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In this informative, chatty, anecdotal and eminently readable tome, Yow takes us season by season into the watery environment enjoyed by its feathered denizens.--The Rocky Mount Telegram Yow ventures from his porch to take readers hunting for shorebirds . . . . [with] his folksy, humorous, and erudite style.--Publishers Weekly You don't have to go coastal to fall in love with this literary compendium of birding, easily as charming, witty, anecdotal, [and] readable as its forefathers.--Atlanta Journal-Constitution [Yow] allows readers to share his discoveries and enjoy the surprises that each bird can bring. . . . [and this book] will help them gain a new appreciation for the unique characteristics that set shorebirds apart and make them so enticing to birders.--About.com Entertaining . . . . A good read, this title is appropriate for generalists interested in natural history, the wildlife of the southeastern U.S. shore, and birders.--Library Journal Audubon Editors' Choice Through enchanting descriptions and personal anecdotes, Yow makes characters--the villainous ruddy turnstone, the drunken reddish egret--out of his subjects, carefully highlighting each species' subtleties.--Audubon Editors' Choice This book can be very funny, but it's way more. . . . [Yow's] well-chosen quotes from the masters add a smart heft to his clear and often fascinating narrative. His writing is as important as his watching. . . . This book has plucked me from my backyard perch . . . and dropped me into an oceanside beach chair to marvel.--Clyde Edgerton, Garden & Gun

In this informative, chatty, anecdotal and eminently readable tome, Yow takes us season by season into the watery environment enjoyed by its feathered denizens. -- The Rocky Mount Telegram

In this informative, chatty, anecdotal and eminently readable tome, Yow takes us season by season into the watery environment enjoyed by its feathered denizens.--The Rocky Mount Telegram Through enchanting descriptions and personal anecdotes, Yow makes characters--the villainous ruddy turnstone, the drunken reddish egret--out of his subjects, carefully highlighting each species' subtleties.--Audubon Editors' Choice Yow ventures from his porch to take readers hunting for shorebirds . . . . [with] his folksy, humorous, and erudite style.--Publishers Weekly This book can be very funny, but it's way more. . . . [Yow's] well-chosen quotes from the masters add a smart heft to his clear and often fascinating narrative. His writing is as important as his watching. . . . This book has plucked me from my backyard perch . . . and dropped me into an oceanside beach chair to marvel.--Clyde Edgerton, Garden & Gun Entertaining . . . . A good read, this title is appropriate for generalists interested in natural history, the wildlife of the southeastern U.S. shore, and birders.--Library Journal Audubon Editors' Choice You don't have to go coastal to fall in love with this literary compendium of birding, easily as charming, witty, anecdotal, [and] readable as its forefathers.--Atlanta Journal-Constitution [Yow] allows readers to share his discoveries and enjoy the surprises that each bird can bring. . . . [and this book] will help them gain a new appreciation for the unique characteristics that set shorebirds apart and make them so enticing to birders.--About.com

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In this informative, chatty, anecdotal and eminently readable tome, Yow takes us season by season into the watery environment enjoyed by its feathered denizens.--The Rocky Mount Telegram You don't have to go coastal to fall in love with this literary compendium of birding, easily as charming, witty, anecdotal, [and] readable as its forefathers.--Atlanta Journal-Constitution This book can be very funny, but it's way more. . . . [Yow's] well-chosen quotes from the masters add a smart heft to his clear and often fascinating narrative. His writing is as important as his watching. . . . This book has plucked me from my backyard perch . . . and dropped me into an oceanside beach chair to marvel.--Clyde Edgerton, Garden & Gun Entertaining . . . . A good read, this title is appropriate for generalists interested in natural history, the wildlife of the southeastern U.S. shore, and birders.--Library Journal Audubon Editors' Choice Through enchanting descriptions and personal anecdotes, Yow makes characters--the villainous ruddy turnstone, the drunken reddish egret--out of his subjects, carefully highlighting each species' subtleties.--Audubon Editors' Choice Yow ventures from his porch to take readers hunting for shorebirds . . . . [with] his folksy, humorous, and erudite style.--Publishers Weekly [Yow] allows readers to share his discoveries and enjoy the surprises that each bird can bring. . . . [and this book] will help them gain a new appreciation for the unique characteristics that set shorebirds apart and make them so enticing to birders.--About.com

Through enchanting descriptions and personal anecdotes, Yow makes characters--the villainous ruddy turnstone, the drunken reddish egret--out of his subjects, carefully highlighting each species' subtleties.--Audubon Editors' Choice

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John Yow is a freelance writer based in Acworth, Georgia, USA, and former senior editor at Longstreet Press. He is author of The Armchair Birder: Discovering the Secret Lives of Familiar Birds.

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