Sparrow Envy: Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts naturalists

naturalists

the power of persistence

conflicts with agriculture

all too often wrong and always a tiny puzzle to unravel--have been annoying the layman since they first became formalized as scientific terms in the eighteenth century

Edited by David R

Sparrow Envy: Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts naturalistsA new and expanded edition featuring poetry and prose from the renowned ornithologist and writer. In Sparrow Envy: Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts, J. Drew Lanham explores his obsession with birds and all things wild in a mixture of poetry and prose. He questions vital assumptions taken for granted by so many: can birding be an escape if the birder is not in a safe place? Who is watching him as he watches birds? With a refreshing balance of