Author: EASTMAN, ROSEMARY
Title: The Kingfisher
Description: London, Collins. 1969, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ copy with just a little light foxing to closed edges with price clipped dustjacket. By a curious quirk of nature the kingfisher is both the most beautiful and least known of British birds, it's brilliant plumage - dazzling cobalt blue back, warm chestnut orange underside, white throat, red legs - transforms the commonplace of any bankside. This unique study, by the Eastmans, of the kingfisher's life from their home at Whitchurch in Hampshire is an absorbing story of their explorations among the watercress beds and streams of the River Test and also includes their attempts at hand-rearing six abandoned youngsters and their amusing experiments at teaching them basic fishing skills. 7 colour plates and 7 illustrations. NOT BOOK CLUB 3. Very Good/Very Good.

Keywords: Birds, River Test


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