The delightful horror of family birding : sharing nature with the next generation
by Knapp, Eli J. (Author)
Summary
"Eli Knapp takes readers from a leaky dugout canoe in Tanzania and the mating grounds of Ecuador's cock-of-the-rock to a juniper titmouse's perch at the Grand Canyon and the migration of hooded mergansers in a New York swamp, exploring life's deepest questions all along the way. In this collection o... Full description
- Introduction
- Part one: Through a child's eyes (1. The only things to fear ; 2. One short of a parliament ; 3. Nothing to sneeze at ; 4. A flicker of life ; 5. Birders can't ride shotgun ; 6. Chomping at Nature's bit ; 7. The birds and the bees ; 8. Searching for a landscape identity ; 9. The nature of Nature ; 10. The delighful horror of family birding )
- Part two: The sky is our classroom (11. The grand titmouse ; 12. Absurd bird words ; 13. Sole recipients of grace ; 14. Film fallout ; 15. A golden opportunity ; 16. Little pink bundles ; 17. The deontological birder ; 18. Serendipitous birding ; 19. Please disturb ; 20. Dutch blitz birding)
- Part three: Chicken soup for an outdoor-lover's soul (21. The bird portal ; 22. My chickadee epiphany ; 23. Life's harrier moments ; 24. Birdfeeder blues ; 25. Clutch performance ; 26. Frustration or fervor ; 27. Just because ; 28. It's not you, it's me ; 29. Moral of the mourning doves ; 30. OCD ecology ; 31. Never again ... until next time)