Robert Michael Pyle, author of such remarkable books as Chasing Monarchs: Migrating with the Butterflies of Passage, Walking the High Ridge : Life As Field Trip, and most recently, The Tangled Bank: Writings from Orion, made a rare guest blogger appearance in the Village Books Blog where he discussed his favorite nature books.

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