In the Encounters in the Wild series, renowned nature writer Jim Crumley gets up close and personal with British wildlife. With his inimitable passion and vision, he relives memorable encounters with some of our best-loved native species, offering intimate insights into their extraordinary lives. The moon climbed high above the trees beyond the far side of the field, contriving a night of raw, primitive beauty out of the still-lingering wisps of mist, the pale, tumbling curves of field, the parallel inked-in blue-black curves of the hedges, the quiet and surprisingly pale shades of the distant firth. Tawny owls stabbed at the darkness with sharp, two-syllable shrieks. Then there was a hare, far down the field. It ran easily out into the moonlight from the hedge on the far side and at once it was partnered in dance by its own giant shadow.

About the Author
Jim Crumley has written more than forty books, mostly on the wildlife and wild landscape of his native Scotland, the impact of human activity on the natural world, species reintroduction, and climate change. His work has been shortlisted for prestig- ious national awards such as the Wainwright Prize and has been honoured in Scotland s National Book Awards. Jim is a widely pub- lished journalist and has published more than a thousand columns in The Scots Magazine and The Dundee Courier, as well as being a poet and occasional broadcaster.


Book Information
ISBN 9781916812659
Author Jim Crumley
Format Paperback
Page Count 64
Imprint Saraband / Contraband
Publisher Saraband / Contraband