英國插畫家Matt Sewell最喜愛的鳥類圖鑑精選集

結合鳥類生態觀察及鮮明的畫風 打造獨一無二的鳥類插畫圖書

你知道白頭海鵰是世上擁有最大鳥巢的鳥類嗎？你知道姬鴞陷入危機，牠寧願裝死保命也不願與對手較量嗎？你知道阿德利企鵝可憋氣長達6分鐘且從水面跳躍高達3米高嗎？這些有趣且驚人的鳥類事實，都可在英國插畫家Matt Sewell的鳥類圖鑑中發現。

書中精選的每一種鳥類都有其獨特且驚奇的特質，鳥類為了遷移可飛離家園長達千里遠，有的還有奇怪且華麗的交配儀式，可在許多極端的環境下生存，甚至是出色的建築大師。內容以各大洲分類，包括歐洲、亞洲、非洲、澳洲、北美、南北和南極洲，並搭配精美的全彩鳥類分佈地圖。

一起跟著Matt Sewell環遊世界，探尋最雄偉的老鷹、可愛的企鵝、嬌小的蜂鳥、高大的鴕鳥和艷麗的孔雀，簡潔清爽的圖文比例，每翻開一頁，就是一種鳥類的特色說明，以輕鬆的筆調融合個人長期觀察下的鳥類特色，閱讀這本圖鑑式鳥類圖書，不僅更貼近可愛的鳥類，還能從中發現這位鳥類專家對自然充滿熱情的生活方式。

Matt Sewell has made his personal selection of the most amazing birds from around the world and illustrated them in his dazzling style, accompanied by witty and informative deions and maps of every continent. Did you know that the bald eagle holds the record for the world’s biggest nest - weighing more than two tons? When the elf owl gets into trouble, it plays dead rather than fighting? The Adelie penguin can hold its breath for six minutes and leap up to three metres out of the water? Discover these and many more fascinating facts in this fabulous book. Every bird chosen to appear in this book is amazing in its own individual way - birds that migrate thousands of miles, have strange and showy mating rituals, survive in extreme environments, are brilliant builders, are super-fast, super-brave or super-big! Sections on each continent - Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia, North America, South America and Antarctica - include maps to pore over. Travel the world to see magnificent eagles, resilient penguins, tiny hummingbirds, towering ostriches, stunning peacocks and many more. Colourful, clever, song-filled, strange and stunning - this book is a celebration of bird life!