Look Up!: Birds and Other Natural Wonders Just Outside Your Window

You don’t have to travel around the world or spend a ton of money to enjoy the wonders of nature.Look Up! Birds and Other Natural Wonders Just Outside Your Window is a series of well-researched nature essays that will inspire readers to experience the outdoors in an affordable, accessible and joyful way. The essays encourage backyard and local bird watching, native plant landscaping and restoration, practical energy conservation and land conservation. They also explore how we can derive psychological benefits from these activities—how nature can help us live happier, more fulfilled and rewarding lives.

Woody Wheeler is a nature educator and tour guide for Conservation Catalyst, a business he started eight years ago to inspire people to appreciate birds and natural history. He also guides for Naturalist Journeys, an international birding and natural history tour company. Previously, Woody worked for environmental nonprofits including, The Nature Conservancy, Audubon Society and Seattle Parks Foundation. He helped these groups protect natural areas, establish nature centers, park lands and bicycle/pedestrian trails.