Kline, David
The author is an avid naturalist and Amish farmer who lives in Ohio.

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In less than two hundred years North Americans have wiped out at least five species of the continent's birds, a record unmatched on any comparable land mass in the world. By contrast, Europe has not lost a single species in its recorded history. Great Possessions, 1990.

 

Insects are lovers of heat. The warmer the days and nights, the more vehement their music becomes. Ibid.