| Tales of a Low-Rent Birder Univ of Texas P Edition Contributor(s): Dunne, Pete (Author), Sibley, David (Illustrator), Peterson, Roger Tory (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0292715749 ISBN-13: 9780292715745 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1994 Annotation: "In these tales about birds, birding, and birders, Dunne has captured many of the feelings that make birding special.... Almost any ornithologist or naturalist would enjoy this book." -- Auk "His sketchbook tales . . . are lively and brimming with wit, satire, and sensitivity." -- New Jersey Audubon "The observation of birds can be many things-- science, an art, an esthetic experience, a game or sport, indeed anything you choose to make it. To Pete Dunne it is all these things.... Although he can match his extremely sharp eyes and trained ears with anyone... he never loses his sense of fun.... Read what he has to say about birds and the birders who pursue them with such passion." -- From the foreword by Roger Tory Peterson Tales of a Low-Rent Birder is a collection of nineteen essays and sketches written between 1977 and 1985. It was originally published in 1986. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Birdwatching Guides - Nature | Animals - Birds |
| Dewey: 598.072 |
| LCCN: 93037749 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.56" W x 8.54" (0.55 lbs) 173 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tales of a Low-Rent Birder is a collection of nineteen essays and sketches written between 1977 and 1985. It was originally published in 1986. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dunne, Pete: - Pete Dunne is director of natural history information for the New Jersey Audubon Society's Cape May Bird Observatory in Cape May Point, New Jersey. A widely published writer on birding, he is also author of The Feather Quest: A North American Birder's Year and Hawks in Flight. |