Mark Cocker
Finding Wonder in the Living World
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The unofficial book club no 3
Looking at those extraordinary anatomical drawings by Leonardo da Vinci from 510 years ago, which feature a stillborn child plucked from the womb of its deceased mother, you realise that one of the world’s most celebrated artists seldom felt a demarcation between his aesthetic… Continue Reading “The unofficial book club no 3”
Red Shift: Helping House Martins and Swifts in their time of need?
Last month we got official confirmation about the new national status of swifts and house martins (above) in Britain. Although anyone over 40 years old with even the slighest interest in nature will have watched these glorious summer birds become less and less common.… Continue Reading “Red Shift: Helping House Martins and Swifts in their time of need?”
Unofficial bookclub no 2
The book that has changed the landcape, for me, is this astonishingly beautifully and technically masterful Europe’s Birds: An Identification Guide by Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash and Hugh Harrop.
Mark Cocker 