“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.
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Sparrow Envy: Field Guide to Birds and Lesser Beasts
By: J. Drew Lanham
ISBN-10: 1938235819
ISBN-13 : 978-1938235818
Publisher : Hub City Press (April 20, 2021)
Language : English
Hardcover: 104 pages
Reading Age : None
Dimensions : 5.25 x 0.5 x 8.35 inches
Item Weight : 8 ounces
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