Wild Hares & Hummingbirds: The Natural History of an English Village
By Stephen Moss.
Description
Stephen Moss lives in one of the longest villages in England -- Mark, on the Somerset Levels: a watery wonderland steeped in history. This ancient country parish has been reclaimed from the sea over many centuries and today the landscape bears witness to its eventful past, and is criss-crossed with watery ditches and broad droves, down which livestock was once taken to market. These are now home to a rich selection of wildlife: rooks and roe deer; sparrows and snowdrops; buzzards, badgers and butterflies; the iconic brown hare and the spectacular hummingbird hawk-moth. As the year unfolds, ...
ISBN(s)
0099552469, 9780099552468
