The Twelve Birds of Christmas by Stephen Moss

Naturalist Stephen Moss digs beneath the surface of some of our most popular Christmas carols in an ornithological celebration of the Festive Season. Using the structure of the carol as a jumping off point he explores the place of twelve fascinating British birds in our history culture and landscape. Some of the birds are obvious theres the swan and of course the partridge. Other chapters are loose interpretations of a verse for drummers drumming he delves into the woodpeckers distinctive drummi Hardback