
A leading naturalist and writer travels the globe in search of a prized-and vanishing-bird Cranes are ubiquitous in the earliest legends of the world's peoples, where they often figure as harbingers of heaven and omens of longevity and good fortune. They are still held sacred...

In legend, cranes often figure as harbingers of heaven and omens of longevity and good fortune. The Birds of Heaven chronicles the author's many journeys on five continents in search of the 15 species of cranes. of color plates & maps. 12 illustrations.



