Birds Up Close by Lorna Gibson Holiday The villagers of Fleetcombe like

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Birds Up Close by Lorna Gibson Holiday The villagers of Fleetcombe likeConsider feathers: They define birds' wings, enabling flight. They insulate against cold. They repel water. They even control sound. And how feathers work is just one aspect of the wonders of birds explained by pathbreaking researcher and birder Lorna Gibson in Birds Up Close. Feathers, bones, bills, eggs, flight: all come in for scrutiny in this engaging book. What produces the iridescence of plumage? How does the internal structure of a bird's bones