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Name: At the Water's Edge

Author: John Lister-Kaye
Year: 2010
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Environment/Nature

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9781847674043
1847674046

For the last 30 years nature writer John Lister-Kaye has taken the same circular walk from his home deep in a Scottish glen up to a small lake. Each day brings a new observation or an unexpected encounter--a fragile spider's web, an osprey struggling to lift a trout from the water, or a woodcock exquisitely camouflaged on her nest--and every day, on his return home, he records his thoughts in a journal. Drawing on this lifetime of close observation, John Lister-Kaye encourages a second look at nature and discovery of its wildness. He also forges wonderful connections between the most unlikely subjects, from photosynthesis and the energy cycle to Norse mythology, weasels, and the overpopulation of the planet. At the Water's Edge is a lyrical hymn to wildlife, and a powerful warning to respect and protect it.