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With the flash of a wing and the trill of a son, birds bring colour and music to the world, from the poles to the jungles, over oceans and deserts and to our own gardens.  They enact the dramas of their lives in full view for all to see, yet in the blink of an eye, lift into the air and vanish into the horizon.  No wonder they capture our imagination.

The Life of Birds, David Attenborough's bestselling classic, is now fully updated with the latest discoveries in ornithology.  Here we see all the key life stages: learning to fly; finding food; communication; mating and caring for nests, eggs and young; migrating; facing dangers and surviving harsh conditions.  Sir David also brilliantly describes the lifelong pleasure of watching birds, and all we stand to gain by paying attention.

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