{"product_id":"the-starling-stephen-moss-9781529908282","title":"The Starling: A Biography","description":"\u003cb\u003eFollowing his bestselling biographies of some of our favorite birds, including \u003ci\u003eThe Robin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wren \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Owl\u003c\/i\u003e - author and naturalist Stephen Moss now turns his attention to an incredible bird that lives on nearly every continent and, despite seeming plain at first glance, takes our breath away when they take to the skies in huge flocks - the Starling.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though it is easy to overlook a solitary starling, even with its beautiful iridescent plumage, when they come together in the thousands they take to the skies in awe-inspiring swooping flocks called murmurations. Starlings live almost all over the world - they're are common bird throughout Europe and the Palearctic to western Mongolia, and are recent residents of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Argentina, South Africa and Fiji, migrating seasonally as far North as Scandinavia. Discover how their love of fruit gets them into trouble, how they can help farmers by eating insects, how their skill for mimicry has inspired centuries of folklore and how they were brought to new continents by one man's passion for Shakespeare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Moss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529908280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529908282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Peg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Stephen Moss","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46685853548799,"sku":"9781529908282","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17f609ba-f8f5-4d9d-8cdd-7bb9e1350fea.jpg?v=1741726968","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-starling-stephen-moss-9781529908282","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}