Bird's-Eye View is a fascinating journey through two centuries of landscape changes and human intervention, seen through the eyes of migratory birds. By following their routes from 1825, 1925 and 2025, we get a unique and dramatic insight into how the landscape has changed over time, into the fragility and durability of nature, and how humans have shaped life on earth.

Written by award-winning author and biologist Dag O. Hessen, the book combines scientific facts with gripping stories about bird species and their incredible migrations, and gives us a deeper understanding of nature's beauty and vulnerability. With a focus on European landscapes and birds of paradise, as well as personal stories from the rugged west coast of Norway, this is a book that informs and inspires.

Bird's-Eye View is a tribute to the world of birds and a reminder of the importance of preserving our natural landscapes for future generations.

«It is well-written, easy to read and fascinating - despite the fact that the content shows a bleak development. Hessen has a warmth towards nature, this time the migratory birds, and it is written with love, fond memories, recognisable depictions of bird sounds around us, bird boxes, hunting for beautiful bird eggs.»
VG, five/six stars

«Dag O. Hessen's book about the birds' threatened life is unique knowledge dissemination.»
Klassekampen

«A skilled and clear communicator.»
Stavanger Aftenblad, five/six stars

«The lives of birds are secretive – and precious. That is the feeling I am left with after reading biology professor Dag O. Hessen's book, which is perhaps not so much written for bird enthusiasts, as for readers who admittedly like birds, but who lack a bird book and binoculars – and who need to be initiated into their world.»
Harvest