A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul Dixon and author of Hold That

and author of Hold That Thought

one Christmas long ago

and the BBC World Service

but you'll learn something beyond how to make Real Deal Buttermilk Pancakes

A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul Dixon and author of Hold ThatIn the past two decades, our understanding of the navigational and physiological feats that enable birds to cross immense oceans, fly above the highest mountains, or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch has exploded. What we've learned of these key migrations how billions of birds circumnavigate the globe, flying tens of thousands of miles between hemispheres on an annual basis is nothing short of extraordinary. Bird migration entails