Birds and Man

Few writers ever loved birds the way W. H. Hudson did. In these essays the great nature writer wanders English villages, downs, and cathedral towns, following the intertwined lives of birds and people: swallows under old eaves, owls in the belfry, memories of birdsong that outlast the singers. His prose moves like weather, unhurried and luminous, turning ordinary sightings into lasting impressions. For listeners who like their nature writing contemplative and rich, this is a masterwork. Walk out into the fields with him and look up.