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As the nation stumbles toward a collective lockdown, Stephen begins to observe and record the wildlife in his immediate vicinity, with his fox-red Labrador, Rosie, as his companion on his daily exercise. As old routines fall away, and blue skies are no longer crisscrossed by contrails, they discover the bumblebees, butterflies and birdsong on their patch. This evocative account underlines how an unprecedented crisis has changed the way we relate to the natural world, giving us hope for the future at perhaps the darkest time in our lives. And it puts down a marker for the 'new normal': the many species around us, all enjoying, for once, a land less lived in than usual by humankind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautiful memoir of life and wildlife from one of the UK's finest nature writers.\" Chris Packham; \"The uncoiling of a marvellous spring ... a well-written and enjoyable book.\" Mark Avery; \"Excellent ... 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Not a page goes by without at least one diverting fact.\" The Times; \"Entertaining and exciting . . . Moss takes us on a series of wonderful diversions into bird etymology, tracing the tracks of avian meaning.\"  Philip Hoare, New Statesman; \"The book really comes alive when Moss heads out into the field to see the birds . . . Beautifully described.\"  Spectator; \"An absorbing account . . . very heartening\".  Anna Pavord, Sunday Times; \"The glass is one hundredth full rather than 99 hundredths empty ... 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This book is instantly among my all-time favorites, and one I’ll keep to re-read. -- \u003cb\u003eNoah Strycker, author of \u003ci\u003eBirding Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe miracle of birds meets the miracle of technology in Scott Weidensaul’s wondrous new book\u003ci\u003e A World on the Wing\u003c\/i\u003e. While there are huge gaps in our knowledge of migration, and despair in our race to save species, advances in technology from microscopic transmitters to agile drones are changing the equation and making the future look hopeful. This is a book you won’t want to put down. -- \u003cb\u003eJane Alexander, actress, writer and wildlife conservationist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScott Weidensaul, one of our finest nature writers, has produced another instant classic. 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