Birds Talk (by Edward Cowie)

If downloading the e-book version please see note at the bottom of this text.

Edward Cowie is a polymath – an expert in several fields; he is one of the most respected and original composers of our time, as well as an accomplished visual artist, pianist and teacher.    His passion is birdwatching and he has travelled around the world pursuing this activity as well as noting birdsongs  which he have inspired many of his compositions – most notably his series of ‘Bird Portraits’ – four written so far and more promised…

Edward is keen to bring awareness of the way birds live and their relation to their environment.  This book is primarily aimed at children but will be rewarding for adults too.  Many British birds are introduced as characters with a chapter each and tell their own stories  with the help of Edward the ‘hooman’.

Have you wondered why woodpeckers are such ‘head-bangers’ or why herons have such long necks and big feet? Let the birds tell you themselves!

Foreword by Bill Oddie,  Britain’ best known birdwatcher celebrity.

Published 2003 by Birds Talk Press and re-launched 2024 via Diversions Books

ISBN 978-0-9544690-0-3

Three sets of ‘Bird Portraits’ have been released on our Metier Records label and can be purchased on CD or as digital download – along with several other acclaimed albums of Cowie’s music. Bird Portraits 4 is due for release in early 2025.  Find all the albums via the composer’s profile page here.

The albums can also be obtained from any high street or online dealer and streaming from Apple Music, Amazon, Spotify and many other digital music platforms.

There are two download options. One is a normal PDF file (and is quite a large file).   The other digital version of this book is in e-book  format and should be compatible with most e-book readers  EXCEPT Kindle (Kindle version to come in 2025).   If you don’t have an e-book reader you can download the Adobe Reader  FREE here.