Wild Hares and Hummingbirds - The Natural History of an English Village by Stephen Moss
Stephen Moss lives in one of the longest villages in England -- Mark, on the Somerset Levels: a watery wonderland steeped in history. This ancient country parish has been reclaimed from the sea over many centuries and today the landscape bears witness to its eventful past, and is crisscrossed with watery ditches and broad droves, down which livestock was once taken to market. These are now home to a rich selection of wildlife: rooks and roe deer; sparrows and snowdrops; buzzards, badgers, and butterflies; the iconic brown hare and the spectacular hummingbird hawkmoth. As the year unfolds, Moss witnesses the landscape as it passes from deep snow to spring blossom, through the heat haze of summer to the chill winds of autumn; from the first hazel catkins to the swallows returning from Africa; from the sounds of the dawn chorus to the nocturnal mysteries of moths. Wild Hares and Hummingbirds is both the story of a small corner of the West Country and a celebration of the natural world.
This paperback book is in very good condition with minor imperfections to the cover. Pages in very good condition.
ISBN 10: 0231113048 / ISBN 13: 9780231113045
Publisher: Vintage Books
Publishing Date: 2012
