A New Way to Look at the Natural World
A defamiliarizing eclipse, a sunbathing cormorant, trees that sing, and more: Your weekly guide to the best in books
by Kate Cray
Nov 05, 2021
2 minutes
For the natural-history writer David George Haskell, a mere sound is enough to identify a tree. Each has a different song—a tune that evolves with the seasons. Now we’re in the moment when, , you can listen as the “soft leaves of early spring change into the dying ones of autumn.” During this time of year, the natural world seems to call for our attention—a call and .
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