The Pleasure Of Birds

an Audubon treasury

Plot

""Birds, to me, are a pleasure," says Les Line, editor of America's most prominent nature magazine, 'Audubon'. For the celebration of the ways and wonders of birds, Mr. Line has selected twenty-five articles from recent issues of 'Audubon', written by some of the foremost naturalist authors in the world and covering a wide variety of birds from Cape Cod to Cape Town, from Hudson Bay to Costa Rica. Eighteen pages of full-color photographs, plus twenty-eight exquisite drawings especially prepared for this book by Chuck Ripper, enhance the text. The superstition of birds, the tradition of birds, the art of birds, the science of birds, the hobby of birds, even the humor of birds -- all these topics are considered in this handsome, entertaining book that will give endless pleasure to serious ornithologists, casual birdwatchers, and nature lovers alike."--