Have you ever wondered just how it all began? Life on Earth, I mean. Unless you take the garden of Eden stories in the Hebrew book of Genesis, or perhaps a different mythological explanation, literally, it’s quite likely that your curiosity has followed a biological, or perhaps bio-chemical line of enquiry.
One of the things I like best about Birdfair is the opportunity it gives me to discover new natural history books that might not otherwise have come to my attention on the North American side of the Atlantic. And of the many fascinating books I took note of at this year’s event, Charlie Elder’s Few and Far Between; On The Trail of Britain’s Rarest Animals is the one I looked most forward to reading.