Comments on: Roger Tory Peterson

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:40:18 +0000

His field guide was the one that really helped further my interest in birding.-He lived here in CT at Old Lyme during his later years and his influence can still be seen in that area as The great Island Preserve is dedicated to him.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:55:14 +0000

Tom quit being a slacker. Post something!

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:53:19 +0000

Great tribute to a great man, Tom.

By: Cestoady

Cestoady — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:02:09 +0000

While primarily known for his bird guide,let us not forget that he helped devise the system for identifying plants and animals(birds,insects,mammals ,etc) by using arrows to point out key characters. In addition,we have him to thank for spawning a whole series of field guides that cover a lot more than birds.

As a boy worker at the Audubon camp in Maine ,many,many years ago, I still remember watching him paint some of the lilies on page 207 of his wildflower guide when he was collecting plants and writing that guide. A remarkable and facinating person.

By: Dale

Dale — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:36:03 +0000

Just found your site by accident today. Very nice. I used to be very involved with wildlife education (mostly to school children) I wish I would have known about blogs and also that they were available back then. What a great resource. Thanks for the images and words you use on yours.