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Along with rising and falling water, winter is the province of wind. When the sea-breath and mountain-roar bend the hemlocks of these hills, the birds hang on as best they can.

Robert Michael Pyle

You can see that there is scarcely an observable fact unworthy of mention in your notes, and yet you could easily spend more time scribbling than watching, and that would defeat the purpose. So be selective, don't be compulsive, and enjoy your note-taking.

Robert Michael Pyle

Robert Michael Pyle

Robert Michael Pyle

Born: July 19, 1947 (age 71)

Bio: Robert Michael Pyle is a lepidopterist, writer, teacher, and founder of the Xerces Society. He has a Ph.D. in ecology and environmental studies from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies; his dissertation focused on butterfly eco-geography.

Known for:

Where Bigfoot walks (1995)
Chasing Monarchs (1999)
Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year (2010)
Sky Time in Gray's River (2007)
Walking the high ridge (2000)

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