"As I write this, I am sitting in a cabin at Cedar Point
Biological Station in southwestern Nebraska.... The glorious
elemental mixture of earth, water, and sky around me is the home of
nearly three hundred species of birds, and comprises one of my
favorite places in the world. Here no radio stations blare out the
most recent results of meaningless sports events ... no traffic
noises confound the senses. Instead the wind is the unquestioned
dominating summer influence. The prairie grasses bend willingly and
gracefully before it, and the leaves of the cottonwood trees
convert its breezes into soft music."
Paul Johnsgard is one of America's most prominent ornithologists
and a world authority on waterfowl behavior. In these popularly
written, often lyrical essays, he describes some of his most
fascinating encounters with birds, from watching the annual mating
displays of prairie-chickens on a hilltop in Pawnee County,
Nebraska, to attempting to solve some of the mysteries surrounding
Australia's nearly flightless musk duck.
Reflecting his worldwide interests and travels, the birds
Johnsgard describes inhabit many parts of the globe. Grouping the
birds by the element they frequent most--earth, water, or sky--he
weaves a wealth of accurate natural history into personal stories
drawn from a lifetime of avian observation. And, as a bonus,
Johnsgard's lovely pen-and-ink drawings illustrate each species he
describes.
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