Return of the Osprey
A Season of Flight and Wonder (Anniversary)
Anniversary
A memoir, tribute to a once-endangered species, and natural history, Return of the Osprey recounts the many discoveries David Gessner made when he immersed himself for an entire nesting season in the lives of the ospreys that had returned to his seagirt corner of Cape Cod.
The osprey, hailed by Roger Tory Peterson as the symbol of the New England coast, all but vanished during the 1950s and '60s because of the ravages of DDT. In the next few decades, however, the birds returned, slowly at first and then in a rush. Writing with passion, humor, and a reverence for the natural world, Gessner interweaves the stories of the nesting osprey pairs he observed with his own readjustment to life on the windblown, beautiful, and increasingly developed landscape he had known as a child.
With a new preface from Gessner and foreword by Helen Macdonald, Return of the Osprey celebrates one of nature's most remarkable creatures, as well as our own limitless capacity for wonder.
David Gessner is the Kenan Distinguished Professor in Creative Writing at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He is the author of fourteen books, including the New York Times bestseller All the Wild That Remains.
9781501783746
Book, Paperback
Return of the Osprey: A Season of Flight and Wonder (Anniversary)
2, Anniversary
- Author: David Gessner
- Foreword by: Helen Macdonald
Comstock Publishing, 2025
320
English
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8.39 x 5.62 x 0.77 inches, 0.84 pounds
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