'This fascinating biography . . . A perfect Christmas present for any
birder' Birdwatching
From the BESTSELLING AUTHOR of The Robin A Biography, STEPHEN
MOSS:
The wren is a paradox of a bird. They are Britain's most common
bird, with 8.5 million breeding pairs and have by far the loudest song
in proportion to their size. They also thrive up and down Britain and
Ireland: from the smallest city garden to remote offshore islands,
blustery moors to chilly mountains.Yet many people are not sure if they
have ever seen a wren. Perhaps because the wren is so tiny, weighing
just as much as two A4 sheets of paper, and so busy, always on the move,
more mouse than bird.
However if we cast our eyes back to recent history wrens were a
mainstay of literary, cultural and popular history. The wren was on
postage stamps and the farthing, it featured in nursery rhymes and
greetings cards, poems and rural 'wren hunts', still a recent memory in
Ireland particularly.
With beautiful illustrations throughout, this captivating
year-in-the-life biography reveals the hidden secrets of this
fascinating bird that lives right on our doorstep.