‘I found this to be a witty and charming book with an exceedingly quirky air’
I found this to be a witty and charming book with an exceedingly quirky air. It focuses on the world of birdwatching in a way that very few people would think of.
I think this book is brilliant because Simon Barnes connects the birds to his life, rather than talking about them in an abstract sense. For example, he has grown to recognise footballers from their style and technique, and the rough outline of the way they look. It is the same with birds. This is what is called ‘jizz’. Say you see a little pinkish blob of a bird with a long tail bobbing up and down, and you don’t get a good view at all. If you immediately recognise it as a long-tailed tit, then congratulations – you can now recognise the ‘jizz’ of a bird!
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