The Splendor of Birds

Art and Photographs From National Geographic

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Hardcover, 512 pages

Published Oct. 23, 2018 by National Geographic.

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978-1-4262-1967-2
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The first thing I realized about this book is that it is absolutely massive.  There will be no laying leisurely in bed holding this above my head while reading.  I drop books and iPads on my face all the time.  If I drop this book, I would do myself an injury.The second thing I realized is that it is absolutely amazing.This is a history of National Geographic's coverage of birds from the 1800s until now.  It is the best of their wonderful photography.  There are sections about how birds have been covered in the magazine.  There are articles comparing and contrasting articles on similar topics many years apart like this spread of what was known about hummingbird flight in 1957 and 2017.This isn't a book that you are going to sit down and read right through.  It is a book to dive into a little bit at …