Prologue

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Prologue IX
4. 1. Early Days 1
5. 2. The Tropics 18
6. 3. Freeport Christmas Count 25
7. 4. The Bird of My Life 33
8. 5. Beginnings 41
9. 6. Meeting Curlew 50
10. 7. The Triumph 64
11. 8. Search for the Imperial Woodpecker 84
12. 9. My Travels with King Penguin 93
13. 10. The Mozart of Birding 108
14. 11. New Territories 122
15. 12. The Big Day 131
16. 13. The Next Generation of Birders 144
17. 14. End of the Earth 158
18. 15. The Birds of Heaven: Cranes, Asia, and Peter 173
19. 16. Birding with the Bushes 188
20. 17. Palace on Wheels 197
21. 18. Birding on the Edge 212
22. 19. Voyage on the Sea Cloud 224
23. 20. My True Obsession 232
24. 21. My World 241
25. Epilogue 251
26. Acknowledgments 253
27. Suggested Readings 255
28. Index 257