Download or read book Birds Britannica written by Mark Cocker and published by Random House UK. This book was released on 2005 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birds Britannica covers cultural links; social history; birds as food; ecology; the lore and language of birds; myths, art, literature and music; anecdotes, birdsong and rare facts; modern developments; migration, the seasons and our sense of place. An attempt to describe the interaction of birds and humans, it captures the essence of why birds matter.