Butterflies are very interesting. Here these things are little grubs for a while. And then they go into a little coffin. There they are in a sarcophagus, and then they come out and dance with the angels.

Vultures are homely, but they clean up all the garbage and that's good. And they're elegant in the sky.

I can recognize the calls of practically every bird in North America. There are some in Africa I don't know, though

The more you look, the more you will see.

Birding, after all, is just a game. Going beyond that is what is important.

Not all is doom and gloom. We are beginning to understand the natural world and are gaining a reverence for life - all life.

Butterflies are very interesting. Here these things are little grubs for a while. And then they go into a little coffin. There they are in a sarcophagus, and then they come out and dance with the angels.