Tarte, Bob

Memoir of bird watcher Bob Tarte, offering droll, humorous commentary on the pleasures and pitfalls of just starting out in amateur bird watching.

Bob Tarte describes how his dream of escaping the bustle of the city was crushed after he moved to the country with his new wife, who loved animals and tried to turn their home into a zoo.

The author tells the stories of how he and his family came to own six cats and how the cats have transformed their lives and house, for better and worse.