One Man's Island: A Naturalist's Year
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some minor edge wear and handling marks and tears at back of jacket. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. No stickers or library stamps visible.
A celebrated work of natural history memoir, One Man's Island: A Naturalist's Year chronicles Scottish wildlife artist and naturalist Keith Brockie's remarkable solo sojourn on the Isle of May, a small island off the east coast of Scotland. Through vivid, season-by-season observation, Brockie documents the extraordinary diversity of birdlife, marine creatures, and flora that inhabit this rugged outpost, bringing each encounter to life with the precision of a trained field naturalist. His prose is intimate and authoritative, complemented by his stunning natural history illustrations that capture the raw beauty of the island's wildlife in meticulous detail. This is an absorbing portrait of solitude, scientific curiosity, and a deep reverence for the natural world, essential reading for birdwatchers, naturalists, and anyone captivated by the wild places of the British Isles.
Author: Keith Brockie
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Harper & Row., New York
Genre: Natural history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some minor edge wear and handling marks and tears at back of jacket. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact. No stickers or library stamps visible.
A celebrated work of natural history memoir, One Man's Island: A Naturalist's Year chronicles Scottish wildlife artist and naturalist Keith Brockie's remarkable solo sojourn on the Isle of May, a small island off the east coast of Scotland. Through vivid, season-by-season observation, Brockie documents the extraordinary diversity of birdlife, marine creatures, and flora that inhabit this rugged outpost, bringing each encounter to life with the precision of a trained field naturalist. His prose is intimate and authoritative, complemented by his stunning natural history illustrations that capture the raw beauty of the island's wildlife in meticulous detail. This is an absorbing portrait of solitude, scientific curiosity, and a deep reverence for the natural world, essential reading for birdwatchers, naturalists, and anyone captivated by the wild places of the British Isles.