When does the peacock fan out its tail feathers? Why does the greater flamingo stand on one leg? Is it true that swallows herald summer? What does the white stork symbolize in Alsace? This is an essential book for readers who love nature, culture, and of course, for those who want to fly. Documented down to the last feather, this new illustrated essay from Tutifruti is a delight for discovering everything we don't know about 80 birds, from the common snipe to the thrush, including the white wagtail. The truth is that readers will discover that the first birds looked very different from those we know today, but they have always aroused passions. Aristotle already had a classification of 170 bird species... and today there are already around 18,000!