Subscribe now

Golden Wings by Pete Dunne, University of Texas Press, $15.95, ISBN 0292716230 Reviewed by Adrian Barnett

“SET like a black and-white cloud atop a pedestal nest, the bird was beautiful. I was prepared to assert (even to wife Linda burning film not far away) that the Wandering Albatross was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen”.

Golden Wings is as much about birdwatching as it is about birds. Acutely insightful and very funny, it reads like a joint project by an anthropologist, a poet and a stand-up comedian who, because of differences over the billing, settled on a single pseudonym.…

Sign up to our weekly newsletter

Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox. We'll also keep you up to date with New Scientist events and special offers.

Sign up

To continue reading, subscribe today with our introductory offers

Popular articles

Trending New Scientist articles

Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop