Scott Weidensaul

Scott Weidensaul is one of the most respected natural history writers in the US, and the author of nearly thirty books. He is an active field researcher specializing in bird migration, co-director of Project Owlnet and co-directs Project SNOWstorm, studying the migration of snowy owls. He has received numerous awards, including the Audubon Award for Environmental Writing, and has been honoured as a prestigious fellow of the American Ornithological Society. Weidensaul is a highly sought-after speaker at universities, museums and birding festivals. His book Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. The Return of the Oystercatcher is his latest book.