Singing Like Larks: A celebration of birds in folk songs this common garden bird can

this common garden bird can often be overlooked

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Shearwater brings to life a truly mysterious and charismatic bird

data scientist Hannah Ritchie argues that if we zoom out

full of joy – free as a bird

Singing Like Larks: A celebration of birds in folk songs this common garden bird canBirds are beloved for their song and have featured in our own music for centuries. Singing Like Larks opens a rare window onto birdlife, folklore, traditional verse, and song writing, especially in the British Isles. In this charming volume, folklore, verse, and nature writing combine to explore why birds appear in so many folk songs, with song lyrics, history, and anecdotes drawing on a rich heritage. Ornithological folk songs are themselves