Men with Birds on Their Heads: An illustrated guide to British birds and the men they perch on
Jonny Fox
Sep 2026 · Bloomsbury Publishing
Ebook
160
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About this ebook
"Exactly my sort of thing" - Alex Horne.
"I do hope Jonny's book finds its people (and their birds)!" - Rob Macfarlane.
"Playful and charming... it left me wanting to slow down and step outside" - James Norbury
It is a little known fact that most men, at some point in their lives, will have a bird on their head. Think of statues, wildlife documentary presenters, tourists in Trafalgar Square....
This delightfully eccentric book is both an informative field guide to our native birds, and a beautifully hand-illustrated collection of paintings. Funny and charming, wistful and unique, Men with Birds on Their Heads celebrates our native wildlife as well as our native people.
From a butcher with a turkey perched on his head, to a Beefeater with a raven gripping his Tudor bonnet, the painted pairings and the (often fanciful) stories that accompany them champions everyday people who, like so many of our birds, fly under the radar.
It also shines a light on the wonderful work that many nature enthusiasts are doing in various rewilding projects, and offers tips on simple changes people can do at home to keep declining species of birds alive.
You will never look at a bird in the same way again - or a man with one on his head.
"I do hope Jonny's book finds its people (and their birds)!" - Rob Macfarlane.
"Playful and charming... it left me wanting to slow down and step outside" - James Norbury
It is a little known fact that most men, at some point in their lives, will have a bird on their head. Think of statues, wildlife documentary presenters, tourists in Trafalgar Square....
This delightfully eccentric book is both an informative field guide to our native birds, and a beautifully hand-illustrated collection of paintings. Funny and charming, wistful and unique, Men with Birds on Their Heads celebrates our native wildlife as well as our native people.
From a butcher with a turkey perched on his head, to a Beefeater with a raven gripping his Tudor bonnet, the painted pairings and the (often fanciful) stories that accompany them champions everyday people who, like so many of our birds, fly under the radar.
It also shines a light on the wonderful work that many nature enthusiasts are doing in various rewilding projects, and offers tips on simple changes people can do at home to keep declining species of birds alive.
You will never look at a bird in the same way again - or a man with one on his head.
"Exactly my sort of thing" - Alex Horne.
"I do hope Jonny's book finds its people (and their birds)!" - Rob Macfarlane.
"Playful and charming... it left me wanting to slow down and step outside" - James Norbury
It is a little known fact that most men, at some point in their lives, will have a ...
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About the author
Jonny Fox is a young professional gardener, and has been a keen birdwatcher, illustrator and general nature obsessive all his life. Even to this day, he looks up any time a bird flies over. Nothing brings Jonny more joy than learning new facts about wildlife and capturing them in watercolour or sketches. Men with Birds on Their Heads is his first book – a personal record of the birds and people he has encountered over the past decade.
Jonny Fox is a young professional gardener, and has been a keen birdwatcher, illustrator and general nature obsessive all his life. Even to this day, he looks up any time a bird flies over. Nothing brings Jonny more joy than learning new facts about wildlife and capturing them in watercolour or s...
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