The curious life of the cuckoo
Lewis-Stempel, John2025
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Is there any bird more mysterious than the cuckoo? It is invariably heard, and not seen. And if seen, it is mistaken for a sharp-winged hawk. The female cuckoo - by a trick that borders on alchemy - is able to disguise its egg as another's. In Greek myth the god Zeus assumed the form of a cuckoo to seduce Hera. But we forgive the cuckoo its con-artistry, because it is the true herald of spring. It is the bird that uplifts our wintered hearts, with that first two-note 'cuk-koo' unmistakable as it sounds across the country. John Lewis-Stempel explains one of nature's greatest enigmas in vivid, lyrical prose, and celebrates this iconic bird.
Main title:
The curious life of the cuckoo / John Lewis-Stempel.
Author:
Lewis-Stempel, John, author
Imprint:
London : Doubleday, 2025.
Collation:
112 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9780857526410 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
598.74598.74 LEWI
Language:
English
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BRN:
5420319
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