Diana Marlinski

These stories represent many of the best studies of wildlife ever written. Dunne gives us both a detailed glimpse of wildlife going about their daily lives, and occasional humor and wit. Some of the stories touch on border topics, such as the individual personalities and loyalty of some rural hunting dogs.

One story which shares the books title is the very best I have read in explaining how a person can enjoy both birding and hunting with equal fervor. In that essay he equates hunters being actors in a play while he equates birders as being in the audience watching the play. But then he goes further and does a great job giving us glimpses of the excitement of both and showing that they are not mutually exclusive..… (meer)