About Bloomsbury Wildlife
Putting the Orn into Ornithology and the Wild into wildlife
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Bloomsbury Wildlife - incorporating A& C Black, Christopher Helm and T& AD Poyser - the world's leading natural history publisher.
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Discover how rock painting and iphones have shaped birdwatching in this preview of the quirky, forthcoming A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects in association with Birdwatch (magazine)
Easter is almost here! Here's some inspiration for getting the whole family outdoors for some woodland adventures. Build a den, forage, play woodland games, make works of art, discover wildlife - and of course while you're there you could do an egg hunt. Author of The Woodland Book, Tessa Wardley is running the London Marathon for The Woodland Trust if you'd like to support her please visit her fundraising page: http://bit.ly/1lCt65e
RSPB Marine adviser, Euan Dunn shares some insights on the effects of the winter storms on our Puffin population. Read more on the blog.
Some more jolly cows to start the week...
Do you love cows? Or know someone who does? Have a sneak preview of the gorgeous paintings in The Illustrated Guide to Cows by artist Celia Lewis, Cows out later this week.
Looking for holiday inspiration? If you like wild flowers the Mani Peninsula, Greece could be just the place. Read Bill Gibbons' post on the spectacular displays you can see there.
The Birds of London is now published, first review in the London Evening Standard by Stephen Moss.
BBC Wildlife have a selection of images of the stunning artwork from Ghosts of Gone Birds on their website today BBC Wildlife Magazine Ghosts of Gone Birds
Exciting news just in, Mammals of Africa, the ground-breaking 6-volume reference work published by Bloomsbury last year has won the prestigious Dartmouth Medal. Full details here: http://bit.ly/1ckR13X See editor Jonathan Kingdon talk about the project here:
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the death of TH White, author of the classic book, The Goshawk, 1951. Read more here: http://bloomsburywildlife.com/
Conor Jameson’s British Birds feature provides food for thought on the changing status of species at Southill Park over the past 60 years, read it here:
Time to relax with a good book. In this extract from Lost Animals, Errol Fuller talks about the loss of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker and Yangzte Dolphin and looks at the few photographs that were ever taken of both species.
New Bloomsbury ornithology books catalogue is available online here. Message me if you would like to receive a printed copy.
Guardian have picked the best nature books of 2013. Congratulations to the authors of Harrap's Wild Flowers, Lost Animals and Looking for the Goshawk which are all included. http://bit.ly/1cvK6E5
Have you seen the Bloomsbury Advent calendar? Make sure you open door 6 today for a natural history treat. Much better than chocolate!
Looking for a gift for a nature lover? Have a browse in the Bloomsbury Christmas sale, we're offering 50% off most titles. You'll also find ideas for the sports fan, avid reader, foodie, history buff or little one in your life...
These critically endangered Red-headed Vultures were photographed by Neil Bowman on a trip to Cambodia with RSPB Migration Hotspots author, Tim Harris. Read Tim's blog post on the experience here: http://bloomsburywildlife.com/