<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"In this luxuriously illustrated volume, celebrated nature writer Mike Unwin and award-winning photographer David Tipling highlight sixty-seven different species of birds from around the world and explore how each has adapted to its migratory cycle. As they bring to life the drama of the Bar-headed Goose's journey over the Himalayas and the amazing sixty-thousand-mile annual round trip taken by the Arctic Tern between the United Kingdom and Antarctica, Unwin and Tipling offer deep insights into the science, mysteries, and wonders of migration"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"Magnificent. . . . David Tipling's lush photographs stun and delight with every page. . . . Mr. Tipling's skill in telling the birds' stories is broad and unrivaled. <i>Flights of Passage</i> is a privileged look at birds as we've never seen them before."--Julie Zickefoose, <i>Wall Street Journal</i></b> <p/><b>A visually stunning, photographically driven celebration of bird migration--one of the great marvels of the natural world</b> <p/> The vast transcontinental journeys made every year by millions of feathered migrants were not known to naturalists before the late nineteenth century. Even today, while cutting-edge technology such as geolocators and isotope analysis helps us map these journeys in detail, much of the science remains poorly understood. <p/> In this luxuriously illustrated volume, celebrated nature writer Mike Unwin and award-winning photographer David Tipling highlight sixty-seven different species of birds from around the world and explore how each has adapted to its migratory cycle. As they bring to life the drama of the Bar-headed Goose's journey over the Himalayas and the amazing sixty-thousand-mile annual round trip taken by the Arctic Tern between the United Kingdom and Antarctica, Unwin and Tipling offer deep insights into the science, mysteries, and wonders of migration.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Magnificent. . . . David Tipling's lush photographs stun and delight with every page. . . . Mr. Tipling's skill in telling the birds' stories is broad and unrivaled. <i>Flights of Passage</i> is a privileged look at birds as we've never seen them before."--Julie Zickefoose, <i>Wall Street Journal</i> <p/>"Evocative and engaging with fresh and insightful photographs. This book could become a classic."--Tony Angell, author of <i>The House of Owls</i> and coauthor of <i>In the Company of Crows and Ravens</i> <br> <p/><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Mike Unwin</b> is a celebrated wildlife and travel writer known for his books and journalism, and also a photographer, illustrator, and popular speaker. <b>David Tipling</b> is renowned for his wildlife photographs and writings and is coauthor of the critically acclaimed <i>Birds & People</i>. Their previous books together include <i>The Enigma of the Owl</i> and <i>The Empire of the Eagle.</i>
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