Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Whispers of nature and wildlife around us

Whispers in the Wilderness
Colorado Wild and Beautiful
The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs: Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals—and Other Forgotten Skills
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty
The Secret Network of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things
Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard

By the staff at Covered Treasures

“The mountains are calling and I must go.”—John Muir

Many of us live in Colorado because we are at home in the outdoors. These books transport you to the outdoor world when you can’t be in it and prepare you for the times you can be in it.

Whispers in the Wilderness

By Erik Stensland (Morning Light Photography) $21.95

Landscape photographer Erik Stensland has spent many years exploring the hidden corners of Rocky Mountain National Park. Time alone in nature has led him to explore the hidden wilderness that resides deep within us all. Using short reflections on nature paired with gorgeous photographs, he reminds us of wisdom that our busy world has forgotten. This is the first book in the Whispers series. The second book is The Journey Beyond: Learning to Live Beautifully in a Troubled World.

Colorado Wild and Beautiful

By Glenn Randall (Farcountry Press) $32.95

Glenn Randall presents 125 images culled from 30 years of exploring the Centennial state. He backpacked alone into the heart of the state’s most spectacular mountain ranges, traveling by foot, snowshoes, skis, and rafts. During his journeys, Randall has photographed the state’s abundant natural beauty, historical sites, wildlife, and outdoor adventurers. Photographs are not enhanced digitally or in the darkroom.

The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs: Use Outdoor Clues to Find Your Way, Predict the Weather, Locate Water, Track Animals—and Other Forgotten Skills

By Tristan Gooley (Experiment) $17.95

Writer and navigator Tristan Gooley wants to help you understand nature’s clues. He shares more than 850 tips for forecasting, tracking, and more, gathered from decades spent walking around the world. Whether you’re walking in the country or city, along a coastline, or by night, this is the ultimate resource on what the land, sun, moon, stars, plants, animals, and clouds can reveal.

An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

By Ed Young (Random House) $30

The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal, including humans, is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of our immense world. Ed Young coaxes us beyond our own senses, bringing the joy of discovery to encounter fish that fill rivers with electrical messages, what bees see in flowers, what songbirds hear in their tunes, what dogs smell on the street, and so much more. He tells of pivotal discoveries as well as the many mysteries that remain unsolved.

The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty

By Sy Montgomery (Atria Books) $20

When falconer Nancy Cowan allowed Sy Montgomery to work with her magnificent birds of prey, it was the start of a deep love affair for Montgomery with hawks. Montgomery spent time getting to know their extraordinary abilities and instincts. Hawks are deeply emotional animals, quick to show anger and frustration, and can hold a grudge for years. But they are also loyal and intensely aware of their surroundings. This mesmerizing account features 16 pages of color photographs.

The Secret Network of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things

By Peter Wohlleben (Greystone Books) $17.95

Master storyteller and forester Peter Wohlleben introduces us to the latest scientific discoveries and recounts his insights from decades of observing nature, showing us how to recapture our sense of awe and see the world around us with new eyes. Wohlleben describes the interplay between animals and plants and answers such questions as: How do they influence each other? Do lifeforms communicate across species? And what happens when this finely tuned system gets out of sync?

Slow Birding: The Art and Science of Enjoying the Birds in Your Own Backyard

By Joan E. Strassmann (Tarcherperigee) $27

Evolutionary biologist Joan E. Strassmann introduces readers to the joys of birding. This guide features detailed portraits of bird species and the scientists who have discovered and observed them; what to look for when slow birding, so that you can uncover clues to the reasons behind specific bird behaviors; bird-focused activities to open your eyes to the fascinating world of birds and how their behaviors change from day to day and season to season.

Until next month, happy reading.

The staff at Covered Treasures can be reached at books@ocn.me.