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Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris, Cambridge 2026
“We live in a time of staggering avian loss. 600m birds gone from Europe in the last 50 years. 3 billion in North America. 50% of bird species in decline globally. Shifting baseline syndrome habituates us to thinner skies, quieter springs.
We have to reverse this loss. It’s not enough to love the song but forget the singers. “
The wonderful “Book of birds” by Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane and Jackie Morris @jackiemorrisartist published by Hamish Hamilton
“We live in a time of staggering avian loss. 600m birds gone from Europe in the last 50 years. 3 billion in North America. 50% of bird species in decline globally. Shifting baseline syndrome habituates us to thinner skies, quieter springs.
We have to reverse this loss. It’s not enough to love the song but forget the singers. “
The wonderful “Book of birds” by Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane and Jackie Morris @jackiemorrisartist published by Hamish Hamilton
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