The Twelve Natural History Books of Christmas – Book Ten: Identifying and Feeding Birds {Comments Off}
The latest addition to the Peterson Field Guide series presents all the essential information needed to establish a bird-friendly backyard.
Reviews
The Twelve Natural History Books of Christmas – Book Nine: Trees of Panama and Costa Rica {Comments Off}
For those interested in Central American trees, this latest Princeton Field Guide will come as a most welcome book indeed.
The Twelve Natural History Books of Christmas – Book Eight: The Biggest Twitch {Comments Off}
But even more than the goal of seeing 4,000 species of bird, there is the adventure itself – the people, the places, the myriad things that happened along the way.
The Twelve Natural History Books of Christmas – Book Seven: Anthill {Comments Off}
Anthill is an entertaining as well as compelling story told in an intelligent yet unaffected style that lovers of fiction and natural history enthusiasts alike will find appealing.
The Twelve Natural History Books of Christmas – Book Six: The Kingdom Fungi {Comments Off}
…with the exception of chanterelles, portobellos, and the non-descript looking little delicacies dug from the French countryside by a well-trained pig, most people at best prefer to ignore their existence.
The Twelve Natural History Books of Christmas – Book Five: “The Desert Trilogy” {Comments Off}
In the beloved old carol from which the theme for this series of brief reviews was borrowed, the gift of the fifth day, five golden rings, is both different both physically and musically from the rest of the gifts.
The Twelve Natural History Books of Christmas – Book Four: The Species Seekers {Comments Off}
Even if the naturalist avoided succumbing to disease, being killed by natives, or simply getting lost and never heard from again, there was still the problem of how to get everything back home.
The Twelve Natural History Books of Christmas – Book Three: Mariposa Road {Comments Off}
As anyone who has ever had the pleasure of meeting Robert Michael Pyle will readily attest, he is one of the most friendly and gregarious individuals you are ever likely to encounter.