Winged Migration

by Chronicle Books

The companion to the Oscar -nominated film, Winged Migration is the definitive visual account of its the extraordinary flights of migrating birds around the world. Migration is an enigma. Who knows why the cuckoo, born in Europe, flies alone to the far forests of Africa, home of its ancestors? Or how the Arctic tern can fly over ten thousand miles on its astonishing journey from pole to pole? Winged Migration follows single birds and whole squadrons on their restless flights seeking answers to such riddles. The result is a tour de force that is testament to the patience of a globe-trotting team of filmmakers and ornithologists. With its informative text, Winged Migration offers both the general reader and the dedicated bird watcher a bird's-eye view of five continents and a grand, yet intimate, portrait of the secret life of birds.

Genres: Nonfiction

272 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2003

Reviews

[Rossella]

Questo splendido libro fotografico (insieme al documentario omonimo di Jacques Perrin che illustra) custodisce tra le pagine un frammento della pura armonia e poesia della natura. Mi commuovo ogni volta che lo sfoglio.

[Harlan Prine]

Incessant references to the sexual activity of birds and their great picture taking. If you want maps (they describe the routes) forgetaboutit.

[Kerry]

I think I liked this book even more because of the cheesy movie "Fly Away Home" which is how I learned about bird migration beyond my rudimentary understanding of "They fly south for the winter."