Tim Birkhead

A sweeping and lyrical history of the relationship between birdlife and humankind over twelve millennia, exploring how birds have captured our imaginations and inspired our culture and our science. In Birds and Us, award-winning writer and ornithologist Tim Birkhead takes us on an epic and dazzling journey through this mutual history with birds, from the ibises mummified and deified by...

'This beautiful book is one to treasure forever' David Walliams, comedian and children's authorWINNER of The Margaret Mallett Award for Children's Non-Fiction 2022Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fly? Or to live high in the tree tops? Or perhaps you’ve wondered what birds do when no one is looking? Birds have some of the most extraordinary...

The Great Auk was a goose-sized seabird superbly adapted for underwater flight. Unable to fly, it was effectively the penguin of the north, diving deep to exploit vast shoals of herring and mackerel. The summer months saw Great Auks massed together in vast, bustling colonies. Prior to the appearance of humans, their lives were idyllic: three months ashore to breed,...