these majestic journeys is still in its infancy.<br><br>Pulitzer Prize-shortlisted writer-ornit