Birders: Tales of a Tribe

For thirty years, journalist Mark Cocker has been a member of a community of fanatics who sacrifice most of their spare time, a good deal of money, sometimes their chances of a partner or family, even their lives, to watch birds. In Birders, Cocker not only introduces lay-readers to the venerable art of birding but shares some of the incredible tales previously circulated only among the loop, involving unforgettable -- and sometimes deadly -- encounters with everything from pipits, puffins, and plovers to border-patrol officers and horseback bandits. And then there is his personal journey, which began when he discovered a nest of pigeon eggs in his family attic and soon led to the fetishism of his binoculars (or rather, bins).

Author: Mark Cocker
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 02/27/2003
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.54w x 0.65d
ISBN13: 9780802139962
ISBN10: 0802139965
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Birdwatching Guides
- Travel | Europe | Great Britain
- Nature | Animals | Birds