A Naturalist at Large

Some of the world’s greatest writings on birds, insects, trees, elephants, and more by a scientist who “richly deserves the comparison to Thoreau” ( The Washington Post Book World ).   From one of the finest scientist/writers of our time comes an engaging record of a life spent in close observation of the natural world, one that has yielded “marvelous, mind-altering” ( Los Angeles Times ) insight and discoveries. In essays that span several decades, Heinrich finds himself at home in Maine,