The duo of John Kricher and Kevin Loughlin have brought to eager naturalists a new extensively updated second edition of Prof. Kricher’s classic book “Galápagos: A Natural History,” a nearly five hundred page comprehensive and richly illustrated guidebook that both presents the natural history of the islands in a manner that is as applicable in the field as it is in the library.
Even those bird watchers who might not be quite up-to-speed in their history of natural history likely know Alexander Wilson – or at least his last name. After all, a warbler, a storm-petrel, a snipe, a phalarope, and a plover all carry it in his honor.
Regardless of where your travels might take you in this world, it’s always a good idea to read-up on your destination before you go. For travelling naturalists and wildlife photographers, such preliminary study is not just a good idea, its of paramount importance.