Birdwatcher

The Game's Gone, Hörbuch, Digital, 549min

No one would call David Rose - or ‘Rosie’ as he’s known to one and all - a star, but he’s good at his job and proud of his work as a sportswriter for a national newspaper. He’s used to seeing flashier talents come and go - both on the field, and in the competitive world of the press. Football comes first in the way he spends his working life, but he’s happy to pitch in whatever the sport - from Formula 1 to Test cricket in the West Indies, the Olympics to a heavyweight championship bout in Japan. He’s used to the ups and downs of a journalist’s life and has learned to keep his own head safely down - until an especially venal boss pins his own misdemeanours on the entirely innocent Rose. Rosie’s revenge is slow but sweet, as he manoeuvres through a world where egos clash, money talks and you’re only as safe as your latest by-line. Not since Richard Ford’s classic novel, The Sportswriter, has a novel caught the world of sports journalism so vividly and so well. A marvellous listen - funny, touching and compelling. Simon Barnes was the Chief Sports Writer for The Times until 2014, having worked for the paper for 30 years, during which he covered seven Olympic Games and six World Cup finals. He writes about sports and wildlife and is the author of over 20 books, including the best-selling How to be a Bad Birdwatcher. Language: English. Narrator: Colin Mace. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/aopu/000052/bk_aopu_000052_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Zen und die Kunst der Vogelbeobachtung

Der Augenblick, in dem man den Vogel sieht, hat etwas Einmaliges und zugleich etwas Meditatives - davon erzählt Zen und die Kunst der Vogelbeobachtung. Das Buch beginnt in der Antarktis und wendet sich dann den Landschaften zu, die bei uns für den Vogelbeobachter interessant sind: der Nordsee mit ihrem Watt, der Insel Helgoland, den Wildbächen in den Alpen und der Stadt, die immer mehr zur Zuflucht der Vögel wird. Vögel sind etwas Magisches. Die meisten von ihnen sind schön oder sehen zumindest interessant aus, viele singen hinreißend, sie besitzen ein erstaunliches und noch immer nicht enträtseltes Orientierungsvermögen und - sie können fliegen, etwas, wovon der Mensch immer geträumt hat. Die Beobachtung dieser wunderbaren Wesen ist faszinierend, das Fernglas bringt sie dem Birdwatcher so nahe, dass er sie fast berühren zu können glaubt. Aber in diesem Augenblick, in dem man den Vogel sieht, wirklich sieht, liegt noch mehr: Er hat etwas Einmaliges, etwas Erregendes und zugleich etwas Meditatives. Der Beobachter ist ganz und gar konzentriert auf diesen Moment der Wahrnehmung, der alles Alltägliche beiseiteschiebt und das Geplapper der Gedanken in seinem Kopf zum Schweigen bringt. Es geht dem Autor um das Erleben des Augenblicks, nicht um die Seltenheit eines Vogels. Auch der Anblick eines Graureihers, der mit langsamem Flügelschlag durch Licht und Schatten eines Waldrandes gleitet und dessen unvergleichliches Grau von Hell zu Dunkel changiert, ist unvergesslich.

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RSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe

Lavishly illustrated throughout with crystal-clear photography, this guide is the essential reference for the novice and experienced birdwatcher. This large format book starts with an extensively illustrated introduction, describing bird characteristics and behaviour. It also surveys the varied habitats in which birds may be spotted, including urban parks and gardens. The 330 most commonly seen species are given a full-page entry in the species catalogue. See birds in their natural habitat and learn about characteristic behaviour with stunning photos showing adults in typical plumage, with male, female, juvenile, and summer or winter variations to help you identify birds quickly and easily. Colour-coded maps highlight resident and migratory distributions so you know which species of birds to expect when you are out and about. Within this bird book for adults there are key details and descriptions of rare species and accidental visitors to Britain and Europe.The new edition of RSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe includes access to a free-download audio app, which features recordings of birdsong and calls for the most commonly occurring species - so that species can be identified by sound and by sight.Whether you are looking for a guide to help you take part in the RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch or a bird-watching gift for friends and family, this bird watching book is essential for quick and easy bird identification of European and British birds.

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The Prairie Chicken Kill: A Truman Smith Mystery, Book 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 306min

From Publishers Weekly In this enjoyable fourth series entry, Galveston PI Truman Smith (When Old Men Die, 1994) is hired by Lance Garrison, his still unpleasant but now rich high-school classmate, to investigate the shooting of a prairie chicken (really a kind of grouse) on Garrison's federally protected land in Picketville, Tex. Smith reluctantly agrees, largely because his high-school sweetheart, Anne Lindeman, now lives in Picketville. A prime suspect is Ralph Evans, an antigovernment local talk-radio host who declares his concern for endangered species by advertising Spotted Owl in a Can. When Smith and Anne's father-in-law, Red Lindeman, explore the scene of the crime, a sniper in a crop duster opens fire on them - a "fly-by shooting", Smith calls it. Then Anne's husband, manager of the radio station, is shotgunned to death. Police chief Ward Peavy eventually charges local birdwatcher Martin York. When Smith discovers that a previous prisoner died in Peavy's jail, the big picture takes shape. Truman Smith would rather laze in his lawn chair, sipping Big Red and reading Tobacco Road, but when he gets on a case, he's methodical. So's Crider, who fashions a tight plot filled with laconic charm and idiosyncratic characters. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Booklist If y'all are lookin' for a real fine read, Crider's your man. He writes one mean murder mystery, and his walkin' tall hero, Truman Smith, is as smart and as tough as they come. Plus Crider knows just how that East Texas good-ol'-boy talk sounds. This time out, Truman gets suckered into one of the craziest cases of all time. Lance Garrison, someone Tru went to high school with and didn't much like, wants Tru to investigate the death of a prairie chicken. Yep, that's right. A bird. But a rare, exotic bird. Lance thinks there's some government plot or maybe a loony-toons nut behind the prairie chicken's death. Tru agrees to in ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Otis Jiry. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/004599/bk_acx0_004599_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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