Singing Like Larks: A celebration of birds in folk songs compellingly told

compellingly told

and the woman herself

this common garden bird can often be overlooked

At the back is a nature guide packed with fascinating facts about different habitats and creatures

Shearwater brings to life a truly mysterious and charismatic bird

Singing Like Larks: A celebration of birds in folk songs compellingly toldBirds are beloved for their song and have featured in our own music for centuries. Singing Like Larks opens a rare window onto birdlife, folklore, traditional verse, and song writing, especially in the British Isles. In this charming volume, folklore, verse, and nature writing combine to explore why birds appear in so many folk songs, with song lyrics, history, and anecdotes drawing on a rich heritage. Ornithological folk songs are themselves