Birds: Fine-art bird portraits capturing plumage, posture, and personality.

Birds of the world are portrayed in all their colorful glory by Tim Flach, the world’s leading animal photographer, in this gorgeous coffee table book.Radiating grace, intelligence, and humor, and always in motion, birds tantalize the human imagination. Working for years in his studio and the field, Tim Flach has portrayed nature’s most exquisite creatures alertly at rest or dramatically in flight, capturing intricate feather patterns and subtle coloration invisible to the naked eye.From familiar friends to marvelous rarities, Flach’s birds convey the beauty and wonder of the natural world. In these magnificent photographs are all manner of songbirds, parrots, and birds of paradise; birds of prey, water birds, and theatrical domestic breeds.The brilliant ornithologist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard O. Prum is our guide to this magical kingdom.This beautiful volume is the gift book that every bird lover needs. Read more