媒体评论
“巴恩斯将这种关于鸟类与人类关系的有趣的探索与一种博学者的惊奇感融合在一起……这是一本丰富的书，巴恩斯毫不掩饰地分享了他对‘任何有观鸟血统的人’的喜爱。”
——《出版者周刊》（Publishers Weekly）
”Finely illustrated and wonderfully tactile “
― NFU Countryside
”A well written, heartfelt book about the wonders of birds “
― Nudge Book
”He is a fine professional writer who enjoys his craft “
― Bird Watch
”Barnes' fascination with the avian world is at the heart of this book, a passion shared through engaging, often lively and always conversational text “
― BBC Wildlife
”Eclectic and often witty volume that aims to show how birds live their lives and in doing so, how they've touched on ours “
― BBC Countryfile (Great gifts for book lovers this Christmas)
”A celebration of birds and how they help us understand the world we live in“
― Nature's Home
”A wise and witty celebration of birds “
― The Countryman
”He has an eye for the telling detail... a very attractive range of reference... More seriously, he has particularly important points to make about the way birds define places and are in turn defined by them, about the deep human responses to birdsong and the avian capacity for flight, and about our special fascination with raptors“
― TLS.
”A heartfelt celebration of birds - and of their ability to draw us into the world beyond humanity“
― Reader's Digest.
”A thought-provoking account of why birds are as essential to our pleasure as they are necessary for our survival... Highly readable... I really enjoyed Simon Barnes' writing style“
― Cage & Aviary Birds