This is a fun little birding book. Essay selections are varied but all revolve around the world of birds. I enjoyed having the ability to pick and choose between 37 different short stories written by well-known birders. All are written in first person, and each essay is uniquely different from the next. Naturally, I chose to read my favorite birding subjects first—photography, seabirds, backyard birding and audio songs. There was an essay written about each topic, and then a bit more about everything else. Many topics offer refreshingly different viewpoints and perspectives. I especially enjoyed Dorian Anderson and J. Drew Lanham’s essays about the conservation connection between hunting and birding. Some of the most knowledgeable birders I know are hunters—you may not understand their passion, but they’re often times more attuned to nature and conservation than the rest of us.
What I really like about this book is its helpfulness in learning more. Each essay ends with a series of tips pertaining specifically to that particular topic. For example, Sophie Webb wrote a wonderful essay about her love of drawing birds. She provides step-by-step tips on the drawing method that works best for her while out in the field. Tom Stephenson leaves excellent tips on how to learn bird songs. Julie Zickefoose and Ted Floyd offer tips on better birding with children.
Also at the end of every essay is a short blurb describing each author. Many of their book titles or websites are included for further reading. I found this section, as well as the authors’ tips, to be as informative as the essays. The book is a small 5" x 7”, making it easy to pack and read anywhere. Included is a photo showing what a typical tips/about the author page looks like. I also couldn’t resist posting two very different types of birders I've encountered while outdoors during migration season. Coincidentally, the one with the hunting shirt was by far the most knowledgeable when it came to bird identification. Other birders flocked around him for ID help and sightings, and he was most obliging. As an essay in this book points out, both passions can co-mingle while enjoying nature, and both offer great ways to commit and contribute to wildlife and habitat conservation.
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This is a fun little birding book. Essay selections are varied but all revolve around the world of birds. I enjoyed having the ability to pick and choose between 37 different short stories written by well-known birders. All are written in first person, and each essay is uniquely different from the next. Naturally, I chose to read my favorite birding subjects first—photography, seabirds, backyard birding and audio songs. There was an essay written about each topic, and then a bit more about everything else. Many topics offer refreshingly different viewpoints and perspectives. I especially enjoyed Dorian Anderson and J. Drew Lanham’s essays about the conservation connection between hunting and birding. Some of the most knowledgeable birders I know are hunters—you may not understand their passion, but they’re often times more attuned to nature and conservation than the rest of us.What I really like about this book is its helpfulness in learning more. Each essay ends with a series of tips pertaining specifically to that particular topic. For example, Sophie Webb wrote a wonderful essay about her love of drawing birds. She provides step-by-step tips on the drawing method that works best for her while out in the field. Tom Stephenson leaves excellent tips on how to learn bird songs. Julie Zickefoose and Ted Floyd offer tips on better birding with children.Also at the end of every essay is a short blurb describing each author. Many of their book titles or websites are included for further reading. I found this section, as well as the authors’ tips, to be as informative as the essays. The book is a small 5" x 7”, making it easy to pack and read anywhere. Included is a photo showing what a typical tips/about the author page looks like. I also couldn’t resist posting two very different types of birders I've encountered while outdoors during migration season. Coincidentally, the one with the hunting shirt was by far the most knowledgeable when it came to bird identification. Other birders flocked around him for ID help and sightings, and he was most obliging. As an essay in this book points out, both passions can co-mingle while enjoying nature, and both offer great ways to commit and contribute to wildlife and habitat conservation.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2017
This is a fun little birding book. Essay selections are varied but all revolve around the world of birds. I enjoyed having the ability to pick and choose between 37 different short stories written by well-known birders. All are written in first person, and each essay is uniquely different from the next. Naturally, I chose to read my favorite birding subjects first—photography, seabirds, backyard birding and audio songs. There was an essay written about each topic, and then a bit more about everything else. Many topics offer refreshingly different viewpoints and perspectives. I especially enjoyed Dorian Anderson and J. Drew Lanham’s essays about the conservation connection between hunting and birding. Some of the most knowledgeable birders I know are hunters—you may not understand their passion, but they’re often times more attuned to nature and conservation than the rest of us.
What I really like about this book is its helpfulness in learning more. Each essay ends with a series of tips pertaining specifically to that particular topic. For example, Sophie Webb wrote a wonderful essay about her love of drawing birds. She provides step-by-step tips on the drawing method that works best for her while out in the field. Tom Stephenson leaves excellent tips on how to learn bird songs. Julie Zickefoose and Ted Floyd offer tips on better birding with children.
Also at the end of every essay is a short blurb describing each author. Many of their book titles or websites are included for further reading. I found this section, as well as the authors’ tips, to be as informative as the essays. The book is a small 5" x 7”, making it easy to pack and read anywhere. Included is a photo showing what a typical tips/about the author page looks like. I also couldn’t resist posting two very different types of birders I've encountered while outdoors during migration season. Coincidentally, the one with the hunting shirt was by far the most knowledgeable when it came to bird identification. Other birders flocked around him for ID help and sightings, and he was most obliging. As an essay in this book points out, both passions can co-mingle while enjoying nature, and both offer great ways to commit and contribute to wildlife and habitat conservation.
What I really like about this book is its helpfulness in learning more. Each essay ends with a series of tips pertaining specifically to that particular topic. For example, Sophie Webb wrote a wonderful essay about her love of drawing birds. She provides step-by-step tips on the drawing method that works best for her while out in the field. Tom Stephenson leaves excellent tips on how to learn bird songs. Julie Zickefoose and Ted Floyd offer tips on better birding with children.
Also at the end of every essay is a short blurb describing each author. Many of their book titles or websites are included for further reading. I found this section, as well as the authors’ tips, to be as informative as the essays. The book is a small 5" x 7”, making it easy to pack and read anywhere. Included is a photo showing what a typical tips/about the author page looks like. I also couldn’t resist posting two very different types of birders I've encountered while outdoors during migration season. Coincidentally, the one with the hunting shirt was by far the most knowledgeable when it came to bird identification. Other birders flocked around him for ID help and sightings, and he was most obliging. As an essay in this book points out, both passions can co-mingle while enjoying nature, and both offer great ways to commit and contribute to wildlife and habitat conservation.
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