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OverviewRenowned naturalist and conservationist Nick Acheson spent countless hours observing and researching wild geese, transported through all weathers by his mother's forty-year-old trusty red bicycle. He meticulously details the geese's arrival, observing what they mean to his beloved Norfolk and the role they play in local people's lives--and what role the birds could play in our changing world. During a time when many people faced the prospect of little work or human contact, Nick followed the pinkfeet and brent geese that filled the Norfolk skies and landscape as they flew in from Iceland and Siberia. In their flocks, Nick encountered rarer geese, including Russian white-fronts, barnacle geese, and an extremely unusual grey-bellied brant, a bird he had dreamt of seeing since thumbing his mother's copy of Peter Scott's field guide as a child. To honor the geese's great athletic migrations, Nick kept a diary of his sightings as well as the stories he discovered through the community of people, past and present, who loved them too. Over seven months, Nick cycles over 1,200 miles--the exact length of the pinkfeet's migration to Iceland. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Nick Acheson , Nick AchesonPublisher: Dreamscape Media Imprint: Dreamscape Media ISBN: 9798212987790Publication Date: 09 February 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationNick Acheson grew up in North Norfolk. Since early childhood he has been fascinated by nature, a fascination which grew through his youth to become a consuming interest and a commitment to wildlife conservation. For the past fifteen years, he has worked for conservation NGOs in the UK, most notably Norfolk Wildlife Trust, and has written for three of the Seasons anthologies, Red Sixty Seven, British Birds, British Wildlife, and BBC Wildlife. Nick Acheson grew up in North Norfolk. Since early childhood he has been fascinated by nature, a fascination which grew through his youth to become a consuming interest and a commitment to wildlife conservation. For the past fifteen years, he has worked for conservation NGOs in the UK, most notably Norfolk Wildlife Trust, and has written for three of the Seasons anthologies, Red Sixty Seven, British Birds, British Wildlife, and BBC Wildlife. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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