Natural Encounters

A twelve-month excursion through natures seasons as recounted by a lifetime naturalist In this personal encyclopedia of natures seasons, lifetime naturalist Bruce Beehler reflects on his three decades of encountering nature in Washington, D.C. The author takes the reader on a yearlong journey through the seasons as he describes the wildlife seen and special natural places savored in his travels up and down the Potomac River and other localities in the eastern and central United States. Some of these experiences are as familiar as observing ducks on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., or as unexpected as collecting fiftymillionyearold fossils on a Potomac beach. Beyond our nations capital, Beehler describes trips to natures most beautiful green spaces up and down the East Coast that, he says, should be on every nature lovers bucket list. Combining diary entries, riffs on natural subjects, field trips, photographs, and beautiful halftone wash drawings, this book shows how many outdoor adventures are out there waiting in ones own backyard. The author inspires the reader to embrace nature to achieve a more peaceful existence.