Songs of Love and War Dominic Couzens bird behaviour book ornithology birding HB

SONGS OF LOVE AND WARTHE DARK HEART OF BIRD BEHAVIOURBy Dominic Couzens\nVery small bump to top of spine otherwise a very good clean hardback in just slightly shelf-worn dust-wrapper. First edition, first printing.\n2017 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 222mm). Pp256. B/w illustrations by Marianne Taylor. Black boards, spine titled in silver-gilt.\nPictures show the actual copy being offered for sale.\nFREE UK DELIVERY.\nInternational delivery available to most countries.\nAny questions please ask.___________________\n\""The dawn chorus: a single voice cutting through the darkness heralds a breaking wave of sound at the very beginning of the day. It is an iconic natural phenomenon with many familiar performers, yet it is a mysterious event for which there is no complete explanation. A mass of starling gathers at the end of a midwinter day. As the sun sets, wave upon wave of bodies rolls in, embarking upon another of nature's great attempts to show off. The murmuration is another much-admired s.