Sparrow Envy: Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts

by Lanham, J. Drew
ISBN: 9781938235818
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"You are a rare bird, easy to see but invisible just the same." That thought is close at hand in Sparrow Envy: Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts, as renowned naturalist and writer 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 birdwatchers: 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 reverence and candor, Lanham paints a unique portrait of the natural world: listening to cicadas, tracking sandpipers, towhees, wrens, and cataloging fellow birdwatchers at a conference where he is one of two black birders. The resulting insights are as honest as they are illuminating.

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Author: Lanham, J. Drew
  • ISBN: 9781938235818
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 8.10 x 0.60
  • Number Of Pages: 104
  • Publication Year: 2021
Language: English