Description
Ornithology and nature watching was in its infancy when Florence A. Merriam first began discovering the beauty and fascination of birding at a young age. Born in New York she became a notable ornithologist of her time and an activist for the protection of rare and endangered bird species.Florence A. Merriam (1863 1948) is known for her experience in and pioneering of early bird watching as an activity, but also for her nature writing skills. She has written one of the first field guides a fascinating work entitled Birding Through Opera Glasses.Like the aforementioned book, A-Birding on a Bronco is another one of Merriams fine works on birding. It features a well-kept record of the authors birding observations over several years spent on a ranch in South California. The journal offers one of the most detailed glimpses into bird watching as it was in its formative years, during the mid and late 19th century.Written to delight, inspire and inform readers in equal measure, A-Birding on a Bronco will take you through the basics of bird watching in a completely magical way. Its notes are presented and organized more like the chapters of an exciting fairy tale, rather than an uneventful scientific journal, all while accurately presenting the important scientific facts gathered by Merriam without any fuss.Chapters including titles such as A Mysterious Journey, Little Prisoners in the Tower and An Unnamed Bird will entice both adults and younger readers, and everyone who is even remotely interested in bird watching can benefit from Merriams detailed descriptions and insights from A-Birding on a Bronco.Even though it was written more than a century ago, the book is still considered one of the most groundbreaking and engaging memoirs associated to bird watching that you can ever consider adding to your reading list.