The year he graduated from college, twenty-year-old Noah Strycker was dropped by helicopter in a remote Antarctic field camp with two bird scientists and three months? worth of frozen dinners. His subjects: more than a quarter million penguins. With wit, curiosity, and a deep knowledge of his subject, Strycker recounts the reality of life at the end of the Earth ? thousand-year-old penguin mummies, hurricane-force blizzards, and day-to-day existence below freezing ? and delves deep into a world of science, obsession, and birds. Among Penguins weaves a captivating tale of penguins and their...
The year he graduated from college, twenty-year-old Noah Strycker was dropped by helicopter in a remote Antarctic field camp with two bird scientists ...
In 2015, Noah Strycker, a young American birder, became the first person to see more than half of the 10,000 bird species on planet Earth in one year. Traveling to forty-one countries on seven continents with just a small backpack, a pair of binoculars, and a series of one-way tickets, Noah not only set a new world record,he also captured the hearts and imaginations of people all over the world.
In 2015, Noah Strycker, a young American birder, became the first person to see more than half of the 10,000 bird species on planet Earth in one ...
