Über den Autor
Nathaniel T. Wheelwright and Bernd Heinrich are coauthors of The Naturalist's Notebook and are noted biologists and nature educators. Wheelwright teaches biology at Bowdoin College and is the 2015 recipient of the ecology education award from the Ecological Society of America. Heinrich, emeritus professor of biology at the University of Vermont, is the award-winning author of more than 20 nature books, including Mind of the Raven, Winter World, and One Wild Bird at a Time. Both live in Maine.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface by Nathaniel T. Wheelwright: Noticing Nature Every Day
Preface by Bernd Heinrich: A Naturalist's Journal
1 Being Attentive
2 How to Become an Observant Naturalist I
3 How to Become an Observant Naturalist II
4 A Naturalist's Toolbox
5 Simple Experiments as a Way of Learning
6 Knowing Nature Where You Are
Epilogue: Bird by Bird
5-Year Calendar-Journal
Personal Glossary for Abbreviations and Symbols
Useful Books
Metric Conversion
Timelines for Species and Events You Follow
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Klappentext
An Observation Guide and 5Year CalendarJournal for Tracking Changes in the Natural World around us. Nature enthusiasts of all ages will learn to train their eyes and ears to be more alert to the lives and seasonal rhythms of the plants and animals in their own backyard. They will also learn the pleasures and benefits of keeping a nature observation journal with a specially designed format that accommodates a short observation every day for five years, making it easy and inviting to compare notes on the dates of annual events such as the appearance of the first buds on the trees, arrival of particular birds, rain and snow fall, and plant
