With my preparations getting in to full swing for my upcoming journey to England and the Birdfair, it was fortuitous indeed that a copy of Mark Avery and Keith Betton’s “Behind the Binoculars: Interviews with Acclaimed Birdwatchers” arrived from Pelagic Publishing.
The January / February 2015 issue of Bird Watcher’s Digest includes two original Well-read Naturalist book reviews. The first takes up the very charming Birds of a Feather; Seasonal Changes on Both Sides of the Atlantic by Colin Rees and Derek Thomas; the second, David Callahan’s fascinating A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects.
In case you don’t yet have your shopping completed for all those on your gift list, I’d like to offer this friendly reminder that two very important naturalist holidays are approaching fast: International Rock Flipping Day and (for those of the British persuasion) National Moth Night.