Flights of Passage: An Illustrated Natural History of Bird Migration

Flights of Passage is a visually stunning celebration of bird migration, one of nature's greatest marvels. Through sixty-seven species from around the world, celebrated nature writer Mike Unwin and award-winning photographer David Tipling reveal how birds have adapted to their extraordinary migratory cycles.

Discover the drama of the Bar-headed Goose's journey over the Himalayas and the Arctic Tern's amazing sixty-thousand-mile annual round trip between the United Kingdom and Antarctica. With lush, captivating photography and deep insights into migration science, this luxuriously illustrated volume offers a privileged look at birds as never seen before.

From cutting-edge geolocators to isotope analysis, explore the technology and mysteries behind these transcontinental journeys that have fascinated naturalists for over a century.

Measures: 9.25 x 1 x 11.38 inches, 288 pages