I’m about to finish The Birds at My Table by Darryl Jones and then I’ll read The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte and Rabid: A Cultural History of the World’s Most Diabolical Virus by Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy. What books are y’all reading or have really enjoyed reading? I’m looki…

Two books that I’ve enjoyed recently are Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer and Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb .

The Secret Life of Flies is an entertaining and educational read.

Right now I’m reading ‘The Plight of the Living Dead,’ a book notionally about mind-controlling parasites, but I would honestly struggle to recommend it. However, there are some nature/ecology books I can highly recommend; Dinosaurs, how they lived and evolved by Darren Naish & Paul Barrett. Publi…

Reaktion Books has a whole series of species specific monographs that tend to be good, and generally not overwhelming in length. Any of the Collins New Naturalist library tend to be good reads, they are a a little UK / Europe in orientation.

A Sand County Almanac is one of my favorite books. We read it in a wildlife management class at Auburn and then do a project where we keep a journal like Aldo Leopold.

This is old stuff and possibly more easily found in the used book stores or libraries - thouroughly enjoyed the writings of Stephen Jay Gould (September 10, 1941 – May 20, 2002). For those who don’t know him or forgot about him, he was an American paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historia…

I recommend “Messages from Islands: A Global Biodiversity Tour” by the ecologist Ilkka Hanski. Also “Field Notes on Science and Nature” by Canfield et al gives interesting views on how different people make notes and observations.

I recommend The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean. Great read for anyone interested in Florida Orchids!

Anything by David Quammen. Another older writer I really like is Edwin Way Teale. You can probably find his books in your local library.

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As a general classic, it’s definitely worth finding a copy of A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold.

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