The Spirit of Birds
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| Expected release date is Oct 20th 2026 |
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Product Details
Author:
Mark Smith
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
224
Publisher:
Gibbs Smith (October 20, 2026)
Imprint:
Gibbs Smith
Release Date:
October 20, 2026
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9781423669876
ISBN-10:
1423669878
Weight:
1.01oz
Dimensions:
12" x 10"
File:
Eloquence-SimonSchuster_04172026_P9969852_onix30-20260417.xml
List Price:
$50.00
Pub Discount:
65
As low as:
$38.50
Publisher Identifier:
P-SS
Discount Code:
A
Folder:
Eloquence
Overview
An awe-inspiring collection of photos from acclaimed photographer Mark Smith celebrates the spirit of birds—shining a light on their resilience, wisdom, playfulness, and love.
For years, birds were dismissed as simple creatures. People saw them as instinct-driven, flighty, and forgettable. For Mark Smith, who has traveled the globe in search of the world’s most incredible birds, they proved to be anything but simple. Soaking up their world like a sponge, he began to see each bird like a thread in an exquisite tapestry.
Calls echoing through fog, iridescent feathers catching brilliant colors in the morning light, fierce aerial battles where talons tangle and feathers fall like snow, tender gestures, and moments of quiet contemplation. No two threads alike. No two stories the same.
Waiting countless hours in silence, hiding in blinds, walking through rain, snow, mud, and unbearable sweltering heat just for the chance to get closer to them. After so much time with the birds, he began to see something unexpected: a reflection. Their struggles mirrored our own. Their resilience, their instinct to protect, to adapt, to create, to love . . . it spoke to something deep and human. This book is a testimony to not only the spirit of birds (raw, resilient, emotional, and deeply alive), but the parts of our own spirit that we so often forget.
For years, birds were dismissed as simple creatures. People saw them as instinct-driven, flighty, and forgettable. For Mark Smith, who has traveled the globe in search of the world’s most incredible birds, they proved to be anything but simple. Soaking up their world like a sponge, he began to see each bird like a thread in an exquisite tapestry.
Calls echoing through fog, iridescent feathers catching brilliant colors in the morning light, fierce aerial battles where talons tangle and feathers fall like snow, tender gestures, and moments of quiet contemplation. No two threads alike. No two stories the same.
Waiting countless hours in silence, hiding in blinds, walking through rain, snow, mud, and unbearable sweltering heat just for the chance to get closer to them. After so much time with the birds, he began to see something unexpected: a reflection. Their struggles mirrored our own. Their resilience, their instinct to protect, to adapt, to create, to love . . . it spoke to something deep and human. This book is a testimony to not only the spirit of birds (raw, resilient, emotional, and deeply alive), but the parts of our own spirit that we so often forget.
