{"product_id":"9781903657157","title":"Birds in a Village: A Century On","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating book includes W. H. Hudson's original 1893 account of the birds found in a village in southeast England and compares the species and populations that occurred then with those that are present today. The striking differences are explored in relation to changes in the countryside during the intervening century and through anecdotes gathered from local residents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporating the original text of W. H. Hudson (cofounder of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) from ca. 1893 \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSpecies accounts of birds in typical rural villages at that time \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBehavior of countryside birds and our relationship with them \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA reminder of a slower pace of life \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA reflection on the many changes in village life and its effects on birdlife down the years to the present time \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContaining anecdotal considerations of birds and our current generation's knowledge of them \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrated in sepia and full-color images\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"WildGuides","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043711828208,"sku":"9781903657157","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781903657157_p0.jpg?v=1763614258","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781903657157","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}