Contents

Cover

Welcome Page

About The Meaning of Birds

Dedication

Chapter 1: Taking wing

Chapter 2: Mine eyes have seen the glory

Chapter 3: Song of myself

Chapter 4: My place or yours?

Chapter 5: Dancing to the music of time

Chapter 6: The killing skies

Chapter 7: Finger-lickin’ good

Chapter 8: Symbols at your door

Chapter 9: He stuck a feather in his hat

Chapter 10: The eureka birds

Chapter 11: The way of the dodo

Chapter 12: The fightback begins

Chapter 13: Birdwatchers, birders & twitchers

Chapter 14: Feed the birds, tuppence a bag

Chapter 15: Hope is the thing with feathers

Birds mentioned in the text

About Simon Barnes

An Invitation from the Publisher

Copyright