Birders

Tales of a Tribe

von Mark Cocker

240 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

For thirty years, journalist Mark Cocker has been a member of a community of fanatics who sacrifice most of their spare time, a good deal of money, sometimes their chances of a partner or family, even their lives, to watch birds. In Birders, Cocker not only introduces lay-readers to the venerable art of birding but shares some of the incredible tales previously circulated only among "the loop," involving unforgettable -- and sometimes deadly -- encounters with everything from pipits, puffins, and plovers to border-patrol officers and horseback bandits. And then there is his personal journey, which began when he discovered a nest of pigeon eggs in his family attic and soon led to the fetishism of his binoculars (or rather, "bins").

• Reihe: Grove Press
• ISBN: 9780802139962
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 27.02.2003
• Größe: 213 x 141 mm
• Verlag: Grove Atlantic, Inc.