When it comes to field guides, Princeton University Press has long held a position of honor and respect among both professional and amateur naturalists for consistently providing exceptional levels of accuracy and attention to detail. With its new and updated illustrations, revised identification information, and the addition of twenty recently recognized species to its contents, […]
Wilson
A Marvelous Wish
Sometimes it takes me a bit longer than others to discover things. Not that this bothers me, mind you. I happen to be perfectly comfortable with my ways; they make me feel as though I’m never rushing into things unwisely. One of the things that most everyone else seems to have long known that I’ve […]
Happy Birthday Mr. Audubon
This past Sunday being the anniversary of the birth of John James Audubon, it seems almost required that something be said in commemoration of that event. However, perhaps like many bird watchers and as a surprise to many non-practitioners of the activity, my feelings about J.J. Audubon and the role he played in the record […]