Out of the Woods: A Bird Watcher's Year | Ora E. Anderson | A treasure by a birdwatcher and bird...

Out of the Woods: A Bird Watcher's Year | Ora E. Anderson | One of This Year's Favorites

books:

Out of the Woods: ...

	Out of the Woods: A Bird Watcher's Year Ora E. Anderson Ohio University Press, 2007 - 184 pages average customer review:based on 4 reviews view larger image
	for more information click here

Out of the Woods: A Bird Watcher?s Year is a journey through the seasons and a joyous celebration of growing old. In fifty-nine essays and poems, Ora E. Anderson, birder, bird carver, naturalist, and nature writer, reveals the insights and recollections of a keen-eyed observer of nature, both human and avian. The essays follow the rivers and creeks, the highways and little-known byways of Appalachia, and along the way we become nearly as familiar with its numerous bird, plant, and animal species as with the author himself.

These are not the memories of a single year, however, but of a long lifetime spent immersed in the natural world. Out of the Woods, presented with humor and passion, is an account of a well-lived, productive, and satisfying life. The essays offer an intimate portrait of a half century of life on Anderson?s beloved old farm (more nearly a nature preserve), where he lived in harmony with birds and nature and followed the rhythm of the seasons. We are invited to share the joys?and the disappointments and sorrows?inherent in such a life.

Generously illustrated with Julie Zickefoose?s detailed drawings and evocative sketches, this book will delight bird watchers, artists, naturalists, backyard gardeners, and anyone who is sometimes tempted to take a rutted, overgrown, and unused path just to see where it leads.

for more information click here

A treasure by a birdwatcher and bird lover, for birdwatchers and bird lovers.

Written by journalist, conservationist, and naturalist Ora E. Anderson, Out of the Woods: A Bird Watcher's Year is a memoir reflecting upon the joys of birdwatching, the majesty of growing old, and the wondrous natural diversity of Appalachia. Wit, gentle humor, and an abiding appreciation for avian life from geese to woodpeckers to songbirds fill this appreciative guide, lovingly illustrated with beautiful black-and-white sketches of feathered friends feeding, migrating, flying, or raising their young. A treasure by a birdwatcher and bird lover, for birdwatchers and bird lovers.

for more information click here

One of This Year's Favorites

Too much of the time, in these days of instant gratification, we don't take time to be still and truly observe the natural world around us.
We also don't take time to listen to those who have been around long enough to see and experience, what once was.
This book was an inspiration!
If you don't want to go for a walk in the woods (birder or not) after reading just one of his magical stories, well then, check your pulse.
How I wish I could've known this wonderful man, who had such a pure and optimistic outlook on the world.
If this is as close as I can get, then it will have to do.
The poetry is a song of love for nature, and those he loved.
Of course, Julie's illustrations (pencil only) are a marvel.
I will be buying a copy of this book for my mother's birthday. She's the one that taught me to appreciate the natural world. She's in her eighties. This is one way I can give back to her, what she gave to me.
Thank you Ora.

for more information click here

Needs to be read...

This book, written by a man very in touch with nature and himself, is one of my favorites. It is not a long read; just enough to give the reader a chance to feel like they have spent a season with Ora Anderson...walking with him on his journey. The book is broken down into seasons, and within those seasons; his experiences with the animals and nature around him. He does not propose to have a perfect world as he does share with the reader the hardships of watching some of the birds that he has grown attached to die or become injured. But he makes peace with all that is around him. The book also shares bits of information about the different birds; but the information is within his daily walks and "chats" with the reader. It is an easy read, but one that you will want to take your time going through just as you would want to savor the conversation that you would have with Mr. Anderson, if you could. Thank you Mr. Anderson; you are missed...

for more information click here

comfortable read

I would compare this book to sitting at your grandfather's knee, listening to the old stories, rambling on. Maybe you heard that one before, maybe a similar one someplace else? Just a comfortable, sit by the fire while it's raining outside kind of book. Doesn't require a great deal of thought, conveys no remarkable insights. Comfortable....

products you might be interested in