a yearlong search for the continent's natural soul
Weidensaul, Scott
2005
The author retraces the legendary 1953 journey around North America of naturalists Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher, and describes how the continent's natural landscape has changed over the past fifty years.
A group of five bluebirds decides to follow in the footsteps of famous birder Roger Tory Peterson, and embark on a journey from Newfoundland, Canada, around the North American shoreline, making notes about the birds they see along the way.
the art and photography of the world's foremost birder
Peterson, Roger Tory
1994
Survey of the career of orinthologist Roger Tory Peterson, featuring the paintings, prints, book illustrations, photographs, and films he created in his quest to study birds.
Tracks the life of this American artist, activist, and passionate bird lover from his days as a child, to art student, to creator of the Peterson Field Guides, to global environmentalist.
