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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1 Late June and July-Sunny, Lazy Days; 2 August-Heat and Poison Ivy; 3 September-Crickets and Broad-Wings; 4 October-Crisp Days, Northwest Winds; 5 November-Tumbling Leaves; 6 December-Approach of Winter; 7 January-River Ice; 8 February-Last of Winter; 9 March-First of Spring; 10 April-Awakenings; 11 May-Fulsome Spring, the Warbler Rush; 12 June-Chasing the Last of Spring; Afterword; Acknowledgments; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Summary |
A twelve-month excursion through nature's seasons as recounted by a lifetime naturalist In this "personal encyclopedia of nature's seasons," lifetime naturalist Bruce Beehler reflects on his three decades of encountering nature in Washington, D.C. The author takes the reader on a year-long journey through the seasons as he describes the wildlife seen and special natural places savored in his travels up and down the Potomac River and other localities in the eastern and central United States. Some of these experiences are as familiar as observing ducks on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., or as unexpected as collecting fifty-million-year-old fossils on a Potomac beach. Beyond our nation's capital, Beehler describes trips to nature's most beautiful green spaces up and down the East Coast that, he says, should be on every nature lover's bucket list. Combining diary entries, riffs on natural subjects, field trips, photographs, and beautiful half-tone wash drawings, this book shows how many outdoor adventures are out there waiting in one's own backyard. The author inspires the reader to embrace nature to achieve a more peaceful existence |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Outdoor recreation -- Washington (D.C.) -- Guidebooks
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Hiking -- Washington (D.C.) -- Guidebooks
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Cycling -- Washington (D.C.) -- Guidebooks
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Natural areas -- Washington (D.C.) -- Guidebooks
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Natural history -- Washington (D.C.) -- Guidebooks
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NATURE -- Essays.
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NATURE -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism.
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Cycling
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Hiking
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Natural areas
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Natural history
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Outdoor recreation
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| SUBJECT |
Washington (D.C.) -- Guidebooks
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Washington (D.C.)
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| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Anderton, John, illustrator
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| ISBN |
9780300244892 |
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0300244894 |
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