On the Wing #23: Some Light Reading Pt. 1
Having just gotten back from Another Anime Convention (Actual name of the con. No lie.) and not having been able to do anything bird-related this weekend, I thought I'd do a bonus third entry for this week to try and make up for it. Here is my bird book reading list recommendations. Part I: Books I have read previously and would recommend to others. The Verb 'To Bird': Sightings of an Avid Birder by Peter Cashwell (2003) This wonderful yarn is about the birding adventures of Peter Cashwell, an English teacher from Virginia who has a passion for birds and birding as well as the literary arts. I love this book's eloquent style and wording as well as how his explanations of how the word "bird" became a verb with its various forms for past, present, and future use. His own use of language and words is particularly spectacular. An excerpt of his work can be found on the back of the book as he describes his search for an American Avocet ( Recurvirostra ame...