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Author: Bruce M. Beehler
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
Edition: Library Edition
ISBN: 9781538493014
ISBN 10: 1538493012
Publication Date: 06 February 2018
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A valuable source of information for songbird lovers and dedicated bird-watchers. -- Kirkus Reviews A charming and enjoyable sojourn in the company of a witty and knowledgeable guide. -- Booklist A travelog liberally spiced with bird watching, natural history, political commentary, and US history...Other topics that affect bird populations regularly enrich the narrative: unique state parks and feral cats, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, and the US Army Corp of Engineers' attempts to control the course of the Mississippi River...Will satisfy a variety of readers; those interested in bird-watching, natural and American history, and travelogs. -- Library Journal (starred review) His deep fascination for natural history and understanding of the relationship between birds, physical geography, and the interconnected web of life on which birds depend permeates every page. -- Bird Watcher's Digest Beehler's 100-day account is both deeply informed by conservation science and history and lit by euphoric moments. -- Nature The ultimate no-frills road trip to tiny towns and hidden birding paradises...infused with scientific knowledge and personal passion...Should serve as a companion to Steinbeck's Travels with Charley, destined to be a classic on the shelves of birders, naturalists, conservationists, and nature lovers alike. -- Amy Tan, #1 New York Times bestselling author Narrator Keith Sellon-Wright's leisurely, thoughtful pace is a good fit for this slow-moving account...[and his] gentle, avuncular tone is pleasant. -- AudioFile
Author Information
Bruce M. Beehler is an ornithologist, naturalist, conservationist, author, and lecturer. He is a research associate in the division of birds at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. He is best known for coleading a survey of biological diversity in the Foja Mountains of Papua New Guinea in 2005, during which the wattled smoky honeyeater was discovered and the bronze parotia and golden-fronted bowerbird were photographed for the first time. He has published eleven books about nature. Keith Sellon-Wright is an audiobook narrator and an actor with more than thirty years of experience in Hollywood. His television roles have included Frasier, Seinfeld, The West Wing, Mad Men, Parks and Recreation, Grey's Anatomy, and Scandal. He also serves as a voice of the New York Times, narrating selected articles for their daily audio edition.
