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Essays On Natural History: Chiefly Ornithology

Essays On Natural History: Chiefly Ornithology

Waterton, Charles

Paperback

Letters & EssaysEnvironmental StudiesNature Writing

ISBN10: 9354501702
ISBN13: 9789354501708
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 22 2021
Pages: 390
Weight: 1.26
Height: 0.87 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Before binoculars and field apps, there was Charles Waterton: sharp-eyed, fearless, funny, and exacting. Listen to the hedgerow today. Essays On Natural History: Chiefly Ornithology gathers his most vivid ornithology nonfiction essays into a natural history essay collection built from lived encounters. Expect close bird behavior observations, the quick sketch of a wingbeat, and patient notes on bird ecology and habits - what birds eat, how they keep watch, and why certain places suit them. Waterton favours plain speech over theory, but his precision rewards rereading: tracks at the water's edge, sudden alarms in the canopy, and the small, telling choices that shape a species' day. Waterton writes from 19th century Britain, at the hinge between gentleman naturalists and Darwin era science writing. His pages sit naturally beside Gilbert White nature writing, yet carry a more roving, experimental spirit: details of bird nesting and migration, the craft of careful seeing, and the moral pleasure of leaving wild things undisturbed. Informed, never fussy. For birdwatching and nature study, it is a companion; for students of natural history, a window into Victorian science writing as it was practised in the field, not the laboratory. Collectors of classics will value the voice as much as the knowledge: brisk, opinionated, and wonderfully alive. A classic to keep close. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern unabridged classic edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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