Robert Pyle
You can see that there is scarcely an observable fact unworthy of mention in your notes, and yet you could easily spend more time scribbling than watching, and that would defeat the purpose. So be selective, don't be compulsive, and enjoy your note-taking.Collection: Purpose
What is the extinction of a condor to a child who has never seen a wren?Collection: Children
Along with rising and falling water, winter is the province of wind. When the sea-breath and mountain-roar bend the hemlocks of these hills, the birds hang on as best they can.Collection: Fall
But make no mistake: the weeds will win: nature bats last.Collection: Weed