Spirit of the River (Murphy Declan)(Paperback / softback)

Nature writer Declan Murphy embarks on a quest to study one of the most brightly-colored birds during its nesting season, the kingfisher. 'As I study the birds, animals and plants around me, I cannot help but see the patterns all living things seem driven to create.' Declan Murphy's first encounter with a kingfisher as a young boy was unforgettable. Returning to the rivers years later, he embarks on a quest to study this most brightly-colored bird during its nesting season, a seemingly straightforward challenge. But the river is slow to reveal the habits and secrets of its residents. Dippers, goosanders, grey wagtails and great spotted woodpeckers all yield their hidden habits to the author's patient pursuit; yet the kingfisher continues to elude him. In this work of rare caliber in the mold of the great contemporary nature writers Robert Macfarlane, Helen
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