Pyle, Robert Michael

Butterfly watching is rapidly becoming as popular as bird watching. For the milllions who are just getting started in this fascinating outdoor activity, and for the millions more who are already involved, Robert Pyle's handbook is essential. It covers everything from ecology to photography to butterfly gardening. Beautifully written and beautifully illustrated, the handbook will fascinate anyone with an interest in the natural world.

Follows the annual mass migration of the colorful insects from their breeding grounds in British Columbia to their winter home in Mexico.

A dramatic narrative exploration not only of the phenomenon of Bigfoot, but also of the nature of human belief, particularly the need to believe that something is out there beyond what we rationally know.

Describes the butterflies of North America and includes scientific names, physical description, related species, life cycle and habitat.