A Year of Birds: Writings on Birds from the Journal of Henry David Thoreau B&W illustrations and photos

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and habits

or remain in unbroken flight for months at a stretch has exploded

Observations on courtship

A Year of Birds: Writings on Birds from the Journal of Henry David Thoreau B&W illustrations and photosA work of art as well as a work of literature, A Year of Birds will be welcomed by nature lovers, art lovers, and birders. With 150 watercolors and field sketches by renowned bird artist Barry Van Dusen and a foreword by celebrated naturalist Peter Alden, the author of numerous Audubon Field Guides, Henry David Thoreau's writings on birds are showcased in a way never seen before. Unlike previous collections, the observations in A Year of Birds are