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15 octobre 2020

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9781501750939

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

6 Mo

In 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. In When Birds Are Near, 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.But 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." When Birds Are Near gives us the chance to walk alongside these avid appreciators of birds and reflect on our own interactions with our winged companions.Contributors: 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 Vilag

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Publié par

Cornell University Press

Date de parution

15 octobre 2020

EAN13

9781501750939

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

6 Mo

When Birds Are Near

Dispatches from Contemporary Writers

Edited by Susan Fox Rogers

Comstock Publishing Associates an imprint of Cornell University Press Ithaca and London

All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in a review, this book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher. For information, address Cornell University Press, Sage House, 512 East State Street, Ithaca, New York 14850. Visit our website at cornellpress.cornell.edu.

First published 2020 by Cornell University Press

Printed in the United States of America

Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Names: Rogers, Susan Fox, editor. Title: When birds are near : dispatches from contemporary writers / edited by Susan Fox Rogers. Description: Ithaca [New York] : Comstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references. Identiﬁers: LCCN 2020004197 (print) | LCCN 2020004198 (ebook) | ISBN 9781501750915 (paperback) | ISBN 9781501750939 (pdf) | ISBN 9781501750922 (epub) Subjects: LCSH: Birds—Literary collections. | Bird watching—Literary collections. | Essays. | LCGFT: Essays. Classiﬁcation: LCC PN6071.B55 W48 2020 (print) | LCC PN6071.B55 (ebook) | DDC 808.8/3628—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020004197 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020004198

For Alice and Thomas, readers both. I’ll make you birders yet.

Acknowledgments

Contents

A Note on Common Names

Introduction Susan Fox Rogers

1. Nighthawks: Lake Perez Katie Fallon

2. Spotted Owls Rob Nixon

3. Birding in Trafﬁc Jonathan Rosen

4. Buried Birds Elizabeth Bradﬁeld

5. The Problem with Pretty Birds Andrew Furman

6. Redheaded Love Child J. Drew Lanham

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7. Crane, Water, Change: A Migratory Essay Christine Byl

8. The Black and White Sara Crosby

9. One Single Hummingbird Eli J. Knapp

10. Assault on the French Canal Bridge R. A. Behrstock

11. Wild Swans Alison Townsend

12. The Snowy Winter David Gessner

13. Koan Ursula Murray Husted

14. This Is My Tribe Thomas Bancroft

15. In the Eyes of the Condor Christina Baal

16. Little Brown Birds Richard Bohannon

17. The Keepers of the Ghost Bird Jenn Dean

18. The Hour (or Two) before the Dawn Donald Kroodsma

19. Secret of Owls K. Bannerman

20. Guardian of the Garden Renata Golden

21. Chasing the Ghost of the Imperial Woodpecker Tim Gallagher

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22. Extralimital Alison Világ

23. Death and the Rosebreasted Grosbeak John R. Nelson

24. Birding on Bleaker Island Rachel Dickinson

25. Nest Watcher Susan Cerulean

26. My Bird Problem Jonathan Franzen

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