The Joy of Birdsong

Whether in the city or in the countryside, in the forest or by the lake: we are surrounded by birds. We usually only pay attention to them when they become particularly loud, clamouring, calling out to each other – or singing. In the morning, the blackbird outside our window wakes us up, on the way to work we hear the starlings and sparrows, and late in the evening the queen of all songbirds, the nightingale, belts out her song. In a light-hearted and informative way, Silke Kipper tells us what makes each of these ten beloved songbird species so special, and why they have become an integral part of art and cultural history.

Ornithological expert Silke Kipper takes a fresh look at the best-known songbirds native to Central Europe – as detailed as it is entertaining.