Wintering (Paperback)

Stephen Rutt

ISBN 10: 1783965053 / ISBN 13: 9781783965052

Published by Elliott & Thompson Limited, London, 2020

About this Item

Paperback. The new season begins. The geese return The arrival of huge flocks of geese in the UK is one of the most evocative and powerful harbingers of winter; a vast natural phenomenon to capture the imagination. So Stephen Rutt found when he moved to Dumfries one autumn, coinciding with the migration of thousands of pink-footed geese who spend their winter in the Firth. Thus began an extraordinary odyssey. From his new surroundings in the north to the wide open spaces of his childhood home in the south, Stephen traces the lives and habits of the most common species of goose in the UK and explores the place they have in our culture, our history and, occasionally, on our festive table. Wintering takes you on a vivid tour of the inbetween landscapes the geese inhabit, celebrating the short days, varied weathers and long nights of the season during which we share our home with these large, startling, garrulous and cooperative birds. Now in paperback: the perfect seasonal gift book for nature lovers; a celebration of winter and of the bird that heralds it. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Wintering (Paperback)
• Publisher: Elliott & Thompson Limited, London
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783965053
• ISBN 13: 9781783965052
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

The perfect seasonal gift book for nature lovers; a celebration of winter and of the bird that heralds it.

The new season begins. The geese return . . . 

The arrival of huge flocks of geese in the UK is one of the most evocative and powerful harbingers of winter; a vast natural phenomenon to capture the imagination. So Stephen Rutt found when he moved to Dumfries one autumn, coinciding with the migration of thousands of pink-footed geese who spend their winter in the Firth. Thus began an extraordinary odyssey. From his new surroundings in the north to the wide-open spaces of his childhood home in the south, Stephen traces the lives and habits of the most common species of goose in the UK and explores the place they have in the culture, the history, and, occasionally, on the festive table. Wintering takes you on a vivid tour of the in-between landscapes the geese inhabit, celebrating the short days, varied weathers, and long nights of the season during which British people share their home with these large, startling, garrulous, and cooperative birds.

About the Author

Stephen Rutt is a birder, freelance nature writer, and book reviewer whose work has appeared in Earthlines Magazine,Zoomorphic,The Harrier, Surfbirds, BirdGuides, and The East AnglianDaily Times. His first book, the award-winning The Seafarers, was born during the seven months he spent at the bird observatory on North Ronaldsay in the Orkneys. He lives in Dumfries.