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An old man remembering birds / Michael Baughman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baughman, Mike, 1937- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Baughman, Mike, 1937-.
- Baughman, Mike.
- Bird watchers--United States--Biography.
- Bird watchers.
- Bird watching--United States.
- Bird watching.
- Human-animal relationships.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 157 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- "In a series of short, engaging essays, Michael Baughman reflects on his lifelong fascination with birds-on his deck in southern Oregon, at the end of a shotgun, on the beaches of Hawaii and Baja California. Birders are dedicated and passionate, and, like anglers, they all have their stories. But Baughman tells more than simple accounts of birds spotted in the field. He reflects on human-animal relations, why humans seek closeness with nature, how a dedicated birder can also be a dedicated hunter. He explores how environmental change has altered the rhythms of bird life: the ospreys that resurged after DDT was banned, the waxwings and juncos that appear rarely now as climate change takes a toll on bird populations. Baughman also describes encounters with wildfires and smoke and discusses how they shape the landscape and wildlife of contemporary Oregon. In his eighty-plus years around birds, Michael Baughman has learned one immutable lesson: as long as you remain alive and human, the closer you get to birds, and the more time you spend among them, the more you love them"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: A Hawk in the Sky
- Myna Bird at the Bus Stop
- Elegant Complexity
- Hunting and Killing
- Tiny Drop of Bright Red Blood
- A Logging Road Down a Mountainside
- Stiff, Sore, Tired, Dirty
- Remembrance of Turkeys Past
- Thanksgiving Dinner
- Tomato Juice
- Protected Acres
- Geese Are More Important Than Golf
- Flank Feathers Against a Boot
- Why Hunt?
- Baja Birds
- Saving Birds
- Survival
- An Old Man's Pond
- Diverse Experiences Large and Small.
- ISBN:
- 9780870711541
- 0870711547
- OCLC:
- 1249071080
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