{"product_id":"when-birds-are-near-dispatches-from-contemporary-writers-paperback-softback-9781501750915","title":"When Birds Are Near; Dispatches from Contemporary Writers (Paperback \/ softback) 9781501750915","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhen Birds Are Near\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDispatches from Contemporary Writers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSusan Fox Rogers (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501750915\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 October 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages, 5 b\u0026amp;w halftones - 5 Halftones, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevoted birders and readers with a more general interest in wildlife will appreciate this lovely collection.\u003c\/p\u003e (Publisher's weekly)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this dazzling literary collection, writers explore and celebrate their lives with and love for birds—detailing experiences from Alaska to Bermuda, South Dakota to Panama.\u003c\/b\u003e In \u003ci\u003eWhen Birds Are Near\u003c\/i\u003e, fresh new voices as well as seasoned authors offer tales of adventure, perseverance, and fun, whether taking us on a journey down Highway 1 to see a rare California Condor, fighting the destruction of our grasslands, or simply watching the feeder from a kitchen window.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut these essays are more than just field notes. The authors reflect on love, loss, and family, engaging a broad array of emotions, from wonder to amusement. As Rob Nixon writes, \"Sometimes the best bird experiences are defined less by a rare sighting than by a quality of presence, some sense of overall occasion that sets in motion memories of a particular landscape, a particular light, a particular choral effect, a particular hiking partner.\" Or, as the poet Elizabeth Bradfield remarks, \"We resonate with certain animals, I believe, because they are a physical embodiment of an answer we are seeking. A sense of ourselves in the world that is nearly inexpressible.\" \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Birds Are Near\u003c\/i\u003e gives us the chance to walk alongside these avid appreciators of birds and reflect on our own interactions with our winged companions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors: Christina Baal, Thomas Bancroft, K. Bannerman, R. A. Behrstock, Richard Bohannon, Elizabeth Bradfield, Christine Byl, Susan Cerulean, Sara Crosby, Jenn Dean, Rachel Dickinson, Katie Fallon, Jonathan Franzen, Andrew Furman, Tim Gallagher, David Gessner, Renata Golden, Ursula Murray Husted, Eli J. Knapp, Donald Kroodsma, J. Drew Lanham, John R. Nelson, Rob Nixon, Jonathan Rosen, Alison Townsend, Alison Világ\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Nighthawks: Lake Perez\u003cbr\u003e 2. Spotted Owls\u003cbr\u003e 3. Birding in Traffic\u003cbr\u003e 4. Buried Birds\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Problem with Pretty Birds\u003cbr\u003e 6. Red-headed Love Child\u003cbr\u003e 7. Crane, Water, Change: A Migratory Essay\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Black and White\u003cbr\u003e 9. One Single Hummingbird\u003cbr\u003e 10. Assault on the French Canal Bridge\u003cbr\u003e 11. Wild Swans\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Snowy Winter\u003cbr\u003e 13. Koan\u003cbr\u003e 14. This Is My Tribe\u003cbr\u003e 15. In the Eyes of the Condor\u003cbr\u003e 16. Little Brown Birds\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Keepers of the Ghost Bird\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Hour (or Two) before the Dawn\u003cbr\u003e 19. Secret of Owls\u003cbr\u003e 20. Guardian of the Garden\u003cbr\u003e 21. Chasing the Ghost of the Imperial Woodpecker\u003cbr\u003e 22. Extralimital\u003cbr\u003e 23. Death and the Rose-breasted Grosbeak\u003cbr\u003e 24. Birding on Bleaker Island\u003cbr\u003e 25. Nest Watcher\u003cbr\u003e 26. My Bird Problem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Comstock Publishing Associates","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676746412312,"sku":"9781501750915","price":15.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/when-birds-are-near-dispatches-from-contemporary-writers-paperback-softback-9781501750915","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}