"Writing with uncanny skill, Louise de Kiriline Lawrence leads us gently into the world of birds. Her perception, intuition and experience give her insights that she here freely shares with us all.

"I knew this remarkable lady for years, and had previously read her "Mar," but on re-reading it, I was struck with the sensitive, magical way she reveals the behaviour of Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers.

"At her doorstep, at almost everyone s doorstep, there is a wondrous, beautiful world, if we will only be patient and observant. In "Mar," Mrs. Lawrence shows us the way.

"Naturalists,...