Zen Birding

by David M. White

Zen birding is the art of being in the moment with birds as sentient beings. Follow birder and anthropoligist David M. White on a journey to a greater awareness of watching birds with these captivating birding stories that illustrate the zen lives of birds and the spiritual lessons we can learn from them for our own lives.

184 pages, Paperback

First published November 16, 2010

About the author

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Zen Birding evolved from David White's background in anthropology and his passion for birding and leadership in the birding organization the Audubon Society. His interest in Buddhism brought him to see birds not as objects but sentient beings. His widow anthropologist Susan M. Guyette PhD is French Canadian Metis an ethnic background of Micmac Indian and Acadian French heritage. Her work with Native American communities focuses on cultural preservation sustainable tourism and culturally based economic development. She is a student of Vipassana Buddhism.

Reviews

[Johnathan Kindall · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meandering, repetitive and about 50 pages too long, as so many books of this type tend to be. Still, an easy read with lots of insight and beautiful writing to be found within.

[Dan Pasquini · Rating 4 out of 5]

Other reviews here are correct: the most rewarding sections of the book are in the earliest chapters, and some of the anecdotes near the end are a little monotonous. Still, it's replete with good advice for the novice birder and eloquently articulates what it is about birding that makes it an enjoyable, even spiritual, pursuit.

[Tom Mccrie · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent and thought provoking read.