"The chapters of this book present a sampling from his lifetime of behavior watching, the s liberally salted with philosophy and quotes from past and present nature watchers. Kilham strongly believes that great satisfaction can be derived from sitting in one place and learning about in depth. He always prefers to be unobtrustive in his watching and never, for example, has . He suggests that it is best to learn about a bird first hand and then read about it. ... ... Kilham writes well and is obviously a very experienced and keen observer of nature. If you are a behavior watcher you will love this book. If you are not, you probably ought to read it anyway. It may stimulate some new interests and in the long run increase the pleasure you get from birds."
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Lawrence Kilham
(August 10, 1910 – September 21, 2000) was an American physician, distinguished virologist, medical school professor, amateur ornithologist, and nature writer. He was elected in 1974 a fellow of the and was awarded in 1989 the for his 1988 book On Watching Birds.
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