Rare Birds, True Style: Extraordinary Interiors and Signature Looks

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Rare Birds, True Style: Extraordinary Interiors and Signature Looks

Rare Birds, True Style: Extraordinary Interiors and Signature Looks

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Violet Naylor-Leyland is a freelance fashion stylist, journalist, and writer. She has written for numerous magazines, including Vanity Fair, the Lady, Tatler, Bloomberg Businessweek, and the Evening Standard. This is her first book. Andrew Farrar is a London-based photographer. Hiswork has appeared in Vogue, Elle, Nylon, Tatler, the Sunday Times Style,and Marie Claire.

We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed. For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin. Again, more than one approach can work in the same situation. If you are having trouble finding birds when moving patiently and slowly: stop! Let fly! Try moving impatiently and dynamically. Poetry POETRY [jsb_filter_by_tags count="15" show_more="10" sort_by="tag_list" tag_list="modern-and-contemporary-poetry-c-1900-onwards,20th-century-c-1900-to-c-1999,19th-century-c-1800-to-c-1899,classic-and-pre-20th-century-poetry,literary-essays,ancient-classical-and-medieval-texts,poetry-by-individual-poets,ireland,united-kingdom-great-britain,united-states-of-america-usa,diaries-letters-and-journals,italian,mysticism,musical-scores-lyrics-and-libretti,literature-history-and-criticism,coping-with-death-and-bereavement,narrative-theme-social-issues,german,gender-studies-women-and-girls,nature-and-the-natural-world-general-interest,individual-artists-art-monographs,social-discrimination-and-equal-treatment,popular-music,islamic-groups-sufis,japan,scotland,c-1000-ce-to-c-1500,first-world-war,russian,history-of-art,us-northeast-new-england,books-about-writers,christianity,social-and-cultural-history,traditional-stories-myths-and-fairy-tales,european-history-medieval-period-middle-ages,plays-playscripts,ancient-classical-greek,ancient-sagas-and-epics,celtic-religion-and-mythology,south-and-south-east-england,london-greater-london,books-about-books,prints-and-printmaking,middle-east"] The private realms of well-known creatives reveal how unique personal style can color the home with a sense of history, autobiography, and, above all else, magic.Perennials PERENNIALS constant friends A selection of novels, memoirs and more by some of our favourite authors. [jsb_filter_by_tags count="15" show_more="10" sort_by="total_products"/] It's this last modus operandi of my birdwatching being I am concerned with here. I am well aware, as I write, that some of you are not at all concerned about how many 'rare' or 'unusual' species you might find in a year. If you are a 'scientist' or a 'conservationist' or a 'garden-bird spotter' you may well be piqued at the attention given to all this rare-bird nonsense that goes on up and down the country as increasing numbers of birders turn what ought to be a passive hobby in to something of a sport. I am not altogether inclined to disagree with you. These days, it seems, we are supposed to know everything about every bird that has ever turned up in the British Isles. We're concerned about our reputation as 'good birders'. 'Have you read the latest paper?' 'Do you get Dutch Birding?' 'What colour were its lesser coverts?' Marrying gorgeous design with Naylor-Leyland s engaging and witty texts, this book provides rare access to the personalities featured, giving readers up-close insight into their personal tastes. Now forgive me here if it begins to sound like I'm blowing a trumpet of any sorts, because it's not what I intend to. Remember, finding rare birds, in the long run, is not really that much of any grand importance at all and it's just a bit of fun, really. Serious fun, maybe...but definitely just Fun.

Semipalmated Sandpiper: Ballycotton, Co. Cork The regular finding of rare and scarce birds is an art form, and that's why some birders can do it again and again ( photo: Michael O'Keeffe). I've been a rare bird hunter for the last twenty years—ever since I bunked off school one spring afternoon and had four Cranes flying low over my head on my old patch in Whitburn in the northeast of England. As well as twitching, and enjoying local familiar birds, I've put a lot of time and effort, and engaged in numerous conversations with other 'finders' about how to get the most return out of 'The Search'. Recently, I've moved to Ireland—Cork City, to be precise, with its access roads to many of Ireland's most famous birdwatching destinations: Ballycotton, the Old Head of Kinsale, Cape Clear and so on—and what has surprised me, personally, is that although I get out a lot less than I used to in England, my ratio of scarce birds per hour in the field has increased quite dramatically. Window Box OUR WINDOW BOX Spilling with new favourites, old friends, and pleasures to come Temptations from the shop window, a show case for the new and outstanding, and a handful of surprises. [jsb_filter_by_tags count="15" show_more="10" sort_by="total_products"/] Rufous-tailed Robin: Fair Isle, Shetland Sometimes picturing the bird can turn into reality ( photo: Deryk Shaw).However, I do contend, that any interest in birds whatsoever, is agreeable; and hunting down birds for the satisfaction of being able to find and identify them is surely far more acceptable than the old-style hunting to kill? Catch me on a loquacious evening with a couple of pints inside me and I might go on to tell you how I think the very act of observation of birds is a testament to the evolution of man's consciousness (bringing meaning to creation, or something equally far-fetched!). But for now, I'll just say that those of us who do go out looking for rarities are usually involved, or go on to become involved, in actual concrete ways of helping to preserve places for birds and other wildlife. Pairing gorgeous photos of interiors with engaging interviews with each subject, Naylor-Leyland shares how her subjects private spaces cultivate unique ways of living, working, and socialising. Rare Birds, True Style: Extraordinary Interiors, Personal Collections & Signature Looks Author Violet Naylor-Leyland, Photographs by Andrew Farrar Biography, Letters & Diaries BIOGRAPHY, LETTERS & DIARIES [jsb_filter_by_tags count="15" show_more="10" sort_by="tag_list" tag_list="memoirs,diaries-letters-and-journals,biography-writers,autobiography-writers,literary-studies-fiction-novelists-and-prose-writers,biography-arts-and-entertainment,autobiography-arts-and-entertainment,social-and-cultural-history,european-history,family-history-tracing-ancestors,political-leaders-and-leadership,literary-studies-poetry-and-poets,20th-century-c-1900-to-c-1999,19th-century-c-1800-to-c-1899,18th-century-c-1700-to-c-1799,feminism-and-feminist-theory,reportage-journalism-or-collected-columns,biography-royalty,england,united-states-of-america-usa,france,russia,italy,asian-history,london-greater-london,germany,middle-east,relating-to-jewish-people-and-groups,the-holocaust,european-history-medieval-period-middle-ages,second-world-war,c-1919-to-c-1939-inter-war-period,c-1910-to-c-1919,espionage-and-secret-services,far-left-political-ideologies-and-movements,biography-business-and-industry,history-of-art,individual-artists-art-monographs,travel-writing,ireland,nature-and-the-natural-world-general-interest,literary-essays,true-crime,biography-religious-and-spiritual,biography-science-technology-and-medicine"] I always loved forming little businesses,’ he says. It was during this endeavour that he met British architect, Ben Pentreath, who took him on to work at his design firm in the interiors department. I asked why, after four years of studying fashion, he gravitated towards interiors. ‘I loved drawing, styling, and creating stories, but I hated making clothes. I was really bad at it, as I got older, I realised the fashion world, at least in the full-time sense, was not for me.’

Cot Valley: Cornwall Geography dictates that the life of the rare-bird finder is easier for some than others ( photo: Len).Bobolink: Prawle Point, Devon During migration periods anything is possible, anywhere, and you'll always see more in the field rather than sat at home! ( Photo: Paul Nunn). Ongoing Covid restrictions, reduced air and freight capacity, high volumes and winter weather conditions are all impacting transportation and local delivery across the globe.



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