Mar 02 2010
Les Petersons nouveaux sont arrivés!”
A few days ago, something besides another foot of snow fetched up against our doorstep. Two big brown heavy boxes, all the way from Indianapolis.
Sure enough, they were the brand-new Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America and the similarly titled but quite distinct, Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America. That’s right, fully updated Peterson bird guides are once again available in a more portable size and narrower geographic scope. Liz snapped a shot of me unboxing this bounty, attired in my très très chic walking outfit.
At last, here they were in-hand.
These new volumes are exciting to me for a couple of reasons, particularly in that they feature my photography. Now, don’t get too upset…they’re still very much Peterson bird guides, with RTP’s paintings, digitally revised by Michael O’Brien and Michael DiGorgio, as in last year’s continent-spanning Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America. But where last year’s model featured fifteen bird photographs by Roger himself, employed as decorations for title pages, section headings, and such, these two volumes each contain fifteen shots by me. Me. Me? Me! Cool, huh?
Over the next few weeks, I’d like to share those 30 photos with you, along with a few stories about how and when and where they were taken.
PS: I know it’s been months and months and months since my last post, but I find that there are few things more boring and less necessary than bloggers apologizing for how they haven’t been blogging much lately. Readers, if your’re still here, thanks. If you’re new, welcome.
Excellent, Jeff! I can’t wait to see the new edition and your photos. Congrats!
Looking strong!
I’m glad you put the link up on Twitter! Congrats on the photos!
Kyle–thanks, man! Bill–thanks, I think.
Life On The Edges–thanks for retweeting.
You have been pulling a Rip-Van-Winkle on the blogging! But who among us that blogs, needs an explanation?!
Congrats on your new celebrity. Looking forward to seeing the books and your posts.
Great job & very exciting about the photos – I didn’t realize that the pics were yours until I saw the FB comment – VERY COOL indeed!
And you didn’t mention (maybe because it’s been around since the ‘big’ Peterson came out) that your voice graces the podcasts that go along with the books!
JG’s workin’ the complete package!
How very exciting. I look forward to reading more! Spiffy outfit too.
Totally cool! I’m gonna have to make room on the bookshelf (more like bookshelves when it comes to bird and nature books) for the two newest volumes.
Jeff, I’m looking forward to seeing these photos and getting my hands on a copy of the books.
And I also love those horseshoe crabs on your wall. I may have to steal that idea!
Congrats for your success. I have subscribed for further posts
Nice looking items in the paper box. I should look into them.
Cheers, Szimi