A Field Guide To The Birds Of Britain

The British are known for many things: their rainy climate, their excellent butlers, their besieged but enduring monarchy, the quirky personal habits their gentlemen acquire at those so-called public schools, the blandness of their cuisine and the warmth of their beer. What they have not previously been known for in the Colonies is the beauty of their women. Face it; while Prime Minister Thatcher is an able statesperson, she could walk down the street without causing the casual passer-by to suffer whiplash. But Byron Newman, noted London photographer and bird watcher extraordinaire, knows where to find beauty in Britain. Here he has assembled examples of pulchritudinous plumage in their natural habitat: at work and play, going about their business. You will see the fruits of a proud history of empire. Here are women with whom we, as Americans, share common goals, if not always a common language. Our fathers and grandfathers fought side by side so that we might have the freedom to get to know one another. Let's not disappoint them.