Entomologists Rejoice! {Comments Off}
The Illustrated Insectopedia by Hugh Raffles – has been announced for publication in March of 2010.
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John Muir’s Writings Surge in Popularity {Comments Off}
Thanks to the popularity of Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan’s landmark documentary film The National Parks, America’s Best Idea presently being broadcast on PBS, the writings of John Muir have been selling at an astonishing pace. According to a representative of The Library of America, the publishers of a well known and highly regarded collection [...]
Butterflies of the Pacific Northwest {1}
In his introduction, William Neill eloquently explains that this new work is not so much a second edition of his earlier guide as it is a metamorphosis of that previous work into something entirely new just as a butterfly itself is to its own previous stage as a caterpillar.
David Sibley Interviewed by Jill Owens {Comments Off}
PowellsBooks.Blog blogger Jill Owens has recently published her extensive and insightful interview with David Sibley. In their discussion, Mr. Sibley discusses at length his latest book, The Sibley Guide to Trees, as well as his thoughts about some other notable recent publications, including one of my own favorites, Jonathan Rosen’s The Life of the Skies.
Life List {Comments Off}
Most avid birders well know the story of Phoebe Snetsinger. Despite a mid-life diagnosis of metastatic melanoma and repeated relapses of the disease, she went on to spend decades travelling the world in an ultimately successful quest to be the first person to see 8,000 species of birds.
No Way Home {Comments Off}
As I stood on the deck of our motel room in Lincoln City, Oregon this past week-end looking out at the waves of the vast Pacific Ocean and watching the sun set, I couldn’t help but notice the beginnings of the southward movement of many different bird species.
Macro Photography for Gardeners and Nature Lovers {6}
Of all the different styles of modern photography, the one that seems to elicit the most reticence from both amateurs and professionals alike is that of macro photography.